Three Sisters Adventure Trekking

I am blown away by the empowerment of Nepali women. The Chhetri sisters are pioneers in the field of female trekking guides. Since 1994, they have worked towards empowering women in Nepal. It hasn’t been easy for the sisters to break down the Nepalese social barriers. Women trekking guides is a fairly new concept for the Nepalese society. For these sisters it has been a great challenge to bring women into this industry. They say that women can also work as guides if the opportunities are provided to them. They have demonstrated that women are mentally, physically and emotionally as strong as men.
Their modest and clean guesthouse is located in the North Lakeside area of Pokhara. Stephanie and I are sitting in the café of the guesthouse, drinking chai and enjoying our unobstructed view of Fewa Lake. It rained this afternoon so the air is clean and cool and the skies are a perfect gray. Something we had wished for during our build.
These amazing women have thought of everything. In the cost of our trek, we received a pick up for the Fulbari Resort, breakfast at the guesthouse, free wifi, the entire trek (not including food and accommodations which are only $20/day), our guide and assistant, a pick up from the last stop on the trek, taxi to the airport, FREE filtered water and the storage of our luggage.
She and I decided to take today off as yesterday was emotionally draining and the build was physically exhausting. Turned out to be a great decision. We said bye to our new friends, came to Lakeside and took a walk in the touristy area. It’s a typical hippie town. You’ve got the soaps, teas, stationary, CDs, Internet cafes, bars, jewelry, and loads of clothes one would never dare to wear in the US! We also got ayurvedic massages that probably cost less than $20.
We leave tomorrow at 8AM for Khare. We trek from Khare to Landruk, then to Ghandruk and finally to Nayapul. We will be back in Pokhara on the 12th. Then we head back to Kathmandu. Time sure does fly!