Program
Tourism
Tourism income that stays in the village.
What we do
From hidden village to booked-out circuit
We organize villages to receive guests — and keep the earnings at home.
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Community homestay circuits. Villages organized into bookable, multi-day trails with shared standards.
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Train local guides & hosts. Hospitality, safety and storytelling skills that raise household incomes.
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Market hidden destinations. A digital presence for the places the guidebooks skip.
At a glance
- Aligned with: Nepal Tourism Decade 2023–2032
- Chapter: Impact Nepal
- Related project: Sikles Sky-Trail Homestay Circuit
Source: NTB 2024 · Nepal Tourism Decade targets
The problem we're solving
Visitors come — villages don't benefit
Nepal welcomed 1,147,567 tourists in 2024 (+13.1%) — far below the Tourism Decade target of 3.5 million, and most spending never reaches villages. Homestay income can reach 34% of household income where communities are organized to host. That headroom is the opportunity.
Our approach
Four steps, then it runs itself
Every project follows the same arc — local from day one, handed over by design.
On the ground
Related project
Sikles Sky-Trail Homestay Circuit
Madi, Kaski (Gandaki)
Three Gurung villages, 14 registered homestays, 640 guest-nights in year one — income that stays local.
Full project profileProject profiles are illustrative examples developed for program design and partnership discussions.
Alignment
Counted toward the goals that matter
Local action, mapped to Nepal's national plans and the world's 2030 agenda.
Decent work and sustained, inclusive economic growth.
National plan: Nepal Tourism Decade 2023–2032 (Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation)
Make this program move faster.
Two hours a month or one funded project — both change what happens on the ground.