POKHARA: Sikles, a touristic village of Kaski, has recorded a significant increase in tourists’ arrival in recent days.
More than 3,000 visitors arrived at Sikles in the past six days. Chair of Ward No-1 in Madi Rural Municipality, Devijang Gurung, informed RSS that over 3,000 tourists visited Sikles between November 1 and 6.
Gurung said most of the visitors stayed at Sikles before embarking on trek to Kori, another popular tourist destination, and Kaphuche glacier.
The record showed November 4 had the highest number of arrivals with 719 people reaching the village. The lowest daily total was 254, on November, he added.
Increasing number of tourists has spurred enthusiasm among local hoteliers and homestay operators.
Sikles, located 38 km away from Pokhara city, has 400 Gurung households, enjoying rich ethnic culture.
