Superview Lodge, Sarangkot

Sarangkot is consistently rated as one of the top attractions in Nepal by Tripadvisor for its incredible views of the sunrise, access to adventure activities, hiking trails, trekking routes. While Sarangkot has all that, a less marketed asset, perhaps of even greater value that is oftentimes missed by visitors is its proximity to the villages around that offer an incredible insight into the way of life in the mountains.

Your hosts at Superview are my mother, Maya, my sister, Suraksha, and me, Suman. My mother has over 25 years of experience managing a guesthouse. My sister is a business student, and thus naturally involved in all aspects of its operation. I am a Computer Science student, but having the heart of someone who grew up in a guesthouse, I enjoy engaging in both tourism and technology.

In 1995, we started small – just as a teahouse serving trekkers on the way to the Annapurna Base Camp. A couple years later, my grandparents added three guest rooms. Later in 2012, my parents turned it into a six-room guesthouse. Now we have 10 guest rooms, all having an attached bathroom, Wi-Fi, running hot water, essential amenities and breathtaking views!

Food you’ll eat at Superview is very much inspired by the local culture. Nepal, as you might already know, has an extremely rich cuisine that comes from the culinary diversity across various regions in the country. At Superview, the taste will be influenced by the practices of our region, the basins of the Annapurna range. The glaciers in the Annapurnas and the mighty mountains that convert the monsoon winds coming from the Bay of Bengal into rain make irrigation possible for us. Fittingly, Annapurna is a Nepali word which means “abundance of food”.

Sure, Nepal is beautiful, but so is every nook and cranny of our planet. What's so special about Nepal is the interaction of nature and culture. If you really want to experience this, you'll have to be more than a tourist, willing to make time to visit a villager's home for a meal, join a local festival, or sit with a family to hear stories passed down through generations.