A stone house, a ridge, and no words for a while.
Thulo Dhunga means big stone. The house is built against one, 1,600 m up the Sarangkot ridge, with the Annapurna range to the north and Phewa lake below.
You arrive on a Thursday, hand your phone to the office, and keep silence until the last morning. Meals, sitting, walking and work are laid out for you, so there is nothing to decide.
Through the hall window
The lake does the talking.
One day, the same every day.
The bell keeps time so you do not have to. Nobody checks that you go to every sitting. Most people find that they want to by the third morning.
- 05:30
First bell
Tea on the terrace while the Annapurna range turns pink.
- 06:00
Sitting
Ninety minutes in the hall, with a short walk in the middle.
- 07:30
Porridge and fruit
Eaten slowly, facing the lake, without a phone to look at.
- 09:00
Walking the ridge
One path, marked with white stones, two hours there and back.
- 12:00
Dal bhat
Rice, lentils, greens from the terraces. Second helpings are brought without asking.
- 14:00
Work period
An hour in the garden or the kitchen. Hands busy, mouth closed.
- 16:30
Sitting
The afternoon session, as the cloud lifts off the valley.
- 19:30
Lamp out
Soup at six, a short reading at seven, then the house goes dark.
Choose the Thursday you arrive.
Every session begins on a Thursday at 15:00. Days in grey are closed or already full. A hold keeps your place for 48 hours while you pay the deposit.
Questions, before the silence.
Ask them now. Once you arrive, the answers are on a card by your bed.
Nothing matches that search
Try a shorter word, like phone, food, or bus.
Visit and write
The office
namaste@thulodhunga.com.np
Write in English or Nepali. The office answers within a working day. On arrival day we meet you at the Sarangkot bus stop at 14:00 and walk up together, forty minutes on a stone path.
| Day | Open |
|---|---|
| Sunday | 10:00 to 16:00 |
| Monday | 10:00 to 16:00 |
| Tuesday | 10:00 to 16:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 to 16:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 to 18:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 to 13:00 |
| Saturday | Closed |
Times in Pokhara, Asia/Kathmandu (NPT, UTC+5:45). Thursday stays open late for arrivals.
Sarangkot ridge, Ward 18, Pokhara, Gandaki Province, Nepal.