Foreigners Take Local Bus in Nepal | Pokhara to Bandipur

Foreigners Take Local Bus in Nepal | Pokhara to Bandipur
Namaste, friends. Unfortunately travel isn't always rainbows and butterflies and what happened on our journey from Pokhara to Bandipur in Nepal shows just that. We are ALWAYS very wary of falling victim to these sorts of things but sometimes even when we are at our most alert these things can still happen.
We want to make clear that this video should only serve as a warning to others about these situations and in no way reflects on the beautiful people of Nepal. These kind of things can and do happen across the world and 99.9% of Nepali people look after foreigners as though they are family.
Important to note, also, that the situation could have been far worse and as you will see by watching to the end, there is a happy ending to it all.
Hotel (Pokhara)
Hotel Visitors Inn, Pokhara
Dikopatan, Lakeside, Pokhara 33700 (061456647, Lakeside Rd, Pokhara 456651, Nepal
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Hotel (Bandipur)
SUNSHINE HOTEL AND RESTAURANT BANDIPUR
SHILTHOK-WARD-4 BANDIPUR NEPAL SHILTHOK NEAR MONARCHY, Bandipur 33904, Nepal
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[@adamandyaz]

Namaste, friends! We want to make clear that this video should only serve as a warning to others about these situations and in no way reflects on the beautiful people of Nepal. These kind of things can and do happen across the world and 99.9% of Nepali people look after foreigners as though they are family. Important to note, also, that the situation could have been far worse and as you will see by watching to the end, there is a happy ending to it all.

[@karmabhutia9746]

Let's come to sikkim peaceful state of India....we welcome you to bro

[@aakashbhattarai2654]

Mate, please don’t feel low about what you went through! Take it easy, few people aren’t blessed with proper education and i don’t fully blame them for that. Many are deprived from getting proper education due to financial issues. Even us a domestic local tourist have been scammed, but it’s likely foreigners are scammed more. I hope my nation people are getting conscious on that day by day and your video really help us to warn our locals not to do so. Please enjoy the place and I guess we loved your video. Keep that spirit up please. Thanks

[@rabr2950]

These things happens and you should always try the local bus not vans hiaces or anything else. And for comfort always book your ride to the destination. Anyways a lovely experience without any malice behaviour except certain dishonesty there. Hope to watch more from Nepal from you coolest vloggers. Subha Kamaanaa

[@rabr2950]

@@aakashbhattarai2654 it's more about ethics than education my friend. Also the upbringing really reflects there

[@grg131]

@@rabr2950 oh don't be so harsh on them as if they have dropped them off the jungle or some kind of deserted island. They've drove them all the way to the gate of Bandipur or access point to the village as they have promised. I'm glad they have not over charged them nor did the taxi driver. I know it can be difficult for a foreigners to understand route from Pokhara to Bandipur because there is no direct route, even for locals who is travelling Bandipur for the first time can be confusing. I would say all this happened due to a language barrier but i would recommend all other foreigners to at least research their journey before travelling. IT ONLY TAKES FIVE MINUTES ON GOOGLE. TYPE POKHARA TO BANDIPUR BUS if your travelling from bus or TAXI if travelling by taxi. You can find all the information in a trip advisor or Bandipur travel guide website. Simple as that.

[@nishantrk]

The van driver assumed u would take the short local connection bus leaving from Dumre every 45 minutes and likewise for your return. Because except for that 1morning tourist bus there are no other bus that takes u direcly for rest of the day. It is common in rural areas to hop 1 or more vehicles. So i personally think it was communication problem and not a scam.

[@NewZman23]

I agree. I don't think there was intent to scam here. And Adam does speak rather fast sometimes.

[@roadtodivine7638]

It was a scam bro. The taxi driver specifically asked the driver if the bus was directly going to bandipur and the guy lied to the taxi driver too.. It happens a lot when I take micro towards eastern nepal, they say they are going to gaighat and they make u shift to another minivan in bardibas. These micro drivers need to be taught a lesson. Shitheads!!!

[@sushant12k23]

@@roadtodivine7638 bro the taxi driver actually was asking about the way to the bandipur which is from pokhara you only get bus to dumre and then you go on the local bus to bandipur. It was a bit of miscommunication aye

[@roadtodivine7638]

@@sushant12k23 No, Go to min 6:40 and hear the taxi driver say, the minivan wont go to bandipur but it will go to dhungre which is on the way and the van people tells him its direct bandipur convincing the taxi driver hence, the taxi driver told adam and Yaz that the van will go directly to bandipur. Nepali bujdainau kya bro timle ki iniharu lie jhuto bolera scam haina bhanna khojeko??

[@RecaneYala]

If you rewatch the video, the van actually said they were going straight to Bandipur. So yeah it was a scam.

[@nickwoodward3034]

That hotel view. Wow. Just incredible! Keep up the good work. Safe travels.

[@Debojitdebnath123]

Wow Nepal is Nepal worlds most one of the beautiful country and lots of love from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@aasutoshthapa2820]

I would recommend you guys go to Manang after Bandipur. Its frickin amazing there. I could set you up with a reasonable hotel package there since my uncle has a hotel there. It's absolutely amazing up there. Highly recommended. P.S. The vechile ride might be a bit bumpy

[@makmagar2128]

There are no mini vans or any local bus that directly goes to Bandipur. U've to change the bus like u did. I'm living in Pokhara since 1997 and I know all that, by the way that's not a scam maybe. Anyway do enjoy 🙂🙂🙂

[@bipanpariyar4443]

well come to nepal enjoy staying nepal hanve a nice journey

[@kumardhami18]

That namaste mero bhai got me. Namaste mero daju.❤️

[@rubelroyale3436]

Thanks! I always travel the way you do, beauty of your simplicity on camera, you keep things so real, loving your show

[@stevens8785]

Great find for breakfast. All that healthy vegan food and Bryan Adams and I do it for you in the background. Absolutely perfect!!

[@aditya.sedhai]

Its about feeling princess when riding locally

[@prakashnana990]

Finally half an hr vlog.. video ended very quick. Awesome and smooth video.

[@aarzenbhandari]

They didn't lied/scammed. I am from chitwan and i have visited that place very often. (Durmre Bazzar, Bandipur Gateway where they were dropped & Bandipur Bazzar) all these 3 lie on Bandipur Municipality itself. He did take them to Bandipur but not Bandipur Bazzar bcuz it's not allowed for them. The ticket price is also perfectly fair too. That's all the miscommunication. The local government hasn't given a direct route to those Hiace to reach the bazaar area. Own private vehicles or taxis are only the direct options yet(not even tourist buses that departs at 7am). Otherwise we should change the vehicles like them. If this video goes viral, I hope the local gov. sees this and changes the rules for the misconception of Bandipur and Bandipur Bazzar. 🤞 Authentic Source: thehimalayanjourneys.com/trip/pokhara-to-bandipur-tickets/

[@sameeprawal8836]

Thanks for ur information,finally after reading your all comments this guy makes us clear that this isn't scam this is the weakness of the local government

[@aarzenbhandari]

@@sameeprawal8836 Local government did that for the betterment of the village and the local people in that area. Also for the security reasons and to make that village peaceful avoiding long route traffic. They did the very best thing to preserve that ancient beautiful village town.

[@madanratna]

@@sameeprawal8836 local government ko pani haina sir sabai tira yestai ho, ki pahailai wusle wad no. 4 lagdeu bhnya bhaye gadiwala le bujhaidinthiyo. its ward no 1 dumre and ward no 4 bandipur , in Bandipur rural municipality

[@markbigelow2608]

I did same to Begnas Lake. It was fun.

[@Bot-Viper]

Loved watching your videos. 💙 Make your videos longer like this or maybe much longer. Everything else 10/10. Keep it up. 🙌

[@keepsmiling..]

U guys must do tracking to himalayas ...like journy to Namchebazar u will see real Nepal there ...but if u r going for that u must buy necessary goods from the town ..vause the price of any things in mountains are extremly high 😊😊

[@rajanaryal13]

Namaste mero bhai 🤣🤣 That was epic 😂

[@wayne5618]

It's great to see you using local transport, its always exciting there are good people everywhere who will always help. As long as you are safe that's all that matters.

[@blizz4rdgaming568]

Omg i saw u guys in pokhara when i was on my cousins bike i personally am half nepali half English and visiting for about a month what a shock finding your channel

[@adamandyaz]

Ahh no way where was it in Pokhara??

[@nirajannwpal5928]

Start watching your vlog from today I is amazing love from Nepal ,Kathmandu

[@cbsaikumar]

Started watching your vlogs from yesterday. Binge watching them. Almost addicted. You have really got some great vlogging skills. Love from India 🇮🇳

[@adamandyaz]

Oh wow thank you so much! We are hoping to come to India in the next couple of week! Just waiting for our visas 😃

[@avinakc7735]

the way u were interacting with local people was cool🤘

[@sashamahara]

Welcome to my beautiful Country! Enjoyed your video! Enjoy your stay here 😀

[@daddygaming7764]

Thanks alot for exploring Nepal also i have checked out all of your videos honestly i loved them all🥰 And last thing i want the name of hotel at bandipur ?The view was amazing. Thank you

[@adamandyaz]

Thank you so much! It’s called Sunshine Hotel. The views are incredible 😍

[@rajivaryal7836]

Bandipur is a city that remained same for a century , so the building there gives 20th century vibe

[@JoolzHalil]

Loved this vlog, beautiful scenery from the hotel and such lovely friendly people. Shame about the bus scenario, not nice that you didn’t get what you asked for, you are right in saying it is not the money but the principle of what the driver did to you. Keep safe you gorgeous lovely people ❤️🥰

[@sachinpandey3627]

Sorry for such experience mate. I do not think there are any bus directly from Pokhara to Bandipur. You have to get one from Dumre. These buses even scam Nepalese people from other region like such. There could also have been a misunderstanding but you had been scammed if you paid more than the bus fare from Pokhara to Dumre. Seen all your videos of Nepal. You guys are great vloggers. Keep it up.

[@adamandyaz]

We know that only now unfortunately. We learnt from it at least. Thank you for watching 🙏🏼

[@hemanthguru6185]

Van conductor took advantage due to language barrier

[@GMSPP4609]

Namaste Mero Bhai sounds so cool 👍👍👍👍.. you got one new subscriber today … lots of love from Aussie land 🇦🇺

[@flosyd7891]

If its long travel, always go to the bus agent and book the ticket directly. Dnt catch the bus from the street. I dnt think thats a scam, looks like misunderstanding.

[@rabr2950]

I really get cool and honest vibes watching your attitudes. Been watching the videos since you came to Nepal but I promise you I will watch all your videos.

[@sopanshrestha837]

This is my hometown. I’m abroad at the moment. I really miss the vibe there.

[@amritadevkota6019]

Have fun guys grab as much fun as you can In our country Nepal and we are really very sorry if any inconvenience caused We like watching your videos Stay Safe Stay Happy

[@tirvloguk7812]

Always make sure with co-passenger while traveling in vehicles ❤️

[@pradeepshrestha9353]

As a Nepali fan of your vlog I am not happy with the title because the bus fare 300 was absolutly genuine. Bandipur is a village so direct bus is soooo rare. Any ways sorry for negative comment, rather then that i enjoyed your vlog a lot thank you for exploring Nepal. we Need a tourists like you alot for our economy.

[@adamandyaz]

Never said anything about the price. We were warned that the bus was only going to Dumre which was fine but then the driver came over and said actually it’s going DIRECT to Bandipur. Why would he say that other than intentionally misleading us?

[@newnepal9552]

@@adamandyaz It was really a scam. Even the taxi driver had confirmed if the bus was going directly to bandipur. Being a new person in a completely new place how are you supposed to know where is dumre and where is bandipur. Scam is not only the case for foreigners when it comes to public bus, scam is common even for local people. Me being a local person, I too have faced same issue many times. Lot of users are commenting and are against you saying that it was a miscommunication, but the taxi driver had confirmed again in Nepali language if it was going directly to bandipur or not. It was really a scam. Some youtubers intentionally make videos to get views in the name of scam, but your frustation is seen clearly on video. You are making so many good videos promoting Nepal, but in one of your videos you showed the bad experience you faced, people are commenting against you. Actually people are thinking with the sense of nationality but they are not realizing from your point of view

[@kumargaha4906]

Love from pokhara nepal

[@nishangrgurung1480]

Hey Guyz I would like to highly recommend that you guys have to try Nepali Traditional Dal bhat and trakari for dinner

[@pralayanshrestha880]

you should search for gaijatra in bhaktapur in your youtube

[@bsnusandesh6262]

I am from Pokhara ,Nepal. Even tho I am enjyoing your vlog for real.

[@rakshathapamagar2969]

I also have experienced and seen the same situation several times while I was in Pokhara. I feel so sorry for you Brother Thanks for exploring Nepal

[@sumanpradhan4123]

almost all buses from Pokhara only takes you to Dumre excepts few that are reserved and leaves early in the morning. i am from pokhara and i know that local buses only takes you to Dumre where you take another bus to reach Bandipur. you should have checked the internet before-hand ,about the itinerary to be clear. (exchanging buses), that's is how one usually travel from pokhara to bandipur unless you can actually reserve a vehicle all for yourself which can be pretty expensive.

[@hello-yk2js]

Many different places are there in nepal ... you should stay at least twenty years to fully explore nepal from east to west

[@diwaskhadka4215]

Guys I personally recommend you to visit western and northern part of Nepal. Hike to Annapurna Base Camp, Everest Base Camp, travel to Mustang and Manang. If you really want to see heaven, go to shey phoksundo lake and Rara Lake. They are beautiful. It is northern part. Then embark your journey to Southern part which is a real beauty from hills to flat land and grasslands. Lumbini might be the best place for you to visit. Welcome here 💜❤

[@rolandoalmonte8759]

take care both of you always. come back here again to the Philippines

[@safalpandey5325]

Make a visit to rara Lake guys

[@maryp3849]

Thank you for this episode. Noted! 👍

[@NewZman23]

Wow...A bit of a tricky start, but... whatever the reason for that stop in Dumre you both handled it well. I understand your frustrations - been there, done that. Nepal can be like for every rare negative experience there will be 1000+ positive experiences to focus on and restore the balance. @16:27 "are we there yet?..are we there yet?"... 😂 @16:16 you finally arrive in Bandipur, hot and sweaty but your mood is up already. 19:54 I think you two had that unique Nepali moment when the massive beauty and power of the Himalayas reaches deep into your heart and soul and you're almost lost for words. Pity it's the rainy season. You will definitely have to return in the dry season Oct Nov Dec is best, then Feb March April. I'm planning on visiting Bandipur in a few months.

[@bipinmuktan2982]

Nice vlog, It seems you both are Spicy Food lover, always having hot chilly momo, potatoes. Keep making Nepal Travel vlog. Let others to see through your Lenses.

[@Blur56739]

Just loved the way you vlog,it's so🔥🔥

[@sameeprawal8836]

Potato chilli its potatoes 🥔from that hills regions so that must be delicious

[@rabr2950]

Please upload more videos soon. I really like your editing process though so no complaints for late ones😊

[@shovanabajracharya]

Yes. Nepal was never colonised but the style of the buildings there are ancient Nepali style.

[@dinesh_nepali95]

Actually it’s not a scam the main reason is that if u want to travel by bus from Pokhara to bandipur then u must go the the bus stand at morning if u don’t then u have to take the local bus or local vehicle near to the area and from there u can walk or take a cab to your near hotels m..there’s a misunderstanding and miscommunication between you and them so take is lightly have a wonderful time guys

[@sumanlimbu4551]

What a view that was from the hotel!!You guys should do some hiking in Nepal.

[@rajanbharati7466]

Nepal Villegas nice

[@FilCanGil]

You should never be ashamed of calling a spade a spade. You shouldn’t have to sugar coat anything just to please the masses. Honesty and transparency is the key to a healthy life🙏🏼

[@S1406SH]

Face talks more than mouth..so watch out what he she feels.

[@puranbasnet9384]

New subscriber lots of love from Nepal 💗

[@shivgrg2463]

I'm very sorry for the incident and apologize for it...and there's no direct bus to Bandipur from Pokhara.. hope you will forgive him for his act. Enjoy your vacation and trip.

[@animedaily7388]

Really nice video Loved it

[@Nikesh977]

You guys are perfect for each other. Has anyone told you that before?

[@thesigmamindset77]

Loved your vlog ! but i feel sorry for that decirve. I too was lied like that few times. Love from Nepal.

[@davidtriyadi]

I love the hotel view. it was so scenery.

[@capricorn8190]

I recommend you to go to khaptad national park in Nepal. It will be the most beautiful place you will ever see

[@sameeprawal8836]

Not only tourist local people can also go through this situation if u r not aware about the roots

[@Marie760]

Wow ..,what a stunning view from the hotel

[@zkfnd859]

Bandipur is all about laid back vibe....haha Being monsoon season, the foot fall is less.... otherwise it is usually jam packed...but in a relaxed and laid back way....

[@Janasewadentalitahari]

You should visit Taplejung located in eastern part of nepal guys

[@addictedtomelody799]

That driver did lie when he told you it was a direct bus to Bandipur but on the bright side he didnot overcharge you for the bus fare.. (Note: even if you took any other bus, Dumre is the place where you have to get off as there is no direct route to Bandipur)

[@anoop751]

I think these van people were not really scamming. When you asked for Bandipur it was easy for them to say YES. They only understood Bandipur. But once you started talking more in English, they started moving away because they can’t understand anything you say, so it looks like it happened due to language barrier. Having no direct bus to Bandipur from Pokhara, they might be telling the van goes towards Bandipur. I am giving them benefit of doubt, hopefully they didn’t do it intentionally.

[@adamandyaz]

Thank you, we hope so too!

[@sameeprawal8836]

U r right bro

[@arjunkc3227]

@@adamandyaz be 100% sure it was not a scam man. Language barrier. Im Nepali I know it is not a scam and I hate scammers.

[@adamandyaz]

@@arjunkc3227 the guy literally said to our taxi driver that he was going DIRECT INTO Bandipur after the taxi driver said it wasn’t. I’m sorry my friend, but it wasn’t just language barrier

[@arjunkc3227]

@@adamandyaz oh okay I was just assuming based on it happens frequently. I was not there so you know better. Namaste

[@DavidandSarah]

Love the option to sit upstairs! That's so cool. When we visited Greece it was like that too. That food looked so so delicious. Sarah hates the skin on her tea 😂

[@bishalgurung33]

For your kind information there isn’t any direct bus to bandipur but u have to change a bus from dumre that’s why 🫡.sorry for the inconvenience enjoy your trip to Nepal 🇳🇵

[@icystonerr4936]

Thanks for visiting we want more content from Nepal

[@sbdelse4788]

So sorry for the disappointment guys, but, the place that microbus left u is actually where every microbuses go by. There is no direct bus to reach bandipur, except a bery few.. probably 1 or two. so, mostly we have to ride another local bus to reach to the top of Bandipur village side (but, they lied there, or they didnt realize the actual bandipur or way to bandipur)! And about chitwan, the jeeps cant go inside the national park actually, but just to the comunity forest side! Rhinos are frequent there, but, tigers are always just hopes because, its too near to the village! Warm from Chitwan guys!

[@markbigelow2608]

How much was the hotel in POK and Bandipur?

[@sagarshrestha1935]

There is no direct bus to bandipur from pokhara

[@is4365]

Your videos is awesome more than other tourist vlogger but if you create more than 2 or 3 photos in poster of your videos you will get more views i swear

[@sportsaddict9104]

There are a lot of scammers in Nepal. Even we Nepalese get scammed sometimes. Stay safe.

[@sasmitpokharel]

It was a scam!! Drivers like them should be punished. If (hope not) something like that happen again, you can call the Traffic Control Helpline at 103, or for touristy place such as Kathmandu, Pokhara you can even contact Tourist Police at 1144

[@legendarytech5279]

Btw thank you for visiting 🇳🇵❤️

[@Sawroz210]

Nice video,, Bandipur my birthplace …can you tell us the name of the hotel you stayed ? 🙏

[@adamandyaz]

Sunshine hotel, very new 😊

[@Cafebeanbliss]

24:23 chicken or duck 🤣

[@ganeshthapa6276]

Nice video you guys are lovely.

[@teegee545]

I love the views 😍

[@karnabahadurranamagarranam4763]

Good day bro snd sis

[@anishmndr]

Just 20 days left for the biggest newari festival of kathmandu "Indra Jatra". Are you guys staying here to that day?

[@keepsmiling..]

We locals suffer a lot too while travelling to local bus .. same as u guys ...we know places so we avoid the situation but the domestic tourist are also fooled ...that's how it is

[@mariarobel3967]

Hello guys! watching from Philippines.

[@vijaypal-qw7zk]

Sorry about that bus staff lied. I am from Nepal but we Nepalese still get lied about that kind of service in Nepal. And it is very usual and kind of normal in that part of world Nepal India. It is not good but they didn't scam you guys because you were tourists tourist we locals get scams like that quite often. They make very less money out of that journey. Pokhara to bandipur is about 70km however fare was Rs300 less than $2.50. I am not supporting them scamer bus staff however they need to do such scam just to make there living. Just trying to be in their boots. Enjoy Nepal and thank you for visiting. Namaste 🙏

[@ganggang1179]

We are Sorry about that bus. Hopefully you enjoyed rest of your journey here in Nepal.

[@losttrveler586]

It would be better if you say namaste Hajur/dhanyabaad hajur to the Nepalese people 😛 It will sound good 🥰not a namaste ji😁 No offense anyway 🥰 Hope you guys are having fun out there👏 love from nepal 🇳🇵

[@ricmanalo434]

That's not going to happen to you here in the Philippines but in terms of taxis,there are those who overprice.

[@hotelvisitorsinnpokhara8148]

Thank You Adam & Yaz i got Room Key . Thank You Very Much Have a Wonderfull Trip ..

[@adamandyaz]

Yay! Thank you Roshan for a lovely stay 😃

[@tg6227]

I think that was communication problem but it must be so annoying still

[@bdsantosh1144]

24:30 this is local kind of duck here.

[@maheshjoshi9694]

@Adam&Yaz i know that incident at dumre and i show u guys where u can get bus for bandipur..

[@rextro4799]

I like the whole vibe about you guys. Many KZbinrs unfortunately seem quite rude but you guys take it chill even in bad situations. Sorry about the cheater bus fellows. But, this is what poverty does to you.

[@janetginger8571]

what did we do to others in past lives to get reaction ?

[@padlaswin1198]

Namaste mero bhai 🤣🤣🤣

[@adoraciondimaranan9975]

Hello watching from California USA Mabuhay Godbless from Philippines 🇵🇭

[@rznkal6922]

Wow , beautiful hotel ❤️❤️❤️

[@saktisaliyeshuha5584]

Language barrier ...bandipore could be in that transit where the bus stopped