Stay with the town’s only police officer
Stay with the town’s only police officer
Visit paradise of Jyrgalan in the Issy Kul region and stay with the only police officer of the town
Rahat’s guesthouse is located overlooking the Tian Shan mountain ranges. Jyrgalan village has seen many shifts in the culture over the past few years. The village has an amalgamation of the nomadic culture from the times of the Silk Route and a mix of Soviet Russian traditions brought on by Soviet annexation. Experience the rich traditions and delve deeper into the story of the town with your hosts Rahat and Janyl
Guests like to eat our Ladakhi food. They say it is delicious, even when it is prepared by an elderly ama (mother) like me. I always make sure I serve them the cleanest and healthiest food. My husband is a copper artist. When guests leave us, they say ‘Julley’, and hug us. It makes us feel happy.
I became a Mountain Homestay Host in 2018, and I have hosted many travellers since then. Running a homestay has helped me and my family a lot. Not only is the solar set up in our house useful for us, but even travellers prefer to stay in our homestay because of it.
The training we got in astronomy turned out to be a life-changing experience for our village. I felt happy and proud while mapping the position of the planets and sharing the secrets of the universe with the tourists. Tourists told me that even they didn’t know so much about the dark skies!
