Once a ‘natural prison’, Madi village now welcomes thousands of tourists

Dismissed as an unlikely destination due to its remoteness, wild animals, and lack of infrastructure, Laxmibash in southern Chitwan has transformed into a thriving homestay village.

When Jeet Bahadur Chapagain proposed launching a homestay in his remote village of Laxmibash—located about 35 kilometres from Sauraha through the dense forests of Chitwan National Park—his idea was greeted with disbelief.