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Visiting Rukum West District

By road: bus/jeep from Kathmandu to Musikot takes up to 24 hours; Dang Tulsipur to Musikot is about 4 hours by bus via the Rapti Highway.
Rara Lake
Rara Lake · Photo: Aadesh Baniya · CC BY-SA 4.0
ChillNepal team9 Oct 2026 1 min read

By road: bus/jeep from Kathmandu to Musikot takes up to 24 hours; Dang Tulsipur to Musikot is about 4 hours by bus via the Rapti Highway. By air: Nepal Airlines flies Kathmandu-Salle (about 90 minutes) and Nepalgunj-Salle (15-20 minutes); Rukum Salle Airport lies near Musikot.

Rapti Highway and the Mid-Hill Highway were under construction as of the article's writing; road conditions should be verified locally. Two airports (Chaurjahari and Salle) offer only rudimentary facilities.

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