Is travelling to rural nepal(south) possible, im in kathmandu but would like to travel to rural nepal?

anyone who has done this, who might have some tips on good places to go, were not going to do much trekking, just wanted to see some of the real countryside. also i believe its possible to stay with most family homes(how much rupees is normal to offer for staying?). also clean drinking water is hard to find around kathmandu, and maybe some places in the countryside, this is proving to be difficult to find in the citys, do most villages have springs/wells?
any information will be appreciated.
thank you

South of Nepal mostly consist of terai parts. they are fertile land of Nepal. its geographically plain land. weather is mostly hot. around this season it will be normal temperature.
i have not done trekking to that area but as far as i know you can find pretty good place over there. as you say you are not going to do much of trekking than you can visit the place without any difficulties. as of the current situation of Nepal, there is instability in terai area but not in the large scale so that you have to wear the bullet proof jacket and helmet to protect yourself from the rain of bullet.
its quite safe for the foreign travelers. but as precaution do inform the person who can reach to you and your embassy.
as of staying in family homes, i am not positive about that. if you have some Nepali Friends in that area then they can help you to accommodate your stay in "home" . but other than that i would suggest to stay at lodge or hotel. they wont be so much expensive. and remember some people try to take advantage thinking that foreigner have lots of money so they can say high rates so always bargain and try to show them that you have pretty good knowledge of the prices of general things like food, taxi fares, lodges and hotel prices.
about water better take mineral water with you. it will be better idea.
so happy journey. explore.

-You cannot find rural areas in south of nepal.
-You have to go other parts of nepal for trekking.-I suggest you to go Ghandruk which is located in west of nepal.
It is not so expensive to stay as paying guest.
-I suggest you to drink mineral water from bottle.

I suggest you stay the hell away from Nepal. It is war torn! You run the risk of getting your head blown off or worse.

It's been nearly 20 years since I've been there. I went up into the Himalayas, and there's plenty of rural stuff there, but a lot of monasteries and "flatter" stuff I believe was to the east of Kathmandu.

It's a gorgeous place, but I was there just when the revolution was going on (Kathmandu was under martial law while we were in the mountains), and my understanding is the political situation with the rebels is worse now. As someone else mentioned, make sure people know where you are. Preferably the US Embassy in Kathmandu should know you are in the country and where you plan to be traveling and when.

As for water, bring pepto-bismol pills (seriously) and many Nepalese drink beer for a reason (as do many citizens of other third-world countries) - it's safer, actually.

You can also buy bottled water, for a price, still cheap, and there are also pills you can buy to drop into a glass of local water that will "sanitize" them, but they also give the water a really flat, if not metallic, taste.

You should get a good battery of shots, though, and a few of them take a few rounds to apply (like every 10 days), so don't do that at the last minute.

There are lots of trekking companies (I know you're not trekking) that have good "what you need to travel here" information, from shots to water pills, etc.

Oh, and bringing your own toilet paper might not be a bad idea. There's nothing more pleasurable than a nice roll. It's the small things in life.

As far as Kathmandu, all the major hotels have decent water. I can't speak for the smaller places.