Tour of magnificent Pokhara valley, a paradise on earth with moderate climate from medetarrian to sub-tropical temperatures, lower elevation than Kathmandu of less than 1,000 m, yet close to snow clad peaks with rolling green hills dotted with farm villages and verdant valley that makes Pokhara one of the unique places on the planet.

Where in this world one can find a tropical climate with close to mountainscapes of arctic cold temperatures at a mere distance of just 30 k.m. as the crow fly towards massive Annapurna Himalaya range of mountains with majestic and unclimbed virgin peaks of Machhapuchare Himal famously known as Fish Tail due to its twin summits that reflects on the calm lakes of Phewa and Begnas.

Tour of magnificent Pokhara valley and the city, located Mid West Nepal which is 220 k.m. away from the capital Kathmandu on driving distances but with only 30 minutes on air to reach at this beautiful Pokhara, a charming and picturesque city where you can marvel high mountains views from the hotel rooms and terraces.

Around Pokhara not much of historical sites, the place is famous for outdoor adventure activities where most of the treks and mountaineering sports begins and ends at Pokhara, at Pokhara tour leads you around its local colorful markets where you can observe Gurung and other tribes Magar culture and traditional life of old heritage and custom.

Besides views of mountains with striking sunrise from scenic Sarankot view point hill leads you around fascinating places to view the Seti deep gorge, cascading waterfalls of Devis or Pathelo Chhago waterfall and exploring its deep caves of Gupteswor Gofa and hike to a hill at Peace Stupa a Buddhist monument with tremendous views of mountains and of Pokhara valley.

In Pokhara with varies activities for your interest famous as well for adventure sports like paragliding, zip flyer, rafting, kayaking to mountain biking and ultra light flight to get close mountain views of Annapurna Himalaya or just relax and enjoy the boat ride on Phewa lake.

Places of interest around magnificent Pokhara

Mountain Views: While in Pokhara it hard to miss the stunning Annapurna range which forms its backdrop. Annapurna massif includes A I (worlds 10th highest at 8,091m / 26,545ft) Annapurna South (7,219m-23,693ft), Gangapurna (7,455m-24,457ft) and Annapurna III (7,555m-24,787ft) ever present Mt. Machhapuchhre ‘Fish-Tail’ (6,997 m) and beyond east worlds 8th highest Mt. Manaslu (8,163m).

All these views can be seen in the comfort of your hotel rooms for more views one can take a mountain flight form 45 mins to an hour, Ultra Light flight or more sporty adventure taking a paragliding from the hills of Sarankot.

Phewa Lake: Phewa Lake 2nd largest lake of Nepal, the main attraction in Pokhara adding another natural jewels to its beauty, morning time where you can view the reflection on the lakes, an hour of boating will serenade you with amazing scenery and visit the nearby island Barahi Temple or visit the shoreline and enjoy the green Raniban (forest) surrounding with exotic birdlife. Other lakes within Pokhara valley are Begnas and Rupa Tal an hour drive east one can see while on flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara also.

Barahi Temple: One of the most important monument in Pokhara, located in the centre of Phewa Lake on a small island in a peaceful environment 2 storied pagoda temple dedicated to the boar manifestation Ajima, the protector deity of Hindu mythology representing female Shakti (power) large number of Devotees can be seen on Saturday with fowl and goats sacrifice to the deity.

Seti Gorge: Pokhara’ natural wonder view of Seti gorge as Seti River flowing right through the city, the boisterous river running underground at places, amazing to watch as it hides in some areas with just 2 meters wide, with 20 m depth which beyond imagination, there are two areas one can see the depth of Seti Gorge, just from the centre of local bazaar at Mahendra Pul (bridge) and just little further at KN Sing Pul (bridge) with lovely park and garden.

Devi’s Fall: Another attractions of Pokhara is the cascading beautiful waterfalls popularly known as Devi’s Fall, locally called as Patale Chhago (Hell’s Fall) located just 2 k.m. south west of the city on the Siddhartha Highway a nice pleasant area with views of tremendous waterfalls, monsoon and mid September time raging volumes of waters makes this place more interesting and impressive.

Caves of Pokhara: There are two main caves for visiting or explore another nature wonders’ in Pokhara is the Mahindra Gufa (cave) people calls it a House of Bats, a 2 hr hike and short of 45 minutes to the north of Pokhara (torch / flash lights recommended while visiting caves) enter for some time and view the large limestone, stalactites and stalagmites as well the bats hanging.

Another cave in Pokhara is Gufteswor Gufa just walking distance from Devis’ Fall across the street the entrance is wide with down steps with a shrine of Shiva one can head further down to view the raging Seti River entering a channel into the cave.

The Old Bazaar: It will be wonderful to observe the local life visiting the old areas of Pokhara with traditional bazaar and ethnical diverse traders. In its temples reflects the Newari architecture of Kathmandu valley, although Pokhara majority are of hill people the Gurung and some Magar, Tamang with Hindu Brahmins, Chettries and Dalits. The local bazaar has important and interesting shrines called Bindhayabasini Mandir (temple), this white dome shaped dominates a spacious stone paved courtyard on a shady hill top with excellent views of the bazaar and the Annapurna mountains.

Buddhist Peace / Shanti Stupa: An excellent next view point a short hike a drive near to the top ridge of Pokhara at Shanti or Peace Stupa, located south of Phewa Lake on a ridge top.

Peace / Shanti Stupa, a Buddhist pagoda monument on a hilltop, also known as Ananda hill. Built by a Japense monk Nipponzan – Myōhōji Morioka Sonin with local supporters under the guidance of Nichidatsu Fujii, a Buddhist head monk founder of Nipponzan-Myōhōji.

Shanti means Peace derived from Sanskrit , this beautiful spot offers tremendous overwhelming views of Pokhara valley and of the snow capped peaks towards north.

Sarankot Hill: One of the highest hill top around Pokhara Valley offers grandeur vista of Annapurna range of mountains with Mt. Machhapuchhre and Mt. Manaslu, Lamjung Himal as far to Dhaulagiri peaks towards west, including awesome valley landscapes with Lake Phewa below, a short drive from the hotel in Pokhara lake side, this hill top offers striking sunrise and a platform for Paragliding also.

International Mountain Museum: Another recently added in Pokhara is the Mountain Museum the first of its kind in Nepal, established and built by Mountaineering Association (NMA), on 1st Nov 1973, initiated the establishment of International Mountain Museum (IMM) in Pokhara. The basic objective for its establishment was made to record, document and chronicle the past and present development of mountaineering activities in the world in general and to preserve the saga of the momentous feats in the history of mountaineering in the Himalayan peaks in particular. The foundation stone of IMM was laid on 1 Dec, 1995. The soft opening of IMM took place on 29 May, 2002 where it was officially opened on 5 Feb, 2004.

An interesting place to gather knowledge of the mountains, expeditions, flora / fauna, geography, history of Nepal mountaineering and more, located just near the main local area of Pokhara.

Trip at a Glance

Tour Grade: Leisure with short drives and walks

Tour Areas: Mid West Nepal, Pokhara city 2nd largest city and valley after Kathmandu.

People & Culture: Mostly Gurung and Magar ethnic tribes of both Hindu and Buddhism religion with interesting old traditional life with colorful cultures, with other hill people of Nepal of varied culture and custom.

Pokhara Valley Elevation: From 860 m to 1,460m high at Sarankot hill.

Tour Durations: For two full days or more

Tour Hours: From minimum 03 hrs to maximum 05 hrs.

Seasons: Nearly all seasons except monsoon times of July to August wet months. March to May flowering time on hills October to January with clear blue sky.