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Activities » Pokhara Sight
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Sarangkot (Sunrise,
Sunset view Point) :
Sarangkot; a popular hill station to the
north-west side of Pokhara city with 1592m altitude from sea level
gives the views of great Himalayan picks and the range, Pokhara city
along with lake Phewa. Your presence at early in the morning on the
top of the hill makes you to realize how the place is beautiful; the
picturesque and glorious scene of sunrise and its morning light on
white picks admires you with its enchanting beauty.
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Bindebashani Temple
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Bindebashani Temple is located on the top of a small hill at the
north end of the old bazaar. This is believed as one of the oldest
temples in the valley, and is most famous in Pokhara On lucky
days, one may get to witness a Hindu wedding ceremony taking
place, in the premises of this temple.
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Seti Gorge (K I Singh Bridge):
It is a
mysterious wonder of Pokhara. Originated from the Machhapuchhre
glacier, Seti (which m
ns white in Nepali) River runs through the
main city area. Amazingly, at certain points the river appears
hardly two meters wide. But its depth is quite beyond imagination -
in about 40 meters depth. The river provides a perfect view of its
dreadful rush before it disappears at Bagar into a deep gorge. The
gorge is visible from the bridges in the city, K.I. Singh Bridge,
northwest end of the city, Mahendra pool, Ramghat, and Prithvi Chowk
areas. K I Singh Bridge is the proper view point of this wonderful and
interesting river gorge. Looking down these bridges one can see the
white turbulent flow of the Seti through an incredibly narrow canyon
about 46 m. below.
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- Old Bazar :
Pokhara's traditional bazaar is colorful and
so are its ethnically diverse traders. In its temples and
monuments can be seen ties to the Newar architecture of the
Kathmandu Valley. Located about 4 km from Lakeside, the market's
original charm is alive and well. The old bazaar of Ram Krishna
Tole and its vicinity provides a glimpse into the traditional
ambience of art and architecture of the Pokhara valley. This area
with red brick walls, carved windows and tile roofs harbours some
interesting temples also.
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- Regional Museu :
Regional Museum is located between the
airport and Mahendra Pul & reflects the ethnic mosaic of Western
Nepal. The lifestyles and history of ethnic groups such as the
Gurung, Thakali and the Tharu are attractively displayed. Opens
daily, except Tuesdays and holidays, from 0 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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- Devis Fall (Patale Chhango):
The water
flowing from Phewa lake shows a wonderful fall. We find hollow
sandy part and a heavy fall of water within its natural trench. It
looks really amazing scene of rainbow with sunlight when a volume
of water falls in the deep rocky gorge and produces the water
vapour especially in summer.
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- Gupteshwor Mahadev Cave:
Gupteshwar
Mahadev cave is just opposite sides of Davi’s Fall where the Hindu
religion people worship a temple of their great god Mahadev inside
the cave and it is cave is almost 3 km long. This cave holds
special value for Hindus since a phallic symbol of Lord Shiva is
preserved here in the condition it was discovered. Cave has the
connection with the Davis fall gorge. It is quite interesting for
exploration; it has some big hall-size rooms and some passages
where you have to crawl on all fours.
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- Tibetean Refugee Camp:
Since 959, a group of Tibetan refugees have been living in Nepal.
One such is Tashiling Tibetan Refugee Settlement at Chhorepatan,
which is located near two popular sightseeing sites i.e. Davi’s Fall
and Gupteshwar Mahadev Cave. One may visit Tibetan monastery,
hand-made carpet factory, schools etc. in this community.
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- Fewa Lake:
Phewa
lake, the second largest lake in the kingdom, roughly measuring 5
km x 4 km, is the center of all attractions in Pokhara. The
enchanting lake is an idyllic playground. Brightly painted wooden
boats and sailboats can be rented on reasonable cost around
lakeside. The lake is neither deep (roughly 47 meters at most) nor
particulary clean, but the water is warm and swimming is pleasant
if you don't think about the probable pollution. The eastern
shoreline of the lake, popularly known as Lakeside or Baidam,
consists of seemingly endless strip of lodges, restaurants,
bookshops and souvenir shops. One of the fascinating parts of
lakeside is the splendid view of the mountains, especially when
the still water reflects the peaks, creating a double image.
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- Barahi Temple:
Barahi Temple is located on a small island in the middle of Phewa
Lake just offshore from the lakeside. It takes less than 0 minutes
to reach there by boat. The atmosphere is so tranquil that one can
enjoy the green forest scenery just beyond the south end of the
lake, full-scale scenery of the lake and amazing reflection of the
Annapurna and Fishtail Mountains on the surface of the lake. There
is a major celebration during Dashain, the biggest Nepali festival
in the month of October.
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- Annapurna Museum (Butterfly Museum):
Butterfly
museum is also known as the Natural History Museum, located at
Prithvi Narayan Campus east of the old bazaar. The museum has an
exceptional collection of butterflies, insects, birds, and models
of wildlife as well as samples of various precious and
semi-precious stones and volcanic rocks.Opens daily, except
Saturdays and holidays, from 0 a.m. to 5 p.m. Managed by the ACAP.
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- International Mountaineering Museum (IMM):
The museum is situated just .5km south from the Pokhara airport.
The spot is rightly selected as we can enjoy the unique view of 3
massive mountain peaks; Dhaulagiri, Annapurna and Manaslu which
are above 8000 meters with our single eyesight and no place in the
world offers us such a panoramic view. provides information on
mountaineering, the world's mountain system, mountain cultures,
environments, prominent people in mountain history, mountain
geography, ecology, exhibition of mountaineering history and
implied methods. Opens daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Managed
by the NMA. www.mountaimuseum.org
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- Bhadrakali Temple & Matepani Monastry
Hindu Temple and Karma Kagyu Chhonkerling Buddhist Monastery has
situated harmoniously on nearby small hillock, surrounded by rich
luscious forests, 4 km away from the Pokhara airport at Matepani.
The location is superb for the Mountain View and the view of the
whole Pokhara City. It is also a proper place for bird and
butterfly watching and for a half day hike too.
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World Peace Pagoda:
It is a massive Buddhist stupa located on a hill top (Rani Ban)
just behind Phewa Lake. This stupa is the symbol of peace where
the huge idols of Lord Buddha from Japan ,Sri Lanka and Thailand
have been installed. Besides being an impressive sight in itself,
the shrine is a great vantage point which offers spectacular views
of the Annapurna range and Pokhara city. From here one can enjoys
the breathtaking views of Himalayan Ranges, lakes, and the city.
As the route is from the lakeside by boat it can be enjoyed
biathlon of boating and hiking at a same time. Other option is one
can visit the Devi's Fall on the way and the climbing route starts
from Chhorepatan.
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- Begnas Lake & Rupa Lake:
Begnas and Rupa
Lakes are major ones. Medicinal and herbal plants as well as the
sub-tropical green forest around this area make the surrounding
atmosphere more hygienic & colorful. It takes about 20 minutes to
drive over there from Pokhara.
These twin lakes lie
in the north-east of Pokhara valley about 15 km away from the
airport. The road to Begnas follows Pokhara-Kathmandu Highway up
to Talchowk, and there is a road to north from Talchowk for Begnas
Lake as far as Sisuwa near the police check post and branches off
the road towards north. It is possible to take a bus ride to the
damside of Begnas from the city. A small hill called Pachbaiya
which separates the two lakes can be reached in 30 minutes on foot
from the Begnas bus stop. From a convenient point on this hill one
can overlook the twin lakes on either side. These two lakes
provide opportunity for fishing,canoeing,sunbathing and
birdwatching.
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- Mahendra Cave:
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is another interesting natural site across the Seti river past
Batulechaur village in the North of Pokhara valley. It is one of
the few stalagmite-stalactite caves found in Nepal. The cave has
not yet been fully explored and it may conceal more than the
present first galleries. Torchlight is worthwhile to explore the
interior.
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- Bat Cave (Chamere Gufa):
Bat cave is another cave
near to Mahandra cave. This cave is the to the small flying
mammals (Bats) because of which it has got its name as Bat Cave.
It is just five minutes walking toward the west from Mahendra
Cave. It is an interesting place to see bats, cave path, and
cave surface that has formed with precious stones and
calcium carbonate kind of particles.
Though the entrance is quite narrow but the inner part of the cave
is wide enough. The images of the elephant tusk, gods and goddess
have been craved on the inner walls of the cave. This cave is 150
meter long , 25feet high and of the shape of “U”. This cave is
famous for the bats and gives shelter to more than 15 thousand
bats of different species.
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