Pokhara

Pokhara is a natural amphitheater surrounded by verdant mountains, housing three lakes within its vicinity. The towering snow-capped peaks form a majestic backdrop to the north. It is arguably one of the rare locations on the planet where mountains exceeding 7,000 meters can be viewed unobstructed from an elevation of 800 meters, all within a distance of 28 kilometers. Pokhara valley with Annapurna Himalayas in the backdrop

Pokhara tour - things to do

While Pokhara could be a great luxury holiday destination to admire the Himalayan culture and scenery, it also offer adventure activities like hiking, bungee jumping, Zip flyer, paragliding, ultralight flight and helicopter sightseeing with landing at Annapurna base camp or Mardi Himal high camp. One can easily spend couple of days to a week enjoying mesmerizing sunrise and sunset over the Himalayas and exploring its natural and cultural history.

Pokhara Tour Package - 4 days

Best price for 3 nights 4 days tour of Pokhara based on standard hotel, deluxe tourist bus and guided sightseeing and a day hiking.
USD 220 INCLUDES :
  • Kathmandu - Pokhara - Kathmandu AC toursit bus
  • AC room with breakafast and taxes included.
  • Guided sightseeing with all entrance fees included.
  • All sightseeing transportation by private car.
  • A day hiking trip Australian camp (2,060 m) - Dhampus - Dhital - Baskot - 6 hrs

Thangs to do in Pokhara

Phewa Lake boating and walking

Phewa Lake is the center of all attractions in Pokhara. It is the largest and most enchanting of three lakes that add to the resplendence of Pokhara. Boating in the Phewa lake also offers insight into bird life of Pokhara and undisturbed view of Himalayas. There is also a walking path and cycling, you can visit the quieter side of the lake.

Drive or hike to World Peace pagoda

World peace pagoda in Pokhara

This Pagoda is situated on the top of a 300 m hill south of the Phewa Lake. The Pagoda is an impressive sight and its hilltop location commands a grand view. It is a great vantage point, which offers spectacular views of the Annapurna range, Phewa Lake and Pokhara valley. You can either drive or take a boat across and walk for about 50 minutes.

Sunrise & Sunset from Sarangkot

Sarangkot hill (1600 m) overlooking Pokhara Valley is only 25 minutes drive away from the lakeside. The hilltop offers a grandstand view of both sunset and sunrise over the Annapurna, Dhaulagiri and Machhapuchhre.
Stay overnight in Sarangkot to spend more time in the vicinity of Annapurna and watch both sunrise and sunset over it. There are few luxury hotels to stay overnight at Sarangkot.

International Mountain Museum

International Mountain Museum 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. The museum is perfectly located as three 8,000 m mountain could be seen from the venue.

Begnas & Rupa Lake

Begnas Lake is situated in the eastern part of Pokhara valley, at a distance of 15 km from Pokhara. Tourist can relax in the lodges and resorts situated alongside the lake. Yet another popular lake of Pokhara is the Rupa Lake. It is separated from Begnas Lake by a bridge known as Pachabhaiya. The lakes offer the prefect nature retreat because of their relative’s seclusion and opportunities for boating and fishing.

Tibetan Refugee Camps

Tibetan refugee camp at Pokhara in 1965

Since 1960s, Tibetan who fought guerrilla warfare for their homeland and others fleeing Tibet because of the conflict have been sheltered across various parts of Nepal. One of such a refugee camp is Tashiling Tibetan Refugee Settlement at Chhorepatan, which is located near two popular sightseeing sites i.e. Devi's Fall and Gupteshwar Mahadev Cave. One may visit Tibetan monastery, hand-made carpet factory, schools etc. in this community. Another village is in Hemja, 7 km west from Pokhara.

Devi's Fall

Locally known as Patale Chango (Hell’s Falls) also know as Devins and Davids is a lovely Waterfall is about 2 km south West of Pokhara airport on the Siddhartha Highway. Legend has it that a trekker by the name of Davy, was washed away by the Padi Khola and mysteriously disappeared down into an underground passage beneath the fall.

Gurkha Memorial Museum

Pokhara and its surrounding is mainly the homeland of the world famous Gurkha soldiers. Reminding the reminiscence of those soldiers, Gurkha Memorial Museum has been established in the premises of the British Camp. It contains a collection of used uniforms, Medals, Pictures and more materials used by those brave and courageous soldiers during the first and second wartime.

Transportation to Pokhara

Kathmandu Pokhara flight inquiry

Rent car to pokhara

Tourist bus to pokhara

Adventure activities around Pokhara

Day Hike and Short Trek

Pokhara is a base for trekking in Annapurna. The most common trek that starts from pokhara is Annapurna Base Camp. However there are several short treks and day hiking around Pokhara. Most famous day hikes are hikes to Dhampus and World peace Stupa. Other Short treks around Pokhara are :

Hiking around Pokahra >

Ghorepani / Poon Hill Trek 2 + days

Paragliding

Paragliding in Pokhara not only gets you airborne, but allows you to fly like a bird and chances are that you will actually fly with different types of birds including vultures, eagles and kites. Leave your worries behind as you will be flown by some of the best pilots available. They know the airspace very well are trained to make your short flight enjoyable to the fullest. This flight offers you an amazing discovery of the valley even if you are a novice.

World's second highest Bungee jump from Pokhara.

Bungee Jump in Pokhara

Engage in an exhilarating bungee jump in Pokhara, where you can experience a thrilling free fall in a natural gorge, surrounded by the breathtaking beauty of lush hills, a pristine river, and the majestic Himalayas.
For those seeking additional adventure, the nearby town of Kushma, located 64 kilometers away and approximately a 1.5-hour drive, boasts the world's second highest bungee jump, reaching an impressive height of 228 meters.

Zip flying in Pokhara, Nepal

The World's most extreme Zip-line
1,850 m long | 2,000 ft vertical drop | 140 KPH maxm speed | 2 mints ride time

The zip flying adventure includes 45 mints drive to the top of Sarangkot hill overlooking at the Pokhara valley and the Himalayas. The butterfly pavilion is exciting place to grab a drink and wait for your turn. From the 5,400 ft, two guests are harnessed to parallel zip lines and whizzed down with the speed of 140 km per hour. This is one of the most exciting zip line in the world with the brilliant view of Fishtail and Annapurna range across the lush valley. Even though you can get the pictures taken, enjoying the view while speeding down the zip line is almost impossible. The 1.85 km zip flight comes to the stop at Hyanja village landing ground with smooth break activated landing. Drive back to the Lakeside town.

Ultra Light Aircraft Flight

Ultra light aircraft flight is mankind's closest achievement 'to flying on wings'. Ultra-light flying is available in the lake city of Pokhara, Nepal in the arena of World's highest mountains. This is the best ever flight with the backdrop of World's highest mountains (Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Manaslu). Safety wise, ultra light is the safest with is extraordinary aerodynamic design, It can fly for hours even with the engine shut off. Ultra light can take off and land on a field and dirt road.

Upper Seti Rafting

An exciting River Rafting is also an option if you want bit of adventure in Pokhara. Seti River, just in the outskirt of Pokhara provides fantastic rafting experience of 90 mints.