10 Reason to visit Pokhara


Pokhara lying 200km west from Kathmandu is the second largest city of Nepal, with a beautiful Himalayas and awesome natural beauties you hardly want to miss. It is the city which comes to mind for adventure and leisure activity. The visitors mostly visit for boating, hiking, pony rides, paragliding and the stunning view of Annapurna Mountain range. It lies in the first priority among the famous city of Nepal. The city is also the gateway to Annapurna trekking. Pokhara being comparatively smaller than Kathmandu but has been catering the adventurous and leisure activities which are the reason to get the first priority among the tourist in their visit to Nepal.
Why Pokhara?
1. Adventure site
To the adventure lovers, Pokhara is the ultimate destination to add some flavors to their travel fun. The adventurous activities like Skydiving, Paragliding, Ultralight flights, Bunge jumping, mountain biking, Rock climbing, Rafting they don’t want to miss. These activities are famous among the Nepalese people.
2. Landscape
Pokhara is popular for its beautiful landscapes in and around. A valley surrounded by hills and famous landmarks like Begnas Lake and Phewa Lake where the elevation suddenly changes taking you to a hilltop like Sarangkot; ideal spot to observe the thirst healing sunrise falling on giant Himalayan Ranges. Mountain views including Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, and Fishtail from any place around the city as the backdrop of Phewa Lake are the pleasurable sights for anyone’s eyes.
3. Spectacular beauties of Himalayas
Pokhara offers the spectacular beauties of Himalayas. Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, and Manaslu are the Himalayas having 8000m which are visible from here. The magnificent image of Machhapuchhare in the Phewa Lake fascinates everyone. And the sunrise and the sunset view at the Sarangkot Hill Top is the moment that the visitors rarely want to miss.
4. Peace Pagoda stupa
Peace Pagoda stupa (Shanti Stupa) is a Buddhist pagoda style monument in the southern shore of Fewa lake which symbolizes ‘peace’. The Pagoda is one of the major attractions in Pokhara which is at an altitude of 1100 meters on the Ananda Hill. The splendid view of Sunrise and Sunset along with the panoramic views of Annapurna ranges, Phewa Lake and the Pokhara city which is the reason to get caught in everyone’s eye. You can reach the stupa either by hiking, cycling of the ride over a blacked topped road.
5. Beauty of Lakeside
Pokhara is the home to numerous lakes which originates from the Glaciers Rivers coming from the Annapurna range. Phewa Lake is the well known among Begnas Lake, Rupa Lake, Gude Lake, Neurani Lake and Maidi Lake among many others. The leisure activities like swimming and boating are performed in these lakes. The temple, Tal Barahi is in between the Phewa Lake which resembles the island. Most of the tourist visiting Pokhara love to spend their time at the restaurants by the shore of the lake as the cool wind keeps on breezing and the live music keeps on playing. They also love the nightlife at Pokhara.
6. Gateway to Annapurna
Nepal is the ultimate destination when it comes to trekking. The trekker makes Pokhara as the stopover point during their trek to Poonhill, Annapurna Base camp, Jomsom, Muktinath, Royal trek.
7. Ancient Caves
The reason for the visit of the tourist is the ancient caves preserved till date. The most visited ten caves are Mahendra cave, the Bat’s cave, Gupteshwor Mahadev cave, Crazy cave, The Siddheswor cave, Balkailaseswor cave, Western power station cave.
8. Museums
The most visited museum in Pokhara is International Mountain Museum and the Gorkha Museum. The museum features all the information about historical documents related to mountaineering. Likewise in Gorkha Museum, you will get to see the achievements of the Great Gorkha. One can get to see the photographs, videos and the customs used during those days and the background music being played.
9. Waterfall and rivers
Davis fall is the place that anyone wants to miss. The spot has a mystery of the death of a person name Davis which later known by his name. During monsoon season the waterfall becomes vigorous which is the best time to visit. And the Seti Gandaki River that vanishes underground the city which is the interesting thing which makes the people wonders.
10. Affordable
Pokhara is the much more affordable city in comparison to other. The one will get to view the vistas of Himalayas, enjoy the beautiful nightlife, and enjoy the cool wind breezing along with the live music being playing sitting in the restaurants near the shore of the Phewa Lake. You will also get to experience the adventurous activities. The city is like the packages which include all the entertainments enrolled with the sight of the natural beauty.

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