Places to Visit in Pokhara

Karma Dubgyu Choling Nyeshang Monastery is located on the top of the hill and keeps watch of expansive town. The concord and tranquillitysway here under the lustreof the gigantic Buddha figurine. The monks inside the monastery are awfullyenthusiastic to help the tourists with information about prayers.

There are many fun-filled activities that will make your kid very happy on the vacation to Pokhara. Just Boating hire a boat and go out in the water for a day. Or you can choose White Water Rafting day adventure expeditions on beautiful Nepali rivers. For more information on this,talk to Pokharatourism guide.

Don't miss Paragliding, where you can soar about Lake Pokhara and the Annapurnasfor a bird’s eye view of the value! Your Pokharatravel packages will guide you to it.

Bindhyabasini temple is the centre of spiritualbustle in the old bazaar. It is devoted to goddess Bhagwati, yet another manifestation of Maa Shakti. Worshippers flock here forsacrificial worship, and particularlyevery Saturdays the parklike grounds take on a festive fair. There are several temples along withgumbasacrosspokhara valley. A group ofshrines serve as collective places of devotion for Hindus as well as Buddhists.The few of the popular temples and gumfas are:TaalBarahi Temple, Bindhyabasini Temple, Sitaladevi Temple, MudulaKarkiKulayanMandir, Sunpadeli Temple, Bhadrakali Temple, Kumari Temple and so on.

Pokhara also include the first church in Nepal, NepalChristiyaRamghat Church, which established in 1952 in Ramghat area.

The International Mountain Museum is home tosummiteers and mountaineers worldwide. This menagerie has been recently opened to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first climberslikeEverest by Hillary and Norgay. Various visitors take a trip to this museum. The museum is sub-divided into various segments of interest.The Pokhara Museum exhibits maps, photographs, musical apparatus, traditional attire, ornaments and earth models that portraycustoms, ceremonials and routine of the people of this region. The Pokhara Museum mirrors the ethnic medley of Nepal. One major lure is a demonstrate highlighting the recently revealedremnants of an 8000-years old settlement in Mustang. The Annapurna Regional Museum known as the Natural History Museum is another interesting visit in Pokhara. The Museum has an outstandingassortment of vermin, butterflies, birds and other representation of natural world found in the area.

To the north of the Phewa lakeliesSarangkot. This area is enriched with historical connotation, and obtains its name inMagar language. The word Sarangsignifies sword, and Kot is means the position where defence was mounted and utilisedas ammunition storage. Most of people favour to stroll up gentle slopes in order to take pleasure in the views. From the summit, one can get pleasure from the sight of lake as well as township below. The experience of dawns and twilights in contrast to the snow adorned mountains are impressive from here. Sarangkot is attainingstatus as take-off location for para-gliders.

Gurungs and Magars, who have earned internationalreputation as ferociousGurkhacombatants, are predominant in Pokhara. Thakalis, native of the ThakKhola region of Mustang, run tea houses along the trek routes in the Annapurna region.Gorkha is locatedaround18 km to the north of Siling on Prithvi Highway and 106 kms to the east of Pokhara. Gorkha was the inherited home of the Shah dynasty. There are various important structures that encircle the tank. The temples of Vishnu, Krishna and Ganesh are also situated near it. There is also a pillar with a figurine of the eminent king.

There are various exotic places of interest in Pokhara. Some of these places are the Fine Art Gallery, Mahendra Caves, Seti River Gorge, Sarangkot, BindyaBasini Temple, Devi Falls, International Mountain Museum, Karma Dubgyu Choling Nyeshang Monastery, Regional Museum andPhewa Lake.