POKHARA
Pokhara is the second largest city in Nepal.It is located around 200 km. west of the Kathmandu valley.Despite being small in area in comparison to Kathmandu valley,its geography miraculously varies within few distance form place to place.Dhaulagiri,Annapurna an Mansula,the three highest mountains in the world are within around 15-35 miles from the valley.Due to the closeness of the three highest peak of the world,the city is base for the trekkers undertaking Annapurna circuit. It is even home for Gurkas soldiers who are known for their bravery.It is a land of spectacular beauty crowned by Himalayas.Mesmerizing view of Mount Machhapuchhare reflects in the clear water of Phewa Lake leaves everyone speechless.
Pokhara valley is mostly recognized for the
countless natural beauties which we can encounter after we visit the place.It
is one of the majar tourism destination in the
world.Paragliding,rafting,boating,pony trekking,caving,micro-light flying are
some of the extremly popular form of adventure tourism.Lately,Bunjy jumping is
also added in the place.The visitors will certainly love and find this place
worth visiting.It has become a most visited place in Nepal.Other than this
tourist also visit this place for the start or the end of a trekking to the
Annapurna Region-Annapurna base camp, Ghorepani , Poonhill , Jomson, Mustang.It
is around 25 days trekking pacakage.There are numerous temples,gumbas,churches
in the valley. Tal Barahi Temple,Bindhya Basini Temple,Matepani Gumba,Akaladevi
Temple are some of the popular religious sites in the valley.Tal Barahi
temple is situated in the middle of the Phewa Taal which is one of a kind.David
Falls is the only waterfall in Pokhara. The name David Falls was kept after the
swiss women name Davi drowned while swimming in the waterfall due to the
overflow of the water. Sarangkot hill is the place for paragliding and
skydiving .Mahendra Cave,Bat Cave, Gupteshwor Cave are other attraction the
place.The best viewpoint and attraction of Pokhara are Sarangkot and Thulakot
where four lakes Phewa, Begnas, Khaste and Dipang and whole Annapurna range can
be seen clearly.On the summit of sarangkot there's a Buddhist stupa which
attracts many visitors. Phewa Lake,Begnas Lake,Seti River,Gandaki River,Dipang
Lake, Rupa Lake,Neurani Lake are some of the lakes and rivers in Pokhara.
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Other than this talking about the climate,Pokhara has a
mild climate ranging form a max. 35 degrees centigrade.It is the place with
maximum rainfall all over Nepal.For this reason,the valley is also known as
Cherapunji of Nepal.The best time to visit Pokhara is
February,March.April,October and November.During this months the climate of the
Pokhara is best for see sighting,trekking rafting and paragliding.There is not
any transportaion problem in this place but the easiest and fastest way is
through air.The other way is by road.It is about 6-hour of drive from Kathmandu
to Pokhara.The prices in foods and lodges are reasonable and even negotiable.
Pokhara has been listed number 1 in the Forbes 20 most values cities list in the world.So, there's no doubt that you'll be enjoying the hell out of life,if you love nature.Personally talking about me,I love to travel in Pokhara over and over again because it is so beautiful that I cannot put in words.You just need to be there to feel the heavenly atmosphere like I felt.
Pokhara has been listed number 1 in the Forbes 20 most values cities list in the world.So, there's no doubt that you'll be enjoying the hell out of life,if you love nature.Personally talking about me,I love to travel in Pokhara over and over again because it is so beautiful that I cannot put in words.You just need to be there to feel the heavenly atmosphere like I felt.
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