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valley of Nepal. Situated around 900 m asl, Pokhara lies 200 km west
from Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. Beautiful Himalayan range,
green hills and hill stations surround Pokhara. It is, therefore, one
of the rare combinations of the arrays of snow clad peaks, crystal clear
lakes, turbulent rivers with deep gorges and picturesque villages inhabited
by various simple and friendly ethnic groups. From touristic point of
view, Pokhara is known as the touristic capital of Nepal that out of
the total arrivals around 25% of tourists visit Pokhara every year.
Pokhara region is popularly known as the trekking paradise of Nepal
that the world famous trekking destination such as Annapurna Circuit
Trek, Annapurna Sanctuary Trek, Panchase Trek, Royal Trek etc begin
from Pokhara. It is also the center for hill station and cultural village
tour. Beside trekking and cultural village tour, Pokhara is also a center
for adventure tourism such as mountaineering and rafting. It is the
only one center for hang gliding and paragliding in South-Asia.
unique
natural gifts create an ambience of peace and magic. The night life
in the Phewa Lakeside Area is full of entertainment. In most of the
hotels and restaurants, beautiful Nepali Folk Songs and Dances
are performed. Sight-seeing of heritage sites, flat water boating, paragliding
and hang gliding, old bazaar tour, cycling in the outskirt of the city
and so are the day time activities to enjoy.
