Pokhara (The most important tourism place in Nepal)

Area:-Total 30km^2(11.6 sq.mi)/water 4.4km^2(1.7 sq.mi)
Population:-181192 (2000 est)
Elevation:- 941 meters (above 2700ft.)
Temperature :- Minimum 6 dirge and maximum 31 dirge

Map of Pokhara

Pokhara is a land of natural beauty. It is situated at the lap of the panoramic Annapurna Himal, pokhara is 198 kilometres west from Kathmandu city and can be reached by plane in 35 minutes or in 5 hours by bus. Pokhara the most popular tourist spot in the country, a place to view snow-capped mountains and to start off your major trekking expeditions to the Himalayas. Pokhara is often called the enchanting Himalayan Vally with a heart of major actions and adventures. Pokhara is a race combination of the long arrays of snow clad peaks, crystal clear lakes, turbulent rivers with deep gorges and picturesque villages in habited by simple and friendly ethnic people.There are plenty of place of tourist interest in and around pokhara city, some of which are phewa lake, Begnas lake, Rupa lake, Devi's fall, Mahendra cave, Bindabasini temple, Annapurna regional museum, Buddhist monestry, Tibetan village, Sarangkot and more. So pack up your bag, load your camera and get ready for pokhara experience.
The climate in pokhara is moderate. It rains a lot . So, it is called the Cherapunji of Nepal. The hill sides arround Pokhara are settled by different ethnic griup like Gurung, Thakali, Magar, etc. They have their own language, culture and life style. Tourism is the main income of the in pokhara. Most of the people are involved in the tourism industry and the Nepalese, British and Indian armies. There is a hill top called Sarangkot from where we can see a clear view of the city and the sunrise and sunset.


Place to visit:-

Phewa lake: Phewa lake, the second largest lake in the kingdom, roughly measuring 1.5 km, is the center of all attractions in pokhara, offers on excellent view of the mountain and their reflection on the lake. The lake is neither deep (roughly 47 meters at most) nor particularly clean, but the water is warm and swimming is pleasant if you don't think about the pollution.
Many tours and trekking operators and hotels are located on the lakeside. One can easily find a place to sit back, relax and enjoy great meal while enjoying scenery here. You will also enjoy booting on the lake.
The eastern shoreline of the lake, popularly know as lakeside or Baidam, consists of seemingly endless strip of lodge, restaurants, book-shop and souvenir shops have traditional designs and layouts which match with the surrounding view.

Seti Gandaki

Seti Gandaki: Flowing right through the city, the boisterous river runs completely underground at many place, Amazingly, at certain points the river appears hardly two meters wide. There is a local myth  that the entire land of pokhara floats on the Seti rivers in Nepal are know for their strength and the purity as entire source is from the Himalayan range.

Devi's fall : Witness a unique water-fall that lies 2km south-west of pokhara airport on the highway to Tansen. The water fall directly goes into a deep and narrow canal with no ends. An interesting modern legend says that this deadly waterfall took the life of a tourist named David, who fell down into the canal and was never found, and hence the name David waterfall, named in his memory by the people of pokhara.