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[Introduction][ Sightseeing]

Around Pokhara Valley
The areas around the city offer some excellent hiking opportunities, with the valley on one side and snow-capped mountains on other, indeed a paradise for nature lovers.

Phewa Lake:The second largest lake in the country, Phewa is the focal point of Pokhara and extremely popular with visitors. You can go sailing on the lake, row a hired boat across the water, fish or visit the island temple in the middle. The eastern shore is  popularly known as Lakeside or Baidam, and serves as a home base for travellers. Most of the town's hotels, restaurants, and handicraft shops are located here. 

Barahi Temple:The Barahi Temple is arguably the most important shrine in Pokhara and a major landmark. Built bang in the centre of the Phewa Lake, this multistoried pagoda is dedicated to the boar manifestation of Goddess Ajima, the protector deity representing the female force Shakti.

Seti Gandaki:This sparkling river flows right through the city and is completely underground at places. Amazingly enough, it seems no more than two metres wide at certain points though its depth is over 20m. A small bridge, dubbed Mahendra Pul, provides a perfect view of the river's dreadful rush and the deep gorge made by its powerful flow.  

Davis Fall:Davis Fall lies about 2km southwest of Pokhara airport on the Siddhartha highway. Locally known as the Patale Chhango (Hell's Fall), it was named Davis Fall after a trekker who mysteriously disappeared down an underground passage beneath the fall.

Begnas & Rupa Lakes. These two other aquamarine lakes are ideal for boating, fishing, angling, sunbathing and picnics.

Roberts's Aviary at The Fulbari. Acquired from the late Colonel Jimmy Roberts, this aviary houses many rare Nepalese Himalayan pheasants collected by him.

Green Canyon & Seti Gorge from The Fulbari. This duo is also the vantage point for viewers at The Fulbari Resort & Spa. From the top of the steep Green Canyon, one is open to the gorgeous views of the Seti Gorge while the northern panorama opens up to the 140-kilometer span of the Annapurna Range in the middle, Langtang Lirung in the extreme east to Dhaulagiri to the farthest west.

Mahendra Cave. One of the few caves in Nepal with stalagmites and stalactites, this grotto needs further exploration as it may reveal more than the present galleries.

Temples & Monasteries. Bindyabasini and Barahi are the most popular Hindu temples in Pokhara. Another Hindu shrine is the Bhadrakali Temple situated on a small and beautiful hill in pleasant sylvan surroundings. The Buddhist Monastery on top of a forested hill in Malepani overlooks the Pokhara Valley.

World Peace Stupa. An artistic structure, it is built on top of a hill on the southern shore of Phewa Lake, and offers the views of the mountains and Pokhara City.

Trekking:Pokhara serves as the starting and/or finishing point for some of the most popular treks including the Annapurna Circuit and the Jomsom Trek. It also offers a number of short treks for those who cannot manage long and challenging ones. The most popular among them is the one to Sarangkot (1,592m), a former Kaski fort lying atop a hill 5km west of the old bazaar.

Day Hikes:All the nearby hills of Pokhara are ideal for excursions. The most important are

Sarangkot. A focal point for the grand views of the Annapurna Range, Sarangkot overlooks the Valley of Pokhara.

Kahun Danda. Another enchanting hill destination east of the Pokhara City, it takes three hours to reach it from Mahendra Pul (Mahendra Bridge) of Pokhara Bazaar.

Phoksing Danda. A ridge south of Pokhara, this scenic hill provides excellent views of the entire Pokhara Valley and the snow peaks of Dhaulagiri, the Annapurnas, Manaslu, Himalchuli, Ganesh Himal and other summits.