Pokhara & the Annapurnas · Durbar squares, stupas and old towns
Heritage and temples in Pokhara & the Annapurnas
The Kathmandu Valley alone holds seven monument zones inscribed together as one UNESCO World Heritage Site. Add Lumbini, Tansen, Gorkha, Nuwakot, Janakpur and Lo Manthang, and you can read Nepal's history in brick, wood and stone.
Trips
Pokhara & the Annapurnasmax 1,600 mGorkha, Bandipur and Pokhara Heritage
Six nights on the old road west: the Manakamana cable car, a night at Gorkha below the palace where Prithvi Narayan Shah …
Pokhara & the Annapurnasmax 1,600 mPokhara, Lumbini and Chitwan Overland
Eight nights by road from the lakes to the plains: two nights in Pokhara, the Newar hill bazaar of Tansen on the …
Places
Pokhara & the Annapurnas1,030 mBandipur
A car-free Newar trading bazaar on a ridge saddle
Pokhara & the Annapurnas1,097 mGorkha
Hilltop palace where Prithvi Narayan Shah was born
Experiences
HeritageHeritage walk through Bandipur's bazaar
A slow walk along Bandipur's traffic-free main street and side lanes with a local guide: Newar merchant houses, carved windows, …
NatureSunrise over the Himalaya from Thani Mai
Climb 30–40 minutes from the bazaar to the hilltop shrine of Thani Mai for sunrise on a long line of …
AdventureExplore Siddha Cave below Bandipur
Walk down from Bandipur to Siddha Gufa, one of Nepal's largest caves, about 437 m deep and 50 m high, …
NatureRidge walk to Ramkot Magar village
Follow the ridge west from Bandipur through forest and terraces to Ramkot, a Magar village of traditional round and oval …
HeritageClimb to Gorkha Durbar and the Gorakhnath cave
Walk up about 1,500 stone steps from Gorkha bazaar to the hilltop palace where Prithvi Narayan Shah was born, visit …
HeritageTallo Durbar museum and the Gorkha bazaar
Visit the lower palace, Tallo Durbar, in Gorkha bazaar, now home to the Gorkha Museum with exhibits on the Shah …
SpiritualCable car to Manakamana temple
Ride Nepal's first commercial cable car, 2.8 km from Kurintar on the Prithvi Highway, up to the hilltop temple of …
HeritageBarpak, the Gurkha village at the quake's heart
A drive into northern Gorkha to Barpak, a large Gurung and Ghale village known for its Gurkha soldiers, near the …
