Access

Pokhara is located roughly 200 km west of Kathmandu. The journey between these two famed cities is certainly part of the Pokhara experience. Flying over the snow-capped Himalaya to the north and the green Mahabharat range to the south is thrilling, while the overland journey past sparse rural settlements nestled along the Trisuli river provides a view of life particular to Nepal's middle hills. There are daily flights and bus services between Kathmandu and Pokhara.

Accomodation

Pokhara offers a wide variety of places to stay and for all kinds of budgets. There are roughly four accommodation areas around the bus park and bazaar, by the airport, Damside (Pardi) and lakeside (Baidam).

Climate

Pokhara experiences a tropical mild temperature with not so cold winter and a hot summer. Inspite of its intimacy with overlooking Annapurna massif, the valley is not at all affected by the latter’s impact. The reason is its low altitude of only 827 meters. During summers, heat and humidity dominate the valley while winter offers quite a pleasant weather, especially from Oct-Dec. When the heat of the summer sweeps in, the clouds rise covering the majestic Annapurna massif. Hence, in summers, it is highly recommended for the visitors to wake up early so that they can enjoy a perfect uninterrupted view of the Himalaya. Monsoon in Pokhara begins from early-June to September though rain may occur as pre-monsoon shower in the starting of May and even in the middle of April. The pre-monsoon rain is highly desired as it helps in cooling the weather from the heat.

During winters, when it’s slightly raining and thundering in the valley, it indicates that, it could be snowing at some higher altitude.

The maximum temperature in and around the valley goes up to 30-32 degree Celsius in summers and a minimum of 6-degree Celsius in winters. Almost in all the seasons, days remain usually warm and pleasant except for some days in monsoon and winter.

Since Pokhara gets the heaviest rainfall in Nepal, it produces a variety of sub-tropical flora: flowering cacti, poinsettias, citrus, banana and orange trees, green leafy vegetables and huge pipal and banyan tree.