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Leisure Activities
in Pokhara
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GOLF
Just 7 kilometers from
the center of Pokhara
city is the himalayan
golf course in
Nepalrecently completed
pro-championship
designed 9 holes golf
course which is located
in a spellbindingly
beautiful amphitheater
like setting of a river
canyon scene with a
breathtaking panoramic
view of the Annapuma
Himalayan range. The
Club house is perched on
the edge of balcony land
250 feet above the river
canyon from where you
have a bird eye view
below of the golf course
with scenes of stunning
canyon walls dotted with
eagles nest, waterfalls.
and the soothing sight
and sound of the
Himalayan snowfed river
meandering through the
golf course. Golfers
will find the course
challenging and
invigorating to play on. |
Paraglide
Paragliding is a
relatively new adventure
sport in Nepal, and
little information is
available in tourist
guidebooks. Paragliding
in this Himalayan
country can be a truly
wonderful and fulfilling
experience for the
adventure- seekers. You
can experience
unparalleled scenic
grandeur as you share
airspace with Himalayan
griffin vultures,
eagles, kites, while
floating over villages,
monasteries, temples,
lakes and jungles, with
a fantastic view of the
majestic Himalayas. The
last three years have
seen the activity
flourish in Pokhara, and
it now is an
internationally
recognized destination
for free flight
enthusiasts. |
LAN Gaming
Pokhara is also
facilitated with
computer LAN Gaming, you
can come play many of
the hottest new games
(multiplayer or single
player). Gaming stations
hooked up to a 100 mbps
network, along with PS2
(Play Station 2)
equipped with all the
latest games and a
Microsoft's X-BOX. Team
Death Match and Single
Combat Match are
organized monthly. Come
by and play or just hang
out.
Gamespin Gaming
Association and
Pokharacity.com
respectfully invites you
and your Gamers to join
for the national
qualifying event and LAN
Party being held in
Lalchan Plaza,
Chipledhunga
Come and enjoy 2 days of
computer and X-box
gaming competition where
different prizes will be
awarded. |
Bowling
Krazy
Land Bowling center has
recently been opened in
Pokhara. It is located
in Nayabazar and is just
a minute drive from the
central market of
Pokhara (Chipledhunga).
Here there are two lanes
and its a perfect place
for visitors to hook in.
It also has restaurant
facilities. |
Kayaking
Pokhara is within
striking distance of no
fewer than four
rafting rivers - the
Kali Gandaki, Trisuli,
Seti and Marsyangdi. The
Kali is probably the
most popular trip out of
Pokhara; the Trisuli is
better done out of
Kathmandu, since the
starting point is closer
to there and the river
flows towards Pokhara.
The Seti is best known
as the venue for
kayak clinics, which
are organized by several
companies; kayaks can be
rented from most of the
places |
Mountain Bike
Pokhara also has good
facility for cross
country mountain biking.
Mountain Bikes can be
hired here in Lakeside
in a very reasonable
price. |
Meditation and Yoga
Many
spiritual centres last
only a season or two in
Pokhara. One that
appears to be permanent
is Garden Yiga Chozin
Buddhist Centre (tel
22923; gyc@mos.com.np),
a very peaceful facility
a short walk north of
Lakeside, where regular
residential courses and
daily teachings are
designed for mainly
Western participants.
Inquire about three-day
retreats (Rs2600, all
inclusive) and daily
yoga, taichi and reiki
sessions in high season
(around Rs100). The
centre's meditation hall
and library are open to
the public for free.
Sadhana Yoga Ashram (tel
25891), operating out of
Hotel Orion Legend in
Damside, offers one-day
yogic cleansing and
hatha yoga sessions
($10) and longer
residential courses
($10-15 per day,
depending on standard of
accommodation). |
Shopping
Shopping is still a
mainly outdoor activity
in Lakeside and Damside,
where laid-back curio
stalls make a welcome
change from the
hard-driving salesmen of
Kathmandu, even if their
prices and selection
don't quite compare.
Local specialities
include batiks , wooden
flasks , dolls in ethnic
dress and fossil-bearing
shaligram stones from
the Kali Gandaki.
Hand-stitched wall
hangings in simple
Tibetan designs have
been produced for the
tourist market, but are
attractive nonetheless.
Persuasive Tibetans
peddle their wares in
Lakeside's cafés, but
these aren't produced
locally, and carpets are
best purchased at the
Tibetan villages.
Hand-knitted woollen
sweaters, socks and such
aren't of very good
quality here, but may
fit the bill for
trekking. Kashmiris have
colonized Lakeside, as
they have Thamel, with
boutiques touting
"Asian" art: mainly
high-priced carpets and
cheap papier-mâché and
soapstone widgets. Other
than that, you'll find
the usual range of
tourist bait, most of it
imported from Kathmandu:
ritual masks, thangka,
embroidered T-shirts
(wear that trek!), cloth
bags and hippie clothes.
Stalls along the strip
opposite the palace are
extremely competitive.
The bookshops and stalls
around Lakeside and
Damside are individually
small, but collectively
they can muster a good
selection. Pokhara's
second-hand market is
very good. |
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