Sarangkot

Worth seeing in and around Sarangkot

5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Phewa Lake

   Phewa Lake or Phewa Tal is a freshwater lake in Nepal formerly called Baidam Tal located in the south of the Pokhara Valley that includes Pokhara city and parts of Sarangkot and Kaskikot. It is the third largest lake in Nepal and the largest in Gandaki Province after the Phoksundo lake in comparison to Nepal's water bodies.

   3.6 km · lake in Kaski District, Nepal · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Mahendra Cave

   Mahendra Gupha is a cave located in Pokhara-16, Batulechaur, Kaski district, close to the Kali khola, is a large limestone cave. It is a rare example of a cave system in Nepal containing stalagmites and stalactites.

   3.5 km · Cave in Batulechaur, Kaski, Nepal · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Bindhyabasini Temple

   The Bindhyabasini Temple is one of the oldest and most prominent Hindu temples in Pokhara, Nepal. Situated in Ward No.

   1.8 km · Hindu temple in Pokhara, Nepal · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Bat Cave

   The Bat Cave is a solutional cave in the Kaski District in Pokhara, Nepal. It is known for a habitat of Horseshoe bats inside the cave, over the walls and ceiling.

   3 km · cave system in Pokhara, Nepal · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Seti Hydropower Station

   Commissioned in 1985 AD at Nadipur in Pokhara, Nepal, Seti Hydropower Station has an installed capacity of 1.5 MW. Water from the Seti Gandaki River is dammed to provide electricity which is later used for irrigation.

   2.7 km · dam in Kaski District in Nepal · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Annapurna range - Sarangkot offers a spectacular view of one of the largest mountain ranges in the world, the Annapurna range, including Annapurna I which is the 10th highest mountain in the world. Temple - There's a small Shiva temple at the top of the mountain that acts as the hub of celebration on important festival days.

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Things to do

Wildlife viewing - Sarangkot offers top notch bird watching and there's even a chance you might see a tiger or leopards as they live in the neighbourhood and occasionally make themselves seen. Paragliding - Sarangkot is the launching spot for paragliders, so instead of having to drive up the mountain in the morning, by staying in Sarangkot it's possible to get an early start.

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Getting to Sarangkot

Airports

Pokhara (PHH), 8 km · Gautam Buddha (BWA), 99 km · Tribhuvan (KTM), 150 km

• Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) → Sarangkot

  95 km · quickest by road, 3h 23m · ₨700–930
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• Kathmandu → Sarangkot

  148 km · quickest by road, 3h 58m · ₨770–1,030
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• Varanasi → Sarangkot

  339 km · quickest by road, 7h 52m · ₹3,150–3,940
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