Gandaki Province, fourth province of Nepal, is the most appropriate tourist destination as it is the confluence of nature and culture. Combining the rich natural heritage and cultural diversity, Gandaki Province provides lifetime experiences to pilgrims, adventure junkies, wanderers, sightseers, trekkers, hikers, and explorers.

Covering an area of 21,974 km2, Gandaki province has 11 districts, with Pokhara being the capital city. Gandaki Province, one of the most promising provinces, has several tourist destinations with outstanding accommodations and other facilities.

Popular mountain trekking regions like Annapurna Base Camp, Mardi Base Camp, Poonhill, Kapuche Glacier Lake, Tilicho Glacier Lake, Upper Mustang, Upper Manang, and pilgrimage destinations like Muktinath, Manakamana Temple, Tal Barahi Temple, Gorkha Durbar Temple, Baglung Kalika Temple, etc. are significant attractions of Gandaki Province.

For adventure junkies, different thrilling activities like Bungee Jump, world’s fastest, steepest, and longest Zipline, Canyoning, mountain biking, rafting, hot-air balloon, helicopter tours are available in Gandaki Province, and popular homestay destinations for sunrise, sunset and panoramic mountain views of Annapurna, fishtail – Machhapuchhre, Dhaulagiri, Hiunchuli, etc. in this province are Dhampus, Sikles, Ghandruk, Ghalegaun, Bhujung, and Sirubari.

With 22 ethnic groups, 17 number of star hotels, 358 tourist standard hotels, 6,442 hotels and restaurants, and 342 number of homestays, Gandaki Province, the gateway to heaven, provides the best and comfortable travel experience to tourists. You can enjoy unique Nepali cuisines, buy local products, learn different cultures and lifestyles, and make your tour with an affordable budget.

Having the right roads, enough airline service, and accessible transportation facilities, Gandaki Province’s international airport – Pokhara International Airport will be into operation from 2021, making foreign tourists land in Gandaki Province directly.

If you are planning to travel Gandaki Province, you have a lot of choices to pick from. Collect the exciting memories for a lifetime through your travel to Gandaki Province and experience nirvana!

GETTING AROUND IN PROVINCE4

Gandaki Province, the best of the seven provinces for tourism in Nepal, has 11 districts and an area of 21,974 km2. Nepal’s most beautiful city, Pokhara, is the capital of Gandaki Province. Lying 201 km away from Nepal’s capital – Kathmandu via Prithvi Highway, Gandaki Province receives maximum tourists each year.

With dense forests, fascinating mountains, trekking destinations, mesmerizing lakes with glimmering mirror-like freshwater surfaces, pilgrimage sites, historical structures with outstanding landscapes, diverse wildlife, ethnic groups, and trading centers, Gandaki Province is perfect for tourists, pilgrims, wanderers, adventure junkies, and wildlife enthusiasts.

To reach Gandaki Province, you can take a flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara. You can begin your journey from Pokhara as every tourist destination are accessible from here. Manakamana Temple lies between Pokhara and Kathmandu, and you can travel this pilgrim from any city.

From Pokhara, you can make night stays at Bandipur, Ghalegaun, Ghandruk, Dhampus, Bhujung, and Sikles, some famous villages, and towns near the capital of Gandaki Province. Trekking destinations like Machhapuchhre Base Camp, Annapurna Sanctuary, Poonhill, Kafuche, Mardi Himal Base Camp, Tilicho Glacier Lake, Mustang, Manang, Jomsom, Muktinath, etc. also begin from Pokhara.

If you are solely into adventure, you can find paragliding, bungee, canyoning, rafting, and hot air balloon from Pokhara and villages near the valley.

The accommodation services are average to outstanding in Gandaki Province, with several facilities for comfort and a better stay. You can find easy access to taxis, public vehicles, vehicle renting facilities, with good roads, with less pollution as compared to Bagmati Province or other significant provinces of Nepal.

An international airport – Pokhara International Airport will be into operation from 2021, letting foreign tourists come to Gandaki Province directly from their homeland. Gateway to several astounding touristic regions, Gandaki Province is well-managed in every field.