POKHARA Pokhara is a metropolitan city in N epal , which serves as the capital of Gandaki province. Pokhara is located 200 kilometres (120 miles) west of the capital, Kathmandu. The city is on the shore of Phewa Lake , and sits at an elevation of approximately 822m. This city got its name pokhara from the nepali word pokhari which means pond. While pokhara is full of numerious number of pond this name can be taken as it suits this city. Pokhara has become a major tourist destination: it is considered the tourism capital of Nepal. mainly for adventure tourism and the base for the famous Annapurna Circuit trek . N ear Sarangkot hill, high mountain sports activity, paragliding is a good attraction for tourists as well as domestic tourists for adventure activities Nearby Sarangkot hill has developed as a good attraction for adventure activities such as paragliding and skydiving . The Pokhara city marathon, high altitude marathon are some activities attracting
