Pokhara Metropolitan City lies 200 km west from the capital Kathmandu. It serves as the headquarters of Kaski District, Gandaki Zone and the Western Development Region. It is almost impossible to think of Nepalese tourism without Pokhara. It has a unique combination of nature,culture and adventure.
Panoramic view of snow capped mountains, green hills hillocks, wide and beautiful valley, pristine water lakes, limestone caves, waterfalls, gushing rivers, gorges etc are natural attractions and various ethnic communities and their rich traditions, temples, monasteries, museums etc are cultural attractions.
Pokhara, the city itself offers quite a few places of interest. These are:
Fewa Lake and Tal Barahi Temple
Fewa Lake is the center of all attraction in Pokhara. It is the second largest lake of Nepal. Here, one can sail or row a
hired boat across the water of the lake or visit the island temple (Barahi Temple) in the middle of the lake, The eastern shore, popularly know as Lakeside or Baidam, is the favourite haunt of all travellers. Tal Barahi temple is the most important monument in Pokhara. Built almost in the centre of Fewa Lake, this two-storied pagoda is dedicated to the boar manifestation of Ajima, the protector deity representing the female force of Shakti.
Devi’s Fall and Gupteswor Cave
Locally known as Patale Chango (Hell’s Falls) also known as Devins and Davids is a lovely waterfall is about 2 km 
south west of Pokhara airport on the Siddhartha Highway. Legend has it that a trekker by the name of Davy, was washed away by the Padi Khola and mysteriously disappeared down into an underground passage beneath the fall. Gupteswar Mahadev Cave is another cave famous for it’s religious importance located nearby Devi’s Fall.Drops of water drip continuously from the ceiling of the cave. This cave has a famous Hindu god Shiva.
Mahendra Cave and Bat cave
Another of nature’s wonders in Pokhara is the Mahendra Cave. This large limestone cave is locally known as the House of Bats an apt name for it. A two- hours walk to the north of Pokhara, it is best to bring our own torch to see the stalactites and stalagmites, as well as the local winged residents. Bat cave, typically named as Chamare Gufa is another cave located some ten minutes away from the famous Mahendra cave. This cave is famous for the bats that can be seen hanging by the cave’s walls.
Seti Gandaki Gorge
Another of Pokhara mysterious wonder is the Seti Gandaki River. Flowing right through the city, the boisterous river runs underground at places. Amazingly, at certain places the river appears hardly two meters wide. However, its depth is quite beyond imagination, over 20m. KI Singh bridge, provides a perfect view of the river’s dreadful rush and the deep gorge made by its powerful flow.
The Old Bazar and Bindyabasini Temple
Pokhara’s traditional bazaar is colourful and so are its ethnically diverse traders. In its temples and monuments can be seen ties to the Architecture of the Kathmandu valley, It is located Located about 4 k.m north from Lakeside.The old Bazaar is also home to one of Pokhara’s most important shrines. Locally called the Bindhyabasini Mandir, this white dome- like structure dominates a spacious stone – paved courtyard built atop a shady hillock. It is dedicated to Goddess Bhagwati, yet another manifestation of Shakti.
World Peace Pagoda
This Pagoda locally called Shanti Stupa is situated on the top of a hill on the southern shore of Fewa lake. It has four images of Buddha facing in four directions. The Pagoda is an impressive sight and its hilltop location commands a grand view. It is a great vantage point, which offers spectacular view of the Annapurna range and Pokhara city. The monument is about eleven metres tall.
Begnas Lake and Rupa Lake
Begnas Lake is situated in the eastern part of Pokhara valley, at a distance of 15 km from Pokhara. One can relax in the lodges and resorts situated alongside the lake. Yet another popular lake of Kaski is the Rupa Lake. It is separated from Begnas Lake by a bridge known as Pachabhaiya. The lake offers the perfect nature retreat because of their relative’s seclusion and opportunities for boating and fishing.
Mountain Views
Clearly, the most stunning of Pokhara’s sights is the spectacular panorama of the Anapurna range that forms its backdrop. Stretching from east to west, the Annapurna massif includes Annapurna I to IV and Annapurna South. Although the highest among them is Annapurna I at 8091 meters, it is Machhapuchhre, which dominates all others in this neighbourhood. Standing tall, proud, and dominating the skyline, Machhapuchhre, the fishtailed pinnacle is the classic snow – capped, needle – pointed mountain.
Sarangkot.
It is the hill nearby Pokhara where one can enjoy not only sunrise and sunset but can see the spectacular images of Dhaulagiri to whole Annapurna Range. It also can be the perfect per-trek warm-up. It is also the starting spot of paragliding.
Museums
International Mountain Museum is a museum about mountaineering and its history located in Ratopahiro. It provides information on mountaineering, the world’s mountain system, mountain cultures and environment. Gurkha Memorial Museum is the museum dedicated to the famous soldiers from Nepal.It contains a collection of used uniforms, medals, pictures and more materials used by those brave and courageous soldiers during the wartime. Regional Museum is the museum that reflects the Nepali tradition, customs and cultures is located in Naya Bazzar. It has displaced a large collection of ethnic costumes, musical instruments, agricultural tools, coins and manuscripts. Annapurna Museum is a museum of its own kind having the collection of butterflies which is in Bagar, northen part of Pokhara city. It displays wide range of exotic and popular coloured flies.