Itholakala entshonalanga yeKathmandu ebangeni elingamakhilomitha angama-203, isigodi sasePokhara siyindawo yesibili ngobukhulu esifundeni esinezintaba saseNepal. Futhi ingenye yezindawo zokuhamba ezivakashelwa kakhulu eNepal. Lokhu kuduma kwe Pokhara ihlonishwa ngayo yonke inhlobonhlobo yemisebenzi ongayijabulela lapha ehambisana nokubuka okumangalisayo kwezintaba, amachibi acwebezelayo, namahlathi aminyene aluhlaza. Le misebenzi ihlanganisa izinhlobo ezahlukene imidlalo ye-adventure, uhambo, izinkambo, njalo njalo. Le misebenzi futhi iyithuba lokuzwa indlela yokuphila eyingqayizivele yabantu abahlala ezifundeni zaseNepal ezinamagquma.
Ubuhle bemvelo bePokhara abunakuqhathaniswa. Kuyisango lemizila eminingi yokuhamba ngezinyawo ukuya esifundeni sase-Annapurna. Olunye lohambo oludume kakhulu emhlabeni wonke, i- Uhambo lwase-Annapurna Base Camp, nayo iqala lapha! Ngakho-ke, i-Pokhara izungezwe umbono omangalisayo wohla lwe-Annapurna, ilandelwa ezinye iziqongo ezimbozwe yiqhwa. Ukuhlanganiswa kweziqongo zezintaba kufaka iDhaulagiri (8167m), i-Annapurna II (7937m), iMachhapuchhre (6993m), iManaslu, njalonjalo. Abahambi bangathatha uhambo olufushane baye ezindaweni ezidumile ezifana ne-Sarangkot, i-Shanti Stupa, njalonjalo ukuze babukele eduze kwezindawo ezimangalisayo ze-Himalayan kanye nombono omuhle wezinyoni we-Pokhara Valley. Ukubuka kwezintaba kubonakala kakhulu phakathi nenkathi yasentwasahlobo nekwindla.
IPokhara iphinde ibe nesiphiwo semithombo eminingi yamanzi, okuhlanganisa namachibi afana nePhewa Lake neBegnas Lake. Umfula i-Seti-Gandaki ugeleza kuso sonke isigodi sasePokhara, udala izihosha ezimbalwa ezijule ngamakhulu amamitha. Into ethakazelisa kakhulu i-Pokhara ingaphansi kwayo enezimbotshana, eye yavumela ukwakheka kwemigede eminingana engaphansi komhlaba.
Umgede wakwaGupteswor kanye neMahendra Cave yimigede evakashelwa kakhulu eNepal, ehlala ePokhara. Ngaphandle nje komnyango wakwaGupteswor kukhona nempophoma emangalisayo ebizwa ngokuthi iPatale Chhango (eyaziwa nangokuthi iDavis Falls).
Ukuphakama nokuwa okuthakazelisayo endaweni ephakeme ngebanga elifushane kuwukukhethekile kwe-Pokhara. Ngenxa yalokhu, abahambi bangajabulela imidlalo eminingana eyingozi kakhulu ngentengo efinyelelekayo. Umuntu angajabulela ukugxuma nge-bungee, ukugeleza kwamanzi amhlophe emfuleni i-Seti, i-zip-lining (umugqa we-zip oshesha kakhulu e-Nepal), i-paragliding, njalonjalo. Ukuze wehle kusukela ekujaheni kwezemidlalo okwedlulele, ungajabulela usuku oluphumulele lokukhukhuleka eduze ne-Fewa Lake ngesikebhe futhi ujabulele izinyoni zibukele.
I-Pokhara nayo inokubaluleka okuphezulu kwamasiko. Iqukethe amathempeli amaningi nama-stupas avakashelwa amaPilgrim amaningi amaHindu namaBuddha minyaka yonke. Ithempeli lase-Bindabasini, elimaphakathi ne-Phewa Lake, lingenye yezindawo ezithandwa kakhulu ngabahambi e-Pokhara. Kukhona nomhume wakwaGupteswor lapho kuhlala khona isithombe esingcwele seNkosi uShiva. Ama-stupa afana ne-World peace stupa (Shanti stupa) kanye ne-Matepani Gumba abaluleke kakhulu kubahambi abangamaBuddha.
Indlela yokuphila yesigodi sasePokhara iyingxube yempilo yesimanje neyendabuko. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, emaphethelweni esigodi sasePokhara kuyifanekisela kahle indlela yokuphila yezifunda ezinamagquma zaseNepal. Izindlu zodaka ezifulelwe ngotshani ezifulelwe ngotshani, amasimu akhiwe ngotshani, nezindlela zokulima ezivamile kanye nezolimo ziyizici ezivamile ezifundeni zaseNepal ezinamagquma, ezitholakala ePokhara.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, impilo yasebusuku yasePokhara iyamangalisa. Indawo eseceleni kwechibi igcwele amabha nezindawo zokudlela ezingenakubalwa ezivulwa kuze kube sebusuku. Kuyisimo esingcono kakhulu sokusuka ohambweni lohambo olukhathazayo nobhiya esandleni esisodwa futhi ubheke ukukhanya okuvela echibini lasePhewa.
