Itholakala entshonalanga yeKathmandu ebangeni elingamakhilomitha angama-203, isigodi sasePokhara siyisigodi sesibili ngobukhulu esifundeni esinamagquma saseNepal. Futhi singenye yezindawo zokuvakasha ezivakashelwa kakhulu eNepal. Lokhu kuthandwa kwePokhara kungenxa yazo zonke izinhlobo zemisebenzi ongayijabulela lapha ehambisana nokubuka okuhle kwezintaba, amachibi acwebezelayo, namahlathi aluhlaza aminyene. Le misebenzi ihlanganisa izinhlobo ezahlukene zemidlalo yokuzijabulisa , ukuhamba ngezinyawo, izinkambo, njalo njalo. Le misebenzi futhi iyithuba lokuzwa indlela yokuphila eyingqayizivele yabantu abahlala ezindaweni ezinamagquma zaseNepal.
Ubuhle bemvelo bePokhara abunakuqhathaniswa. Kuyindlela eya emizileni eminingi yokuhamba ngezinyawo eya esifundeni sase-Annapurna. Olunye lwezindlela zokuhamba ezidumile emhlabeni jikelele, i- Annapurna Base Camp trek , luqala lapha! Ngakho-ke, iPokhara izungezwe umbono omuhle wohla lwezintaba zase-Annapurna, kulandele ezinye iziqongo ezimbozwe yiqhwa. Ukuhlangana kweziqongo zezintaba kuhlanganisa iDhaulagiri (8167m), i-Annapurna II (7937m), iMachhapuchhre (6993m), iManaslu, njalo njalo. Abahambi bangathatha uhambo olufushane baye ezindaweni ezidumile njengeSarangkot, iShanti Stupa, njalo njalo ukuze bajabulele umbono oseduze wezintaba zaseHimalaya ezinhle kanye nombono omuhle wePokhara Valley. Umbono wezintaba ubonakala kakhulu ngesikhathi sentwasahlobo 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 okumangalisayo nokwehla kokuphakama ebangeni elifushane kuyinto ekhethekile yePokhara. Ngenxa yalokhu, abahambi bangajabulela imidlalo eminingana eyingozi ngentengo engabizi. Umuntu angajabulela ukugxuma nge-bungee, ukugwedla emanzini amhlophe emfuleni iSeti, ukugwedla nge-zip-lining (umugqa we-zip osheshayo eNepal), ukugwedla nge-paragliding, njalo njalo. Ukuze wehle ekugijimeni kwezemidlalo okuyingozi, ungajabulela usuku oluphumuzayo uzulazula eLake Fewa ngesikebhe futhi ujabulele ukubuka izinyoni.
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.
