3 Pokhara - Gateway to the Annapurna Himalayas Range

[MPone]

Pokhara is a city on Phewa Lake, in central Nepal. It is known as a gateway to the Annapurna Circuit, a popular trail in the Himalayas. It is best known for the stunning view of the Annapurna range. It is perhaps one of the few places on earth from where mountains above 6,000 m can be seen unobstructed from an altitude of 800m within the distance of 28km.

 

[Gagey52]

Enjoyed that, thanks for sharing. Another place in the world I’ll never get to see.
Regards

 

[CorralesDan]

Very nice video. The food in the street markets looks delicious. What was the island in the middle of the lake that many people were visiting? Thanks for sharing.

 

[waynorth]

Nice video.
I was there 40 years ago, it was more like a small village then, compared to the big city it is now. Interesting to see how much it has changed.

 

[Dale D]

Pokhara is a city on Phewa Lake, in central Nepal. It is known as a gateway to the Annapurna Circuit, a popular trail in the Himalayas. It is best known for the stunning view of the Annapurna range. It is perhaps one of the few places on earth from where mountains above 6,000 m can be seen unobstructed from an altitude of 800m within the distance of 28km.

I really enjoyed your film. Brings back memories of our trips to Nepal, trek to Everest base camp, and various towns nearby Kathmandu we had visited.

Dale

 

[MPone]

Enjoyed that, thanks for sharing. Another place in the world I’ll never get to see.
Regards

But at least we get to see more places here where we share our videos. Thanks for watching

 

[MPone]

Very nice video. The food in the street markets looks delicious. What was the island in the middle of the lake that many people were visiting? Thanks for sharing.

I'm not sure what's the name of the island on Phewa Lake but there's a temple on the island (Tal Barahi Temple).
Street foods are very common there. Make sure to drink lots of beer after to drown the consumed bacteria.

 

[MPone]

Nice video.
I was there 40 years ago, it was more like a small village then, compared to the big city it is now. Interesting to see how much it has changed.

Wow! Wish you have some photos of Pokhara 40 years back. Would be very interesting.

 

[MPone]

I really enjoyed your film. Brings back memories of our trips to Nepal, trek to Everest base camp, and various towns nearby Kathmandu we had visited.

Dale

Thanks for the compliment.

 

[projectarjun]

Awesome flight - I really want to visit Nepal

 

[waynorth]

Wow! Wish you have some photos of Pokhara 40 years back. Would be very interesting.

I could not find any from the city, but here are two photos from the Phewa Lake. We rented a boat and paddled to the other side of the lake. Central Pokhara is hidden to the right. You can see Sarang Kot, but there was no tower there back then.
The other photo is a gentleman in his homemade boat. He reached an incredible speed with that log!
We did a small trek along a ridge to the west of Sarang Kot, to a village called Naudanda, and spent a few days there.
As others have said, Nepalese are very hospitable and friendly people.

 

[MPone]

I could not find any from the city, but here are two photos from the Phewa Lake. We rented a boat and paddled to the other side of the lake. Central Pokhara is hidden to the right. You can see Sarang Kot, but there was no tower there back then.
The other photo is a gentleman in his homemade boat. He reached an incredible speed with that log!
We did a small trek along a ridge to the west of Sarang Kot, to a village called Naudanda, and spent a few days there.
As others have said, Nepalese are very hospitable and friendly people.

Love your photos. The skies look so clear 40 years ago. We live in such a polluted world now. I did a fly over Naudanda. I’ll post the video later. Nice village on the ridge. It probably has grown in size today. Thanks for sharing your photos.

 

[waynorth]

I did a fly over Naudanda. I’ll post the video later. Nice village on the ridge. It probably has grown in size today.

I checked on a map, it seems that you can drive to Naudanda now. When I was there, feet were the only choice of transportation.
Here it is almost 40 years ago. Unfortunately drones were not invented yet, but I would like to see your video from there, and how it looks now. Friendly and peaceful village, we stayed there for a few days, in the only "hotel", we paid like 10 cent a night.

 

[MPone]

I checked on a map, it seems that you can drive to Naudanda now. When I was there, feet were the only choice of transportation.
Here it is almost 40 years ago. Unfortunately drones were not invented yet, but I would like to see your video from there, and how it looks now. Friendly and peaceful village, we stayed there for a few days, in the only "hotel", we paid like 10 cent a night.

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Thanks for the photos. I’ll tag you when I post the fly over Naudanda video.

 

[Flyby_77]

Awesome views, great to see drone footage from Nepal, well done.

 

[MPone]

Awesome views, great to see drone footage from Nepal, well done.

Thanks for watching.