Kaski, Gandaki Province, Nepal

Tourist Industry

🇳🇵 Kaski District (कास्की जिल्ला), a part of Gandaki Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The name is disambiguated from Kaskikot, the ancient Kaski Kingdom.

The district, with Pokhara as its district headquarters, lies at the centre of the country. The altitude of Kaski district ranges from 450 meters the lowest land to 8,091 meters the highest point in the Himalaya range.

The district covers parts of the Annapurna mountain range, and the picturesque scene of the mountains can be observed from most parts of the district. It is one of the best tourist destinations of Nepal. The district is full of rivers such as Seti Gandaki, Modi and Madi along with other rivulets. The district headquarters Pokhara lies about 750 m above the sea level and is one of the best tourist destinations in the world. The district is known for the Himalayan range with about 11 Himalayas with height greater than 7,000 m. The nearby peaks include Machhapuchhre. The Annapurna Range in the northern side is always full of snow. The scenery of northern mountains, gorge of Seti River, Davis Falls, natural caves, Fewa Lake, Begnas Lake and Rupa Lake are both natural resources and tourist attractions.

The district consists of one metropolitan city and four rural municipalities. These are as follows: Pokhara Metropolitan City • Annapurna Rural Municipality • Machhapuchchhre Rural Municipality • Madi Rural Municipality • Rupa Rural Municipality.

Tourist Industry • Phewa Lake is a tourism destination in Nepal and the second biggest lake of Nepal with the area of 4.43 square km and a perimeter of 18 km (11 mi). Boating is possible in Phewa Lake and takes in the surrounding forest and settlements near it. The Tal Barahi temple is also situated at the middle of the lake. • Begnas Lake, at Lekhnath of Kaski district, is the third big lake of Nepal with the area of 3.73 square km. The lake is known for its pure water compared with other lakes and the view of Annapurna and Machhapuchhre. • Rupa Lake • Patale Chhango or Davis Falls: water falls located at Chorepatan-Pokhara. • Gupteshwar Cave at Chorepatan-Pokhara is a religious and tourism destination. • Mahendra Cave at Bataulechaur has length of about 125 m. It has different images of Lord Shiva and Lord Ganesh and others that are natural. • Planeterium at Bataulechaur is a tourist location with different attractions, such as a planetarium, science centre, mirror maze, and mystery house. • Seti River flows from Machhapuchhre Peak through gorges with the depth of about 200 feet. • Bindhabasini Temple is one of the most important religious destination of Nepal. Different Himalayas can be seen from this temple. • Sarangkot is known for views of the sunrise, sunset, views of Pokhara city and Paragliding. It is located at about 5500 feet. • Machhapuchhre is a mountain 6997m in height, known for its fish-tail structure. The peak is still not open for mountaineers. • The Annapurna Range, on the border between Manang and Myagdi Districts, is seen from almost all places of Kaski district. • Panchase Chhetra is an area of about 5500 hectares including five peaks (Panchadham) and the sources of the rivers Harpan, Rati, Jare, Aandhi, Seti. This region lies in the border of Kaski, Parbat and Syangja district. Many Himalayas can be seen from this place. This is the place with many Sunakhari; you can find about 113 different types of Sungava. The region is known for its biodiversity, featuring Lali Gurans, Kharshu, Chap, Chandan and many more of about 600 types and also the place for different animals such as tiger, bear, deer. • Bat Cave (Chameri Gufa in Nepali language) is a solutional cave, which has a habitat of Horseshoe bats over the walls and ceiling. Formed of limestone, it is a show cave and one of the most visited tourist destinations in Pokhara. The cave has one entrance and one exit. The exit is narrower than the entrance and needs climbing. The indigenous belief is that only those who have not sinned should pass the exit hole. The cave is surrounded by forest. It is close to the nearby Mahendra Cave. The cave is U-shaped and inside the cave are carvings of Hindu deities. • Dhampus village Dhampus is a village and Village Development Committee in Kaski District in the Gandaki Province of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 2,753 persons living in 547 individual households. It is gradually turning into a tourist destination. It has the Australian Base Camp with views of the peaks Annapurna, Dhaulagiri and Machhapuchhre.

Kaski, Gandaki Province, Nepal 

The Kaski District has a population of over 492,098 people. For the location of Kaski see: Pokhara.

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Antipodal to Kaski is: -96,-28.333

Locations Near: Kaski 84,28.3333

🇳🇵 Wāliṅ 83.983,28.2 d: 14.9  

🇳🇵 Pokhara 83.983,28.2 d: 14.9  

🇳🇵 Syāngjā 83.817,28.083 d: 33.1  

🇳🇵 Gorkha Municipality 84.628,27.996 d: 72.1  

🇳🇵 Gorkha 84.633,28 d: 72.3  

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🇳🇵 Butwal 83.466,27.7 d: 87.8  

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🇳🇵 Siddharthanagar 83.45,27.5 d: 107.3  

🇳🇵 Lumbini 83.267,27.467 d: 120.3  

Antipodal to: Kaski -96,-28.333

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