Monday, February 22, 2010

How To Reach Gorkha




Gorkha Palace
Gorkha Palace

Basically, there are three entry point to reach the historical town, Gorkha.The entry points are the capital city of Kathmandu, Pokhara and Narayabnghat (Chitwan). Gorkha is about 4-5 hours drive from Kathmandu, 3-4 hour from Pokhara and 2 hours from Narayanghat(Chitwan). The distance between Gorkha and Kathmandu is round about 156km. similarly, it is at a distance of about 64km from Narayanghat(Chitwan) and 125km from the centre point of Pokhara.

gorkha himalayan
View of Himalayan

Buses from Kathmandu are available at New bus terminal, Gongabu- near balaju. Beside this, Micro bus, other private buses, taxis are available in Kathmandu, likewise there is daily bus services from Pokhara and Narayanghat also. A fine road leads you up to the township of Gorkha from all these entries.

sunset gorkha
sunset from children park

There are no regular Air Flight services from Gorkha. If you want to visit Gorkha by air, Chartered helicopter services are available from Kathmandu.