Gorkha is the beautiful, enrich historical district of Nepal, which is praised for the origination of great Gurkha Battalions and for being the birthplace of late King Prithvi Narayan Shah, who unified the rival kingdoms of Nepal in 1769. The old, beautiful architectural design of Gorkha Durbar, which is the former palace of the Shah’s is the center of attraction of Gorkha district. Trekkers marching to Manaslu trek circuit often loves exploring the Gorkha before heading to the final destination.
Around 22km in distant away from Abu Khaireni, this charming and alluring tourist destination Gorkha has more to delve into. It has, historic surrounding, the culturally and Naturally breakdown traditions and scenario, the adventuring, and enchanting trekking trails, and enrich flora and fauna along with some wild animals are the things to get while exploring the each and every corner of Gorkha district.
Nepal is known to the world, only because these brave soldiers who fought to protect the country from outsiders. and also, shows their bravery for the other countries, who still praise Nepal as the country of Brave and Brave soldiers.
Major aspects, that make Gorkha famous for
- Gorkha is known as the land of great Gurkha Battalions, that fights in WorldWar I and WorldWar II.
- It is the land, where great King Prithvi Narayan Shah born (11 January 1723). He unified the rival kingdoms of Nepal in 1769.
- Gorkha Durbar stationed in the top hill is former palace of the Shahs.
- From Gorkha, the popular Nepalese festival Dashain is officially initiated.
- Maximum Newars spreading across Nepal regard Shahs as the living incarnations of Vishnu. So, Gorkha is one of the pilgrimage sites of Newars.
- It is the initial point to start the trekking to the Manaslu trek circuit.
Gorkha is one of the districts that is affected by 2015 earthquake, that disturbs dozens of houses and old historic monuments and temples.
Top Sights in Gorkha
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Gorkha Durbar King Prithvi Narayan Shah built this iconic palace in the 16th century, which is the former palace of Shahs. It is also the religious site of Newars, as they treat Shahs as the living incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Read More… |
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Gorkha Museum It is one of an old historic building built in 1935 and is still present there where sight seekers can look through the old arts, crafts, and some historic picture. |
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Bhimsen Temple It is the temple of god Bhimsen, whose architecture is built in a pagoda-style. It is believed that, if any pilgrims throw a coin inside, he lord will appreciate it. |
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Mahadev Temple Inside the temple, you will find the statue of Bull, which is the protector of Kailashgiri and a steed of Shiva. It is named as Nandi in Hindu books. |
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Ganesh Temple On next to the ceremonial tank, you will find a Shikhara style temple dedicated to Ganesh. |
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Vishnu Temple After walking a few minutes to the north from the bus stand, you will find the two-tiered temple, which is dedicated to Vishnu. |
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Manaslu Circuit Trek Gorkha is the departure place to the popular trekking site Manaslu trekk circuit. Before leaving for the trekking, trekkers often visit Gorkha before heading. |
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Manakamana Temple It is another historical site that falls on the way to the Gorkha. People often visit Gorkha just to worship goddess Bhagwati, a shrine of Manakamana Temple. You will find direct cable car service to reach the temple, or even you can enjoy the hiking. |
Hotels in Gorkha
Being one of the historical rich tourist destinations, you will find plenty of hotels, Lodge and Restaurant in this region. Besides, here are the top hotels ranked by Google available in Gorkha.
| Chhen Bed & Breakfast | Price around Rs.500/night |
| Hotel Miracle | Price around Rs.1200/night |
| Hotel Saurya | Price around Rs.1400/night |
| Gurkha Inn | Price around Rs.5000/night |
| Hotel Bisauni | Price around Rs.500/night |
| Homestay Cafe de Gorkha Chautari | Price around Rs.1500/night |
How to reach Gorkha
Gorkha is connected by different highways and is 4 hours in distance from Kathmandu, 10 hours in distance from Birgunj, 10 hours in distance from Bhairahawa/Sunauli and is 3 hours in distance from Pokhara. There is plenty of regular buses available from a different district of Nepal, that passes via Abu Khaireni. You might need to get down in Abu Khaireni and take another local bus that joins Gorkha.
