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Visiting Gorkha District

Gorkha town has daily bus services to/from Kathmandu (four or five hours) and Pokhara (three hours).
Manakamana Temple
Manakamana Temple · Photo: Bhupendra Shrestha · CC BY-SA 4.0
ChillNepal team9 Oct 2026 1 min read

Gorkha town has daily bus services to/from Kathmandu (four or five hours) and Pokhara (three hours). Gorkha is road-accessible from all parts of Nepal with direct buses from Kathmandu, Pokhara and Chitwan; Palungtar Airport (also known as Gorkha Airport) is out of service.

Tsum Valley lies in a restricted region; strict regulations including special permits are required for entry. Manakamana Temple is reached by the cable car from Kurintar (9 am-5 pm with a lunch break).

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