Nepal / Pokhara & the Middle Hills / Sarangkot

Sarangkot

Paragliding Ridge and Annapurna Sunrise

1 dayIdeal stay₹1,250From / night₹750Food / day₹60Entry

The ridge at about 1,600 m above Pokhara's lake, 30 minutes by road from Lakeside: the classic sunrise view of Dhaulagiri, Annapurna and Machhapuchhre, and the launch site for Pokhara's tandem paragliding. A night up here beats the 4:30 a.m. taxi; the views need a clear morning, most reliable from October to February.

Highlights

Sunrise on Dhaulagiri, Annapurna and Machhapuchhre
Tandem paragliding over Phewa Lake
Zipline down towards the valley
Village walk to Kaskikot

Things to do

Sunrise at the Sarangkot view towerMorning · 2h
Tandem paragliding flightMorning · 2h 30m
Ridge walk to KaskikotAfternoon · 3h

Tours & tickets

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When to go

Best time: October – February

Heads up

Monsoon Cloud Hides the Himalaya

From June to September the mountains are usually in cloud, so the sunrise views from Nagarkot, Sarangkot and Pokhara are a matter of luck; mornings give the best chance. The Prithvi Highway is often slowed by landslides.

Getting there

Fly into Kathmandu (KTM), 147 km away

Then: Flight · 3h 42m (Kathmandu–Pokhara flight + taxi to or from Sarangkot)

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Flights from India

From Kolkatafrom ₹6,500
From Delhifrom ₹6,500
From Varanasifrom ₹7,500
From Mumbaifrom ₹10,000
From Bengalurufrom ₹11,000
From Ahmedabad (1 stop)from ₹11,500

Fares from India: one way, per person; typical fares, not live prices.

Entry rules

Your passport

No visa needed

Carry your Indian passport or your original Election Commission voter ID card. Aadhaar is not accepted as a travel document for Nepal, and airlines refuse boarding on it.
Flying in: show the same ID at check-in in India and at immigration in Kathmandu. No visa, no fee and no form for Indian citizens.
Crossing by road (Sunauli, Raxaul–Birgunj, Kakarbhitta and the other border points): walk or drive across with the same ID. Bringing an Indian vehicle needs a customs permit (bhansar), paid per day at the border.
Trekking or visiting a national park: you still need the park or conservation-area permits (Indians pay the lower SAARC rate), shown by region in this plan.

Carry: Valid Indian passport, or original Election Commission voter ID card (not Aadhaar); Children: a passport, or a birth certificate or school identity card when travelling with a parent who has valid ID; Over 65: a passport or voter ID is safest. A Home Ministry communique lets over-65s (and under-15s) use other government photo ID, Aadhaar included, but the Embassy of India in Kathmandu says Aadhaar and PAN cards are not valid for India–Nepal travel, so check with your airline; Two passport photos and photocopies of your ID, for trekking and park permits.

Indians need no visa for Nepal and sources give no fixed limit on the stay. Accepted IDs: passport or voter ID only; Aadhaar is not accepted. Rules for minors and other photo IDs vary by airline, so check with yours, or with the Embassy of India in Kathmandu, before you go.

Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.

Also in Pokhara & the Middle Hills

🏞️ Pokhara · Phewa Lake Under the Annapurnas
🏘️ Bandipur · Car-Free Newar Hill Town Between Kathmandu and Pokhara

Plan a trip to Sarangkot

Flying in from elsewhere? Start at Kathmandu (KTM)