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To experience a ride on cable car you don't have
to be in Switzerland. Cable car is the newly
introduced phenomenon in Nepal which become
extremely popular among the local and tourist.
The Cable car is situated in Kurintar which is
near about 105 KM west of Kathmandu on the
highway to Pokhara will take you to the temple
of wish fulfilling goddess Manakamana. At the
cable car station Kurintar we can find some good
resorts and restaurants, dedicated to serving
the tourists.
The Manakamana Temple lies 12 km south of
historic town Gorkha and located on a prominent
ridge (1302m) overlooking the river valleys of
Trisuli (south) and Marshyandi (west). The
unique location of the place is dramatized
during winter when the ridge appears as island
above the sea of morning mist. People believe
the Goddess here, fulfils the wishes of her
devotees, thus she is regarded as Manakmana, the
wish fulfilling deity.
Before the cable car was established in Kurnitar,
millions of pilgrims used to do the long arduous
trek up to the hilltop and most of them still
do. From the cable car station in Kurintar, you
will reach to Manankamana within 10 minutes or
less. The ride covers a distance of 2.8 km. With
31 passenger and 3 cargo cars, each with a
seating capacity of 6, the system has the
overall capacity of handling 600 persons per
hour. The adventure is to getting your wishes
fulfilled.
Some of travel agents are also offering package
programme for the Cable car and Manakamana
pilgrimage similar as bellow.
• Drive Kathmandu to Kurintar (104 Kms) by car /
tourist bus.
• Kurintar to Manakamana Temple (2.8 Km) by
cable car (10 minutes duration)
• Visit Manakamana temple & return back to
Kurintar by cable-car (10 minutes)
• Drive back to Kathmandu by Car/ tourist bus. |
