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Playing Golf in Pokhara
Just 7 kilometers from the
center of Pokhara city is the
I The golf course is 3400 yards from the championship tees. The course incorporates a full range shot values to test playing skills. and incorporates such Scottish-influenced features as fairway mounding, split fairways and the use of natural landforms and nature to shape the course. Members and guests' prepare for the demands of HGC on a practice range that is designed to parallel the challenge of the course. Golfers at HGC will meet such features as an island fairway, a ravine, a large island hole encircled by' boulders and water, 30-70 foot elevated hillside tees. and a hauntingly beautiful canyon amphitheater scene. Pokhara is blessed
with a very pleasant subtropical climate. Winters are mild with clear
visibility, while the summers are an average of 27°C, with evening showers
bringing the temperature down immediately Golf can, therefore, be played
throughout the year. When temperatures in Northern Europe fall below
freezing. Pokhara experiences a very playable temperature of around 12°C.
Likewise when the heat hits 45°C in Delhi, Pokhara has a comparatively
agreeable temperature to play golf in. After playing this
excellent course, golfers can relax at the clubhouse with huge verandas
all round, reminiscent of a typical tea plantation manager's bungalow in
Assam of India.
While you are in Pokhara, Stay at New Pokhara Lodge Lakeside. A European visitor comments " New Pokhara Lodge is probably one of the best hotel in its category in whole region " Find more info www.hotelinpokhara.com . If you stay at New Pokhara Lodge lakeside, the management of the Lodge help you to organize this trip. 3 Night 4 Days US $ 199.00 P/p
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recently completed pro-championship designed
9 holes golf course which is located in a spellbindingly beautiful
amphitheater like setting of a river canyon scene with a breathtaking
panoramic view of the Annapuma Himalayan range. The Club house is perched
on the edge of balcony land 250 feet above the river canyon from where you
have a bird eye view below of the golf course with scenes of stunning
canyon walls dotted with eagles nest, waterfalls. and the soothing sight
and sound of the Himalayan snowfed river meandering through the golf
course. Golfers will find the course challenging and invigorating to play
on.
The course has been
designed and constructed by an Ex British Army Sandhurst Commissioned
Officer Major RB Gurung MBE, who was exclusively invited to take up the
challenge to carve a 9 holes Golf Course from what was previously a
desolate wasteland of river boulders and swamps. The result of three years
of planning, hardwork and dedication has resulted in the creation of an
extraordinary course that is not only considered to be most unique in the
world but also challenging for all levels of golfers. Says major Ram,
"It's been my goal to preserve the natural environment so you can
experience the beautiful and inspiring Nepali scenery while at the same
time playing a challenging round of golf. The enchantment of this course
has to be experienced to be fully appreciated.
n addition to the
mountain and river canyon scenery, various forms of wildlife live on or
frequent the course. Foxes, monkeys, hawks, eagles are among the resident
fauna here. Wild flowers are evident in profusion, with the wild geraniums
most visible by the fourth green.