Ghalegaun

Ghalegaun (Nepali: घलेगाउँ), or Ghale Gaun,^[1] is popular scenic tourist destination with an elevation of 2,100 metres above sea level in Lamjung District. Ghalegaun is also known as Asia's model tourism village. It lies in kwholasothar rural Municipality of Nepal.^[2] The village is situated at approximately 108 km northwest of Kathmandu and 12.5 km northeast of Pokhara, Nepal.^{[3][4][5][6][7]} The beautiful tourist village is surrounded by Annapurna Circuit. The SAARC Village Tourism Museum is one of the attraction of Ghalegaun which is inaugurated by Bidhya Devi Bhandari in 2017.^[8]

Ghalegaun घलेगाउँ
Hill Station
Ghalegaun
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Coordinates: 28°27′50″N 84°30′20″E
Country	Nepal
Number 4	Federal State
Zone	Gandaki Zone
District	Lamjung District
Highest elevation	2,100 m (6,900 ft)
Population
• Ethnics group	Gurung
• Religions	Hinduism Buddhism
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)

The site visitors are increasing day by day and the village is developed as a model touristic destinations in SAARC countries.^[9][10]

Attractions

• Cutter
• Environmental education
• Family travel
• Nature cruises
• Photography
• Singles tour
• Senior tours
• Religious
• Homestay with cultural program

Mountains seen from Ghalegaun

• Mount Machhapuchare (6993m)
• Mount Annapurna (8091m)
• Mount Annapurna II (7939m)
• Mount Annapurna IV (7525m)
• Mount Lamjung (6932m)
• Mount Manaslu (8163m)
• Mount Ngadi Chuli (7871m)
• Mount Himal Chuli North (7331m)
• Mount Himal Chuli (7893m)

Gallery

• 
  Mountain view in background from Ghalegaun.
• 
  Ghalegaun seen in mist.
• 
  Ghalegaun.
• 
  Ghalegaun, early in the morning.

References

1. "Ghale Gaun". Google Maps. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
2. Ghalegaun Homestay
3. "娱乐是一种态度".
4. "Home". ghalegaun.com.np.
5. 5-Day Ghale Gaun Home-Stay Tour. GetYourGuide.
6. "Ghale Gaun Tour packages, Ghalegaun tour, village tour package, Nepal village tour, Village Tourism in Nepal, Nepal Village Tour, Ghale Gaun Trek, Nepal Village Tour, Tour in Nepal, Tour Nepal".
7. "Ghale Gaun Tour, Ghale Gaun Tour, About Ghalegaun, Ghalegaun Gurung Village, Nepal Village Tour, Nepal Village Tour, Tour in Nepal, Tour Nepal".
8. "SAARC Village Tourism Museum". THT. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
9. "3,000 tourists visit Ghalegaun in last 7 months". THT. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
10. "A breath of fits a good place".