Bus Ride in Nepal from Kathmandu to Pokhara

Join us as we take a bus ride in Nepal going from Kathmandu to Pokhara on a full day of travel using Pokhara Jagadamba Travels Bus service. We decided to pay a bit more (about $20 USD) for a bus that offered extra comfortable seats, air conditioning, meal service (breakfast and buffet lunch), and a hostess that brought us tea and snacks as opposed to more budget options that exist for fraction of that price. We figured since we knew it would be a bumpy and dusty trip we'd rather splurge a little and it was well worth it in our opinion. Upon arriving in Pokhara, after we give you guys a little room tour of our hotel, we find a nice restaurant to enjoy some pizza and Indian food before grabbing wine and calling it a day with a glass of wine.
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Bus Ride in Nepal from Kathmandu to Pokhara travel vlog video transcript:
Travel day.
Woah. Tire. The tire fell off.
Woah.
It is smoggy.
It sure is.
Okay, so good morning from Kathmandu. Today is a travel day. And we're going to Pokhara. I've been calling it Pokhara all along. Apparently that is not how you pronounce it.
Yeah, so we're up bright and early. What time is it at the moment? It is seven fifteen. No, it is not even seven thirty. It is seven fifteen.
And we're just we're basically dropped off on the side of the road and apparently our bus is going to come here.
We are really hopeful this is the right area. Fingers crossed. Double fingers crossed.
So the air is quite dusty and polluted in Kathmandu on a normal day but today it is foggy so it is like the fumes are almost getting trapped in the air and you can see that today. The air has texture. It just looks thick and grey over the city.
So yeah, that is what Kathmandu is like. We're just waiting by the side of the road breathing in the fumes. Lots of honking going on. And I hope the bus gets here soon. I am really looking forward to Pokhara where it is a lakeside and mountainside setting. So hopefully the air will be a little fresher and cleaner. I'm missing clean air.
We're going to be here for 45 minutes.
45 minutes. Yeah, we got here way too early. Our bus doesn't leave until 8 and it is like seven twenty at the moment. No, seven eighteen.
I was concerned about traffic because it can be insane and I wasn't sure if rush hour would be chaos and then we'd miss our bus.
I guess rush hour is more like an hour later. Sometime between eight and nine. But at seven in the morning yeah the traffic isn't too bad.
There is traffic out there but it is not like bumper to bumper. There is no gridlock at this time of day.
So how are you feeling about our next destination Pokhara?
I'm really excited about it. It is going to be considerably smaller than Kathmandu and it also just from pictures we've seen it looks a lot more scenic. We're going to be out by a lake and I'm looking forward to that because Kathmandu has been fun but it has also been really chaotic.
So I'm ready for a change of pace.
Also, I'm mildly amused because we keep seeing these shuttles driving by and everyone is asking Pokhara, Pokhara, Pokhara do you want to come hop on the bus.
The thing is these buses and shuttles are like bursting at the seems. There is visibly no more room for people but they are still trying to get us on and yeah we've already bought tickets so really it makes no sense.
And like as we've been traveling the road conditions have been getting a little bit better like in terms of the quality of the roads and also not as much traffic either.
After an eight hour bus ride. I think we're going for comfort food.
Nepal the land of mysticism and Himalayan grandeur brings you this limited edition of Everest.
Everest.
Uh, it is nice. So refreshing. I mean this is one of those chilled glasses and I needed this after sucking in all of that dust. That was an eight hour dust fest on the bus.
So great adventures to come from Pokhara and we'll be doing lots of food vlogs and other things. Some sightseeing of course and maybe a bit of hiking so please stay tuned for that and we look forward to showing all of that.
This is part of our Travel in Nepal video series showcasing Nepali food, Nepalese culture and Nepali cuisine.
Music in this video courtesy of Audio Network