Manakamana Darshan tour in Nepal is one of the most spiritual and adventurous tour packages in Nepal. Manakamana temple, an abode of the wish-fulfilling Hindu deity Manakamana goddess lies at a hilltop at an altitude of (1,302m.) from the sea level. The Temple is located 6 km north from the Mugling to the south of Gorkha- the historical town of the country. A cable car service runs from Kuringtar to the temple of Manakamana. Kuringtar lies on the Highway which is 120 km far and at the 3 hrs driving distance from the Kathmandu valley. The cable car service starts from the base station and covering a distance of 2.8 km it moves in a rope over the Trishuli and Marsyangdi river valley before reaching the destination.
A cable car has a capacity of servicing 31 passengers and 3 cargos –cars (each with seating capacity 6oo passengers per hour). This Holy temple dates back to the 17th century and was handled by the royal support before the establishment of democracy. Before the establishment of the Cable car plant in the region, pilgrims had to do strenuous trek all day long through the narrow valleys and hills. Still today some of the pilgrims prefer the adventurous narrow ways to visit the temple to offer the great homage to the god. Today it only takes 15 minutes to reach the temple from the cable car base station. The hillock of Manakamana temple also offers spectacular Mountain View of the mountains like Annapurna, Himalchuli and Manaslu. You can very easily book a trip to Manakamana via Cable car. Please contact us for more details sales@footmarktravels.com or +977 1 4700798/4700516/9801193298/9841381373.