The ancestral and spiritual home of Shah Dynasty rulers is perched s top a natural fort-like mountain about 1,200 meter above sea level in the district of Gorkha. Located almost equidistance from Pokhara or Kathmandu, the historic place offers rare opportunities to enjoy spectacular view of the Annapurnas, the Machhapuchhre and the Manaslu, and snaking snow-fed rivers like the Marshyangdi and the Daraundi.

This is also the birth place of Nepal's unifier Late King Prithivi Narayan Shah, who started the conquest more than 250 years ago. Besides the temple of Gorakhbaba and Gorakhakali, the Gorkha Mountain ridge famous for the Gorkha Durbar (Place) offers some finest views of the surrounding areas. A walk around the surrounding villages would be a goods experience of Nepal's rural areas. It offers both rural and royal experience.