Sedi, Pokhara, My Home in Nepal
Pokhara is a city that appeals to many.
Its touristy part called Lakeside resembles a Thai town from the point of infrastructure and cleanliness; there are many bars and cool cafes there (and twice as cheap as in Thailand). And Lakeside is quite concrete and unauthentic, though cozy, and European bakery is amazing there. Love Pokhara has this place, but it's not where I want to stay.
Pokhara also has a more authentic part - the economic center (Chipledhunga) and historic area (Old Pokhara Bazaar's neighborhood).
And the third option is to stay at more rural locations. I chose Sedi Village.
Sedi on Google Maps
It's actually a part of the city - it's only a 15-minute walk to the nightlife of Lakeside. There are frequent public buses from Sedi to Lakeside, Chipledhunga, and other districts. But it's greener, quieter, and cheaper.
I believe that's the best place to stay in Pokhara... Sharing views and info.
Going down the hill slope, my everyday routine.
Passing by corn fields,
Grass thickets,
And bizarre houses -
Houses with kitties.
Many households have cats there - half of them perhaps. But you can't see cats so easily as in the more urban environment since they stay indoors or in the gardens or hide somewhere in thickets. Nevertheless, I regularly meet some of them.
The main street:
Here, I go every day to buy food. Quite urban, with a series of shops, eateries, and even a decent cafe with cappuccino and wifi where foreigners come to hang out with their laptops.
Right behind the main street, there is a lowland on the shore of the lake.
The area is open to everyone. Nothing grows there except for grass in April 2026, and the field serves as a pasture for cattle.
There are dogs as well but Nepalese mongrels are so sweet that they almost have made me a full-swing dog lover.
Apart from dogs, mongooses are regular there. Never seen so many mongooses in my life as in Sedi.
Never ever encountered kites (Milvus migrans) so daring as in Pokhara. Once, one of them, playfully rushing away from an angry crow, flew a couple of meters over me, with his powerful wings wide open.
Kingfishers are another type of feathered hunters here.
There are plenty of shrikes (charming birds!) in Sedi, and specifically on the lowland I am talking about.
Another living beings who immediately attract your attention:
Horses are remarkably perfect from the aesthetic point of view.
Beautiful, but not my favorite hoofed creatures.
They feel too introverted for me (sorry, horse lovers!)
And these are my favorite hoofers:
I don't know their psychology well, so try to keep a safe distance, lol. But love reading their eyes - they talk with their faces... at least to me, lol.
Hope to make friends with a buffalo one day. 😀 And I have a good chance for that - you'll know why below!
Such is the idyll in the valley at the foot of the Himalayas... I'm actually writing this post from the Nepal-India border - getting a three-month visa and then returning to Sedi - I love the place.
My Beautiful Garden - a simple sign of a guesthouse in Sedi I stayed previously ($4 a day, with a shared bathroom). A good place but popular on booking.com - my room was booked by someone and I had to leave... And that's how I found even a better place - a guesthouse ($3.3 a day, with a shared bathroom) next door to its owner's place, where he keeps his own buffaloes... 😍 He also said they have a cat. Looking forward to meeting her! 😀
The photos were taken with a Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G and a Nikkor 70-300mm on a full-frame DSLR Nikon D750 in April 2026 in Sedi, Pokhara, Nepal
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As someone who has visited Nepal 8 times, your post truly touched my heart. Your photos are amazing, and it was so wonderful to read about the country I love so much! ^^
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Happy to hear that! I had visited Kathmandu twice but it was my first time in Pokhara and love the exerience. Right now I am at the border (Sonauli) to get a 3-month visa for Nepal - a visa-run. So my Nepalese adventure is just beginning :) Thank you for commenting!
I was so happy to find your post while missing Pokhara, as my 9th trip to Nepal has been put on hold due to the current government situation. Himalayan trekking in Pokhara is truly fantastic! I’m rooting for your Nepal adventure and looking forward to more of your stories.
Is the buffalo taking mud baths? Insects are probably trying to bite him.
I only saw piglets lying in the mud up to their ears. Although... We don't have buffalo.
No doubt insects try to bite them, but I think this habit is ingrained in them at the genetic level, either.
I agree, the habit developed at the genetic level is to kill parasites on the skin with dirt so that they do not bite and do not lay larvae under the skin. Dirt is an additional armor.
Definitely feels different than India, way less chaos, more clean, more real nature... It's like a place of the countryside here
The mountainous part of Nepal (although that's not a high altitude, as Pokhara is at the bottom of a large valley) has quite different vibes, yes. People are different, too. No regular complicated situations like in Rajasthan or Uttar Pradesh - so easy to communicate with the locals.
This sign of guest house when first time read it associated with cottage cheese, but not with popular place on booking 🙃😉
Yes, the name could work for dairy perfectly. 🙂
Ahh, that is beautiful. Some areas remind me a lot of my hometown in the Philippines: buffaloes, horses, cats, dogs, birds, fields, and mountains. I used to love drinking coffee early in the morning outdoors while a buffalo and its owner passed by pulling a cart to pick up sacks of rice. They would normally stop for a few minutes to chat. By the time my coffee was finished, a vendor would pass by selling either rice cakes or tofu in honey. Before midday, fish vendors would pass by, and the fish were still alive, so there was no need to go to the market.
Then, after lunch, a dirty ice cream vendor would pass by. I used to time them so I could wave my hand and have my coins ready in my pocket. Sometimes they were fast, and I had to run after them barefoot because I didn’t have time to put my slippers on. Who would want to miss the ice cream!
Thank you for your lovely photography; it reminds me of home. Enjoy your stay! :)
What sweet memories! Love drinking coffee either when I wake up though can't say it's always morning, lol. Really hope to wake up earlier - nature trails are there. But first need to come back - I am currently at the border, going to return with a fresh 3-month visa :)
Those are beautiful pictures. Pokhara is something else.
Nepal is beautiful on it's own.
That was a nice choose of a place to stay. the view was stunning. Those animals reminds me of my childhood in the province. Insects do bites Buffalos and other animals.
My dear friend, this is an exquisitely more rural post to see and enjoy! As always, the photography is eloquent, perfectly capturing the essence of each space! Thank you for sharing, and I send a big round of applause!
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Seems like a beautiful and calm place. I loved it but might not be able to live in such a place for more than a week or could be a month. I am a big city resident and the rush of the big city runs in my veins like blood...
🙇♀ to your favorite hoofers. 😉
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of appreciating and admiring the natural beauty! Thanks for sharing.
Realmente es un lugar muy hermoso, los caballos y los demás animales deben estar muy felices en esos campos verdes.
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