Baglung | How to get there and what to see?

Baglung is one of the beautiful places in Gandaki Province in Nepal. It is about 275 km away from Kathmandu. It is the headquarters of Baglung district and Dhaulagiri Zone. Baglung Bazar is located on the plateau overlooking the Kali Gandaki gorge south of the Dhaulagiri Himalayan region. It can be called a quaint trading place. Visitors frequently visit it because of the route to Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Dhorpatan and Dolpo. It is the centre for business, finance, education, service and healthcare for the people of Kali Gandaki valley that encompass Beni, Kusma, Galkot, Phalewas and Jaimuni local bodies.

Baglung airport is located about 12 KM south of Baglung and there are flights to / from Kathmandu, Bharatpur and Siddhartanagar. It was the sole connection to the outer world prior to the completion of the highway (Pokhara-Baglung highway - 72 km). Just above the airport, you will find the village of the Rokas (a caste) and on the top of the mountains lies a popular shrine of Lord Bhairav. If you reach the top, you can feel a breathtaking view of Himalayas and Kusma Bazaar.

It was developed after the successful completion of Pokhara-Baglung Highway in the Middle of the 1990s. In 2021, the work on the highway continues and the road is much better from Pokhara to Kushma on the way to Baglung (soon all pitch road).

In the past, Baglung remained as a trading hub where merchants used to visit to buy salt brought by Tibetan traders. Some places like terraced fields, waterfalls,forests , deep gorges and caves are very attractive. In addition, every year almost thousand pilgrims come to visit Baglung where a famous temple named Kalika lies. At Chaite Dashain and main Dashain, many devotees got to visit and worship.

Likewise trekking, biking and rafting can be experienced. It is also considered as the vantage point for trekkers to Dhorpatan Dolpo, Mustang, and Mt. Dhaulagiri. Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve is also called a hunting reserve in Nepal and a prime habitat for blue sheep as well as snow leopard.