TRAVELMAN NEPAL: How to Travel in Style on the "Super Deluxe VIP" Bus from Kathmandu to Pokhara!

After looking into my options of mode of transport from KTM to Pokhara, I chose Jagadamba’s Super Deluxe Bus.

You have many options. The price of a flight is fixed at around 120 dollars for foreigners. As I remember, you can go through a travel agent and they may be able to sell you a ticket cheaper than that. I think it had to do with the fact that since they were Nepalese and purchasing the flight for you they could get it cheaper. A little work around of the rules.

You could go the super cheap route and take the local bus, but you may never arrive. I hear it takes forever, on top of it being uncomfortable.

They have tourist buses and deluxe tourist buses as well. Some have a/c, some not, you chose what to pay for. The deluxe is a bit better, I think because they give you water and the seats are a bit more comfy. You pay anywhere from 9 to 17 dollars for these.

You can also do what I did and travel like a boss on a bus for 25 dollars. I thought it was well worth the extra cash. It’s approximately an eight hour journey. I wanted to be comfortable, and I was.

The busses only have twenty one seats. If you book early enough you can get on the driver’s side. It has the view of the Himalayas. You can book online or take the easier route of booking through your hotel or a ticket agent on the street. The pick up point is a twenty minute walk or 3 dollar cab ride from Thamel.

The busses have two stewardesses serving you. Maybe you’ll get one with hair down past her bottom like I did. I’ve noticed a much higher percentage of women here grow their hair extremely long. It may have to do with where they grew up. I get the sense it’s more of a traditional look (upvote to whoever name’s the movie on the screen first!)...

The seats have plenty of leg room and you can press a button to make your feet go up, and another button to give your back more support. It’s like sitting in a lazy-boy recliner...

You have your own control panel including a bell to call the stewardess. They didn’t have headphone jacks for the tv though. That was one of only two negative check marks for the ride. The people sitting directly in front of the tv had control of the remote most of the time and thought it was their personal tv. They chose to watch bad Nepalese music videos at a loud volume. I eventually had to ask the stewardess to turn it down.

Like many busses it had WiFi. You should never count on this working once the bus pulls out of the station. It didn’t work on this bus either...

At the beginning of the ride they give you a newspaper in your choice of Nepalese or English, choice of tea or coffee, this little sandwich snack, and a bottle of water, they give you water and tea again after lunch...

Halfway to Pokhara we stop for lunch at a nice resort. I thought it was going to be a place where I could buy a snack. To my surprise, a full lunch buffet was included in the price of the ticket (dal bhat tali, and a couple other dishes. Hot and cold water was available. Other drinks were an extra overpriced charge from the resort. The food was great and the resort bathrooms were top notch (I’ve seen many scary food stop bathrooms, especially here).

Here are pics I took from the gas station when we were about an hour outside of town. I was so excited to see those mountain peaks...

My bus is the gold one on the far end (Of course the super deluxe is gold!)...

When you get off the bus in Pokhara ask someone on the street which way to the lakeside and they’ll be happy to tell you. It’s less than a ten minute walk. I sat in a coffee shop to charge my phone and look at google maps. It was New Years Eve and a street Festival was already under way. Suddenly I heard loud drums and another instrument. It sounded like they were coming inside. I looked up and saw this....

It’s one of those costumes where somebody is the head and someone is the ass. I bet the ass lost a bet...

I stopped to marvel at the view every couple feet. I couldn’t get over how imposing the Himalayas were, nor how beautiful. I saw many solo travelers walking down the street during my stay. It was obvious who had just arrived in town for the first time because they all had a look on their face like they were eight years old and they’d just discovered a load of gifts from Santa waiting under the tree. Not exaggerating, I saw the unmistakable look of absolute wonder and giddiness numerous times.

I went travel guide information guy heavy on this post. Not sure if its what my readers are looking for at this point, thought I'd expand my scope for the day.

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