You can come to Pokhara by air or road. Indians do not need a visa to enter Nepal but must have a Passport / Voter's ID card if taking an international flight.
Travel by air: Kathmandu is the entry point when coming in by air. Most flights to Kathmandu reach around mid-day. Flying time between Kathmandu and Pokhara is about 25 minutes, where as by road it takes about 5 to 6 hours. Air tickets for Pokhara are usually available on the spot or can be booked in advance. The airfare from Kathmandu to Pokhara is approximately Nepali Rupees 2500 including airport tax (for foreign nationals it is US$98). The domestic airlines are not giving any student concessions. Airlines plying between Nepal and India do give student concessions. For that the ticket has to be bought with the help of the airline concession form which has to be signed by the Principal. Students also have to show the college ID card. College ID cards are made only after all the students have joined and a roll number is allotted to each. This takes about a month. From your next trip onwards you shall be able to avail airline concessions. On arrival at Pokhara airport, please ask to be taken to the Deep Campus. The airport has a taxi service. It takes about 20 minutes to reach the college.
Travel by road: Gorakhpur is the closest railhead. It takes about 2 Hrs (100 Kms) by road from Gorakhpur to arrive at Sonauli which is a small town at the India Nepal border. You should be able to get a small cab for about NPRs.5,000 and a van for about NPRs.6,000 from Sunauli to Pokhara. The same fare would be applicable for travel by taxi between Kathmandu and Pokhara. If you are traveling in your own vehicle it is recommended that you possess enough petrol/diesel to avoid any need of filling the same in Nepal as it may not be made available to an Indian vehicle by the petrol pumps in Nepal in view of the scarcity.
It is not necessary for parents/ guardians to accompany the students at the time of admission. If it is not convenient for anyone to accompany, students can come alone and move in to the hostel rooms allotted to them directly on arrival. We help the students to settle down. We like parents to stay in touch so that we can discuss the student’s progress / problems with the parents, so they should call up once in a while. We believe in a good academic atmosphere on the campus and we seek the parents' support in helping the students maintain discipline and do well in both academics as well as in their all round development. We have a fresher's day one/ two months after start of classes.
Since most students arrive with their parents at the same time, we are unable to accommodate parents in the college guest rooms in Deep or Phulbari campuses, which are limited. There are a lot of budget hotels available in the range of Nepali Rs500/800 and there is no need for advance booking. The telephone numbers of a few hotels is given below:
Hotel Deepsikha (AC & Non AC Rooms – Nepali Rupees500-800/-), Mahendrapool (closest to the college – approx 3.5 Kms): 522098, 532910. Hotel Deurali (Only Non AC Rooms – Nepali Rupees450/-), Mehndrapool (Opposite to hotel Deepsikha): 521328, 520689. Hotel Anand (AC & Non AC Rooms – Nepali Rupees700-1100/-), Prithvi Chowk (close to bus stand and also not very far from the airport – approx 5.5 Kms): 520029. Hotel Meera (AC Rooms – Nepali Rupees800-1100/-. We accommodate our official guests. Has special rates for Manipal), Lakeside (tourist’s place but farthest from the college): 462031, 463091. A number of other good budget hotels/lodges are available in Lake Side. Hotel Crystal (AC Rooms – Nepali Rs1400/-), Airport: 520035. Hotel Shangri-La Village (5 Star Hotel – Indian Rupess3500/-), Near Airport: 460192, 462222, 460200, 460300, 460221. Hotel Pokhara Grand (Comparable to Shangri-La Village), Near Airport: 461480,460481,460380,460381. Fishtail Lodge (Super Star Resort – AC Rooms – Indian Rupees3000/-), Lake Side: 520071, 522428, 526428.