TIGER MOUNTAIN POKHARA LODGE WAS OPENED BY SIR EDMUND HILLARY IN 1998. SITUATED ON A HILLTOP RIDGE 300 METRES ABOVE THE POKHARA VALLEY, IT HAS SPECTACULAR VIEWS OF MACHHAPUCHHARE AND THREE OF THE WORLD’S 8,000 METRE PEAKS: THE LODGE SETS NEW STANDARDS OF HOSPITALITY WITH A GROWING REPUTATION FOR ITS FRESH LOCAL PRODUCE AND AN IMAGINATIVE MENU.

IT IS THE WINNER OF SEVERAL IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL ECO-TOURISM AND FOOD AWARDS. TIGER MOUNTAIN POKHARA LODGE IS A MEMBER OF SEVERAL LEADING ASSOCIATIONS OF SMALL, INDEPENDENT HOTELS WITH A FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY. WE BELIEVE IN TOURISM WITH A CONSCIENCE AND CHAMPION REGENERATIVE TOURISM IN NEPAL. WE MONITOR AND MANAGE OUR OPERATIONS ON A TRIPLE-BOTTOM-LINE BASIS TO MITIGATE ADVERSE IMPACTS, AND ENSURE THAT THE LODGE’S BENEFITS ENABLE THE ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNITY AND EMPLOYEES TO THRIVE. WE INFORM OUR GUESTS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS WITH A VIEW TO MINIMIZING THEIR IMPACTS TOO.

TO VALIDATE OUR CLAIMS, WE ARE INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED BY YARDSTICK UK AND CERTIFIED BY GSTC TRAVELIFE. SIXTEEN GUEST ROOMS IN HAND-CUT STONE BUNGALOWS ARE ARRANGED IN CLUSTERS RESEMBLING A LOCAL VILLAGE. THE SPACIOUS ROOMS, WITH ENTICING VIEWS, HAVE VERANDAS OR BALCONIES, ATTACHED BATHROOMS AND ARE FURNISHED WITH TWIN OR KING-SIZED BEDS. THE WALLS ARE HUNG WITH WATERCOLOURS OF THE AREA BY BRITISH ARTIST, LUKE PIPER, AND HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS BY COL. JIMMY ROBERTS.

THE MAIN LODGE IS THE FOCAL POINT WITH ITS CENTRAL HANDCRAFTED COPPER FIREPLACE, SEATING AREAS AND BAR, DECORATED WITH AUTHENTIC LOCAL ARTEFACTS. THERE IS AN AIRY DINING ROOM AND PLENTY OF OUTDOOR TERRACES FOR DRINKS AND MEALS. A SPECIAL FEATURE IS THE LIBRARY CONTAINING A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINEERING AND OTHER LITERATURE BELONGING TO COL. JIMMY ROBERTS WHO FOUNDED MOUNTAIN TRAVEL IN 1965, PIONEERING THE TREKKING INDUSTRY IN NEPAL. THE GARDENS ABOUND WITH INDIGENOUS TREES, BAMBOO AND SHRUBS. THERE ARE PLENTY OF STRATEGIC VIEWPOINTS TO ENJOY A DRINK OR SIMPLY MEDITATE.