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The Sarangkot cable car: fares, hours and tips
Fares, opening hours, the free shuttle from Lakeside and what is at the top: what to know before you ride the Annapurna Cable Car up to Sarangkot.
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Practical guides to Sarangkot from the lodge on the ridge: the sunrise, the cable car, getting here, the best months to come and what to do.
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Sarangkot sunrise: times, best spots and tips
When the sun rises over the Annapurnas each month, when to set off, which peaks you will see and where to stand, from a lodge just below the Sarangkot viewpoint.
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Sarangkot or Lakeside: is a night up here worth it?
Most visitors see Sarangkot in a hurry, by taxi before dawn. Here is an honest look at what a night on the ridge gives you, what it costs you, and how to get back down.
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The best time to visit Sarangkot, month by month
Rain, sunshine, dawn temperatures and the chance of seeing the mountains in every month of the year, and what to pack for each season on the Sarangkot ridge.
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Things to do in Sarangkot, from a village lodge
Beyond the sunrise: paragliding, the zipline, the cable car down to the lake, walks along the ridge and slow village days, with what costs money and what is free.
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Sarangkot or Nagarkot: which Himalayan sunrise?
Two hill villages famous for Himalayan sunrises, a long day's drive apart. How close the mountains are, whether you will see Everest, and which one suits your trip.
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Hiking from Lakeside to Sarangkot: routes and times
The trail from Phewa Lake up to Sarangkot and the walks along the ridge: where they start, how long and steep they are, and whether to walk up in the dark for sunrise.
