Province guide

Karnali Province

Explore Karnali Province by district, destination type, local area, and listed place.

This guide helps you compare districts and browse notable places where detailed records are available.

Karnali Province

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At a glance

Province overview

Counts are based on the places currently listed for this province.

Districts

10

Listed places

284

Destination themes

12

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Districts in Karnali Province

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Major destination themes

40 places

Major tourist attractions

  • Babai headwater landscape - Salyan
  • Bangad Valley - Salyan
  • Bheri River corridor, Salyan sector - Salyan
  • Bheri River corridor, Surkhet sector - Surkhet
  • Birendranagar - Surkhet

111 places

Natural attractions

  • Agricultural terrace landscapes - Western Rukum
  • Apple and walnut farming landscape - Kalikot
  • Banfikot hill landscape - Western Rukum
  • Barahatal area - Surkhet
  • Barekot highland landscape - Jajarkot

35 places

Religious sites and temples

  • Badimalika approach from Kalikot - Kalikot
  • Belaspur Temple - Dailekh
  • Bhairavnath Temple - Jumla
  • Bhurti Temple Complex - Dailekh
  • Chandannath Temple - Jumla

52 places

Historical and cultural places

  • Aathbiskot heritage settlements - Western Rukum
  • Bagchaur agricultural terraces - Salyan
  • Bagchaur hill town - Salyan
  • Bhurti deval monuments - Dailekh
  • Bulbule Park - Surkhet

6 places

Lakes and wetlands

  • Barahatal lake / pond sites - Surkhet
  • Bulbule Lake - Surkhet
  • Kupinde Lake - Salyan
  • Phoksundo Lake - Dolpa
  • Snow-trout habitat of Rara Lake - Mugu

7 places

Rivers and waterfalls

  • Local seasonal waterfalls of Kumakh–Darma highlands - Salyan
  • Nalgad River valley - Jajarkot
  • Phoksundo Waterfall - Dolpa
  • Soru riverside settlements - Mugu
  • Suligad Valley and Trail - Dolpa

4 places

Viewpoints and hill stations

  • Gothikanda - Surkhet
  • Kumakh Lekh - Salyan
  • Kushe Himal viewpoints - Jajarkot
  • Murma Top - Mugu

2 places

National parks, conservation areas, and wildlife sites

  • Rara National Park - Mugu
  • Shey Phoksundo National Park - Dolpa

21 places

Trekking areas and mountain destinations

  • Baga La Pass - Dolpa
  • Chaurjahari Valley - Western Rukum
  • Dolphu Valley and village - Mugu
  • Humla Great Himalaya Trail Section - Humla
  • Jajarkot–Dolpa trekking corridor - Jajarkot

2 places

Museums, palaces, forts, and monuments

  • Ghantaghar - Surkhet
  • Kirti Khamba / Dullu stone pillar - Dailekh

3 places

Community tourism and notable villages

  • Chunbang village - Western Rukum
  • Traditional Khas villages - Jajarkot
  • Traditional Magar settlements - Western Rukum

1 place

Lesser-known or emerging destinations

  • Bheri rafting corridor - Surkhet

Listed places

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