"Navaratri Parba", the nine nights festival of Bada Dashain, the greatest festival in Nepal, starts from today. Its a family festival and most people are busy with themselves and their loved ones. If you are happen to be in Pokhara, here are my suggestions what to do during these wonderful holidays.
Get out and into the villages at the rim of the valley.
Make a short 2 day trek to Sikles for example: You can also rent a mountain bike if you are fit enough to do so and reach the spot within a few hours. There is a jeep track all the way up to this picturesque Gurung village. Or what about spending a few days more by trekking to Tatopani Hot Springs via Dhampus, Landrung and Ghandrung.
Enjoy the mountain views from above the Pokhara valley. Just do!
Beautiful short treks to do during this Dashain Festival
Great idea, but a couple things I'd add. Be careful if the guest house is short staffed. It's even more likely that you could get something from the food or tea. Very often, at least in the Kathmandu Valley, the guest house staff goes home and the owner doesn't always know how to deal with all the kitchen issues. Be especially careful with fried or bitten rice.
Sure! 
The folks around the hills of Pokhara Valley are mostly Gurung people. Many are Buddhists and they do not celebrate Dashain so earnestly.They are a bit different than the Newar and Chhetri folks of Kathmandu.
Furthermore it may be advisable for short trekking and day treks to bring your own sandwichbox for a good home made picnic.
Thanks for clarifying that. I was thinking that even if they live in the same town I don't think you can get them to work, so I think I will be advising people who are here for this festival to go outside the Ktm Valley.
Good morning from Pokhara. Thanks for your replies. Generally those people who run lodges and tea houses in the hills all over Nepal will be open during the festivals. If one lives in Kathmandu and really want to be sure, then go to Helambu. (north east of Kathmandu valley) All lodges are open in the villages of Talamarang, Kutumsang, Melamchi Ghyang, Tarke Ghyang, Shermathang and one day walking up north of Sundarijal. The folks who run lodges there are all Sherpas, thus Buddhists. They are very good hosts and they do NOT celebrate Dashain or Tihar. They follow the Buddhist festival calendar.
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