Davis falls Pokhara is considered an attractive tourist destination for domestic and foreign tourists due to its mountainous scenery, caves, lakes, cultural and natural heritage. Patale Chango, which is the outlet of Fewa Lake, is a beautiful and attractive place for those who reach Pokhara. This Chango, located in Chhorepatan, Pokhara-17, has always attracted tourists. This waterfall, which falls below the ground level towards the Gupteshwor Cave, looks large and attractive during the rainy season.



Patale Chango, which attracts tourists, is also known as ‘Davis Falls‘. Although there has been a decrease in the number of tourists visiting Chango for the past two years due to Covid, the number of tourists has increased dramatically after Dashain.
Surendra Sapkota, head of the ticket counter at Patale Chango, informed us that most of the tourists are Indian tourists and students coming on educational tours. Sapkota also gave the statistics of tourists coming to visit Chango daily, which is currently three to three thousand five hundred from all countries. Before Dashain, thousands of tourists used to come to visit daily.
Poonam Kumari, a resident of Bihar, India, who visited Patle Chhango on Monday afternoon, said, “Patle Chhango seemed very beautiful. The Fewa Lake, the Gupteshwor and Mahendra caves, the museum, and other places here are beautiful.”
Two tourists from Spain were saying after visiting Patle Chhango that such natural waterfalls really captivated our hearts. They say that they were happy to see natural heritage like Fewa Lake, Davis Falls, Begnas, and Machhapuchhre Himal near the city.
The annual income from the entrance fee for visiting Patle Chhango is more than Rs 20 million. The local Chhorepatan Mavi has taken the responsibility of operating and preserving the Chhango. The income from the fee is used to pay the salaries of 70 teachers hired from private sources and the salaries of the employees deployed in the Chhango, as well as the remaining amount for the construction of the structure, said the school’s principal, Dilliram Sharma.
Principal Sharma said the school has 2,300 students. There are 25 government-level teachers. Since there are 70 private-level teachers and employees, most of the money raised from the fees is spent on salaries and allowances. Since 2035, the school has been collecting entry fees from tourists visiting the Patale Chhango. Sharma informed that 40 percent of the income will be spent on the management of the Patale Chhango and the remaining 60 percent will be spent on the educational and physical development of the school.
Tourists here can easily be seen taking selfies and enjoying the coolness of the water coming from the Chhango. A Swiss tourist named Davy fell from this waterfall in 1961 and disappeared, so this waterfall is named Davy’s Falls. The Chhango, which is 500 meters underground and 100 feet deep, has a continuous flow of water, and it is considered attractive to see the Chhango from the months of June to September.
The flower gardens around the Chhango, traditional houses, artificial scenes of the mountains, Buddha statues, and places to take photos with costumes of various ethnic groups, also attract tourists. This tourist spot, which is spread over an area of about 12 ropanis, is frequented by domestic and Indian tourists. The ticket price for observation is Rs. 20 per student, Rs. 40 for Nepalis, Rs. 80 for foreigners, and Rs. 100 for foreigners from third countries.