Gokarna Golf Club is located deep inside the serene temperate Gokarna Forest, traditionally the private Royal hunting grounds of the Kings of Nepal. Situated within the city limits of Kathmandu, capital of Royal Kingdom of Nepal, this luxury Hotel Resort, Golf Course and Spa is operated by Le Meridien, a leading global chain of luxury hotels and resorts popular to Asia golfers. Gokarna is also a unique golf course with green lush vegetation, 500-year old forests still in its pristine form and the occasional sighting of wild animals like deer and squirrel prowling among fairways. In fact Gokarna is the only golf course designed under United States Golf Associations specification by internationally renowned Gleneales group. It is situated on the outskirts of Kathmandu at secluded and serene environment and is surrounded by temples including world heritage monument of Changu Narayan.