Bhaktapur Tour: Explore Newari Culture

Discover the rich history and culture of Bhaktapur city on a half-day private sightseeing tour. Explore elegant art, temples, palaces, and historical buildings dating back to the 15th century.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Patan Durbar Square - At Patan Durbar Square, visitors can discover one of Nepal’s most ancient and artistically breathtaking royal palace complexes. Situated in the heart of the historic city of Lalitpur, the square is famous for its exquisite Newari architecture, intricately carved windows, and centuries-old Hindu and Buddhist temples. With…
What's Included
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off by private vehicle
  • Lunch box with water, muffin, donut, banana, seasonal fruit, and juice
  • English-speaking professional tour guide
  • Air-conditioned private transportation
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees to sightseeing monuments
  • Personal Expenses.
  • Tips
Additional Information

This tour stands out by offering the opportunity to visit both Patan and Bhaktapur Durbar Squares—two of Nepal’s most renowned heritage sites—in a single, well-coordinated trip. Led by a local expert, participants will delve into the rich history, art, and culture of the ancient Newari kingdoms, gaining insights that go beyond typical sightseeing…

Location
Patan Durbar Square
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Ali_j
Sep 26, 2025
Highly recommend - I had a lovely day visiting Patan and Bhaktapur and the drives are scenic going through various parts of Kathmandu and was honoured to share the traditions and culture experiences with my guide Sajini and the local Nepalese people seeing lots of lovely architecture and temples / spiritual places which was nicer that it was during the festival weeks at this time. The guide took her time explaining everything in detail. The was some lovely shopping streets in Bhaktapur and art / pottery exhibits and lots of Street art in Patan. The driver Dipendra was very helpful pointing out things as we drove along of local interest in the city. Came with a nice packed lunch and generally specific information to the area and general tips and information for Nepal was given.
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545mijab
Aug 2, 2025
Kathmandu - Ram was an excellent guide. He knew so much history, religion and he also knew the best silversmiths and thanka-painters. I can warmly recommend him of you come to Kathmandu!
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Adeleb1986
May 21, 2025
Amazing tour with Asmita! - Asmita was an amazing tour guide! Very communicative beforehand about what to expect, and great at sharing details of Bhaktapur during the tour. She was curious about me as well, and answered all of my random questions about different topics. As a solo female traveler, I was very excited and grateful to have a female guide. She is very knowledgeable and I only wish I could do another tour with her while I am in Nepal! You’ll be lucky to have Asmita as your guide and Amik as your driver!
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Sandre7073
Mar 17, 2025
Hemant is a great guide - Onze gids Hemant is a very nice guy and has a lot of knowledge about Bhaktapur and his history. During our tour there was a Newari ritual and he explained it so to us. We had an amazing time.
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Patrick
Jan 7, 2025
Great Customer Service - Ram went above and beyond to arrange a trip to Bhaktapur for myself and my girlfriend. We were delayed getting to Kathmandu and only contacted him the night before, but he was able to arrange a driver at the last minute, it was well organized, on time, and he was very communicative throughout. He clearly values customer service and cares about providing a great experience for visitors to Nepal!
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K2614ugchristianr
Nov 9, 2024
One of Nepal’s highlights perfectly organized by excellent guides - The half-day trip to Bhaktapur was one of the highlights. I don't have to say anything about the large complex with all its beautiful buildings. A MUST when visiting Nepal. The excursion was perfectly organized with my local guides Sajina and Surdash who could explain and describe everything with their historical knowledge. In addition, they were willing to answer all my questions about life, culture and landscape over a cosy cup of tea. It was almost familiar. I was picked up directly from the hotel and brought back. The driver Biren proved his excellent driving skills by driving the car safely and without damage even in the narrowest alleys I would never have entered. Big compliments to everyone. An absolutely recommended excursion
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Alain_s
Oct 9, 2024
Very good - Very good half day visit of Bhaktapur Safe drive with on time pickup. Good explanation of the site with the complete visit. I would recommend
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V1942ozmillies
May 3, 2024
So worth it - Sumit was amazing. He was so knowledgeable and friendly and made it feel like I was spending the day with a mate. Such a nice experience that didn’t feel like a traditional tour. I had the best time and thankyou Sumit :)
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Sarah
Feb 3, 2023
Informative and professional guided tour - I had a great trip to Bhaktapur - Ram was very friendly and knowledgable and I saw more of the city than if I’d visited by myself. Would definitely recommend if you’re planning to visit Bhaktapur.
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Fahmia
Sep 2, 2019
Swayambhu and Bhaktapur - NAMASTE!!! Its been a pleasure to have sightseeing with Ram. Honestly me and my sister is a bit scare when we have to do travel with stranger, but then we meet Ram, he's a nice and good person. He explained everything about the story behind of Swayambhu and Bhaktapur very well. He also willing to wait for us who love to take lots of picture around :) - Thanks Ram In Bhaktapur, we have lunch in restaurant name "GOLDEN EYES" they served us a very good food and we fallen love with their chicken wings - Bravo Ram for good choice. The transportation is clean, with AC and always stand by near to the front gate when we are back. Ram also willing to inform us if we like to have short trip around our hotel. How to do, how much is the taxi cost, where we can found good food around Katmandhu and so on. Hope we will be back to Nepal soon, as I started to missed the greeting "NAMASTE!!" Thank you Ram for doing good job!
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From $20
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).