Tibetan Cultural Tour: Afternoon Visit to Tibetan Settlements in Pokhara

Immerse yourself in Tibetan culture with an afternoon visit to Tibetan settlements in Pokhara. Learn about Tibet, Buddhism, food, art, and more from a professional Tibetan tour guide.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Pema Ts’al Sakya Monastic Institute - Afternoon Tibetan cultural Tour.
    Departure: 2 pm.
    Return: 6 pm.
    Join the Tibetan Cultural Tour in Pokhara with Mr. Thupten Gyatso, a knowledgeable guide. Gain insight into Tibetan culture, religion, and refugee life in Nepal. His passion for sharing Tibetan heritage ensures an enriching exploration.
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What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Professional guide
  • Bottled water
  • Afternoon tea
  • Snacks
  • Driver/guide
  • Guaranteed to skip the long lines
  • Tea and coffee
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Embark on a transformative journey with our Tibetan Cultural Tour in Pokhara, guided by Mr. Thupten Gyatso, a native Tibetan deeply connected to the region. Our tours focus on cultural and educational experiences, providing unique insights into the lives of Tibetan refugees in Nepal.
Visit Tibetan refugee settlements for an immersive experience beyond…

Location
Pema Ts'al Sakya Monastic Institute
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Guifsal
Aug 2, 2024
Great experience Tibetan lifestyle - Great experience into a tibetian life. We can meet a monk and find out about their life, routine, how they started the journey. We can visit installations, libraries, join a snack time, and view a cerimony with them. After visit monastery, we could know a small Tibetan village, and visit a home and taste Tibet food. We strong recommend this experience. The guide Thupten Gyatso is very organized and helpful. He explain about the history of places and people.
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Explore59570432792
Jul 8, 2024
Very nice experience!!!! - So so so so many thank you to can take part in this experience!!! We are not talking about just go and see. I could feel people's life. It was amazing to teach me about your lifestyle, culture and this so nice and proud Tibetian nation! One again thank you.
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Have_an_avo_
May 22, 2024
The best tour so far - No doubts this is the best tour so far. I travel a lot, usually alone and I often struggle to find someone who speaks a good English and who explains things properly. Thupten is a professional. Not only that. He knows the history for real and shares his experience with the guests. Definitely recommend it.
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Cosmopolitan171525
May 21, 2024
Do not miss this activity!! - The experience was amazing!!! Thupten gave us a lot of information, so we could better understand the situación of Tibet and tibetan people. We really enjoyed the whole tour, all the activities and Thupten's talk meanwhile. Really recommendable!!!
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Tripntravelin
May 21, 2024
An experience to remember! - This afternoon tour led by Thupten was extraordinarily interesting, enjoyable and informative. He is a master of his trade. The visit with the monk, attending puje (chanting service) and visiting the Tibetan Refugee Village home was eye opening and humbling. Thug-je-chey! Thug-je-chey
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Miguelbc6002gq
May 12, 2024
a marvel - We made the visit within the Viajes con Corazon program, we were a large group, 14 people. Thupten treated us very well, we shared a lot of unknown and interesting information about the situation of Tibetan families, we attended the meditation in the monastery and we were able to enjoy White Wednesday, dancing with the families and children in the school yard. We also tasted Yack tea and the delicious Tibetan bread in Thupten's own house. A highly recommended wonder. We will repeat
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292kahinaa
May 11, 2024
Deeply and spiritually meaningful - This experience was beautiful. Thupten was incredibly helpful and generous. We enjoyed a marvellous conversation with Monks and a beautiful tea ceremony with Thupten. After this experience we had a better understanding of Tibetan Culture and we discussed so many issues towards its people. 100% recommended. Please go ✨🙏🏼
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M_perulli
May 4, 2024
Unmissable experience in Pokhara - Thupten accompanied us on an afternoon full of emotions and information to discover the world of Tibetan refugees in Nepal. We were able to visit the monastery, the school and a house inside the "camp" (a kind of small neighborhood on the edge of the jungle). But the real added value of the tour lies in the possibility of asking many questions both to Thupten and to a Buddhist monk which allowed us to live a touching and personal experience, not at all constructed or artificial as often happens in "cultural tours". Don't miss it!
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Oliviacnd
Apr 21, 2024
One of the best cultural tours I’ve done so far - To start this review : I would like to thank Thupten for all the explainations he gave us about Tibetan culture, but also history : very interesting and helpful to give you the keys for a better understanding of the Tibetan diaspora and of those people, living in several places around Nepal, Bhutan, India… Visiting the village and traditional house was a great experience as well ! This tour permitted me to learn more about Buddhism, we spent a long moment at the monastery, watching some prayers, and most of all : talking with a monk, who taught us which are the foundations and values of Buddhism philosophy and religion.
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Herbivorous8pe
May 10, 2024
Not bad - Good- personal interaction with a tibetian monk from the monastery. the chat went on for a tad too long. wish we could explore and walk around the monastery compound more. am curious about the living areas of these tibetian monks. very nice to visit a tibetian refugee family who of coure has settled since years ago. wish we could walk around the refugee settlement area more. overall, wish for more walking + seeing, less sitting down :))
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up to 8 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).