The 9 Best Historical Tours in Pokhara

1.Full-Day Tibetan Cultural Tour to Tibetan Settlements Pokhara

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 184 reviews · from $85Our pick

Spend eight hours with Tibetan guide Thupten Gyatso, visiting monasteries, settlements, a family home, and tasting Tibetan food in Pokhara.

“I was lucky enough to have been the only guest on this tour. Thupten had to make some extra efforts to pick me up from my remote hotel (thanks for that) and we started our day trip early. In the morning, we visited a Tibetan refugee "setRead more”

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2.Afternoon Tibetan Cultural Tour to Tibetan Settlements Pokhara

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 106 reviews · from $60

Explore Pokhara’s Tibetan settlements with guide Thupten, visit two monasteries, join prayer chanting, and share tea and food with a local family.

“I was alone when I joined the trip, it’s like a private trip hahaha the guide was so kind & was telling me a lot of history about Tibet! I love it”

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3.Morning Tibetan cultural tour to Tibetan settlements Pokhara

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 66 reviews · from $85

Explore Pokhara’s Tibetan settlements with guide Thupten Gyatso, visiting monasteries, schools, villages, and tasting momos and thukpa.

“This was one of the best tours I’ve ever had-Thupten was incredible in sharing his knowledge about the Tibetan people, their culture and history. He also shared a lot about Buddhist teachings. The experience featured joining Tibetan BuddhisRead more”

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4.Afternoon Tibetan cultural tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 41 reviews · 4 hours · from $56Cheapest here

Visit Tibetan settlements near Pokhara, speak with a monk, hear monastery prayers, and taste butter tea on this thoughtful four-hour cultural tour.

“One of the best tours I’ve ever gone on. Thupten is an amazing guide with endless knowledge about his community, which I was grateful to have the opportunity to interact with. Everything was well organized, and I felt totally welcomed. Thrilled to have arrived just in time for a festival. Don’t pass up on Thupten’s tours while in Pokhara. A highlight of my trip so far.”

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5.Half Day Tibetan Cultural tour Pokhara

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · from $63

Explore Tibetan culture in Pokhara with monastery visits, carpet weaving, Tibetan medicine, refugee history, and a traditional lunch.

“I’ve just returned from a trip to Nepal and was fortunate enough to join the half day program with Tibetan Encounters. Our tour guide Thupten’s knowledge of Tibet was endless and the tour was equally immersive and educational.”

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6.Morning Half Day Tibetan cultural tour to Tibetan Settlements

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · from $60

Visit Pokhara’s Tibetan settlements at dawn, share breakfast with a local family, join monastery prayer, and learn from Tibetan guide Thupten Gyatso.

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7.Sarangkot Sunrise with a half day Tibetan cultural tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $91

Watch sunrise over the Annapurna range, share Tibetan breakfast, visit a monastery, and learn about refugee life near Pokhara.

“This was a fantastic tour. It was eye opening learning about the struggles and resilience of the Tibetan refugees in Nepal. The sunrise was incredible and the educational lesson on the car ride down was such a lovely way to transition to breakfRead more”

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8.Full Day Tibetan Cultural Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · 8 hours · from $82

Spend a day with Tibetan communities near Pokhara, meeting monks, visiting carpet workshops, tasting butter tea, and learning about Tibetan medicine.

“It was a great immersive experience into the Tibetan culture. Our guide Thupten is a great knowledgeable person that explained to us as much as was possible in one day. He was always very attentive and answered all of our questions. The tour is very well planned and I highly recommend it to anyone that wants to learn of and experience the Tibetan culture.”

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9.Half day Tibetan cultural tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 4.5 hours · from $61

Explore Tibetan culture near Pokhara with monastery visits, handmade carpets, Tibetan medicine, refugee history, and a local lunch.

“A wonderful, multifaceted experience, I would totally recommend it to anyone interested in Tibetan culture. Our very knowledgeable and friendly guide Mr Thupten helped us understanding, meeting many interesting people like monks, doctors, and also showed us the culinary culture. 100% recommended”

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