Testimonials

  Thupten our guide was outstanding. His drive and passion came across the entire tour. I didn’t have any expectations booking on to this tour but it absolutely blew me away.... read more This is an educational tour - I have learnt so much about Tibetan culture, food, history, religion & the atrocities they have faced since leaving Tibet & what they hope for the future. This tour is an absolute must for anyone interested in Tibetan history within and outside of Nepal. This was one of the best things I did outside of trekking. Thank you Thupten for an unforgettable day!

  This tour has been the highlight of my trip to Pokhara. Thupten is so knowledgeable and passionate about educating others on the Tibetan community and way of life, and he... read more encourages all questions. I did this tour as a solo female traveler and I couldn’t...More

  First a big Thank you to Thupten for this beautiful tour of Tibetan culture and Buddhism - we would never have got to experience this without you so we are... read more so appreciative!! It was just so easy and nice from the beginning, you had no problems changing plans for us and making us feel comfortable. We visited a Tibetan Buddhist monastery which was so beautiful and eye opening, this was then made even more interesting after speaking to Lekshey, a monk, who sat down with us over some tea and answered all our questions! We then proceeded to see his artwork in the monastery that he was working on that blew us away, so intricate. After this we visited the Tibetan refugee settlement and were invited into a home for traditional butter tea and food. All in all it was a great afternoon full of interesting facts and lovely people. Thupten is an amazing guide with fountains of knowledge which you could listen to all day!! We hope to see you soon 🙂

  We went on the morning tour of the Tibetan refugee settlement in Pokhara with Thupten Gyatso, our host and driver for the day. Thupten collected us at our hotel at... read more 05:45 and proceeded to take us to the Pema Ts’al Satya Buddhist Monastery, where we saw the young monks participating in the morning puja (prayer). After, Thupten took us to a family home in one of the Tibetan settlement areas outside of Pokhara. Thupten’s English is very good, and he was able to explain and provide context of his Tibetan culture throughout our tour. We drank butter tea and ate a barley porridge with baked bread. After, we were taken back to the monastery to speak with Ngawang, a 26 year old monk who answered all our questions and spoke with us at length about his life as a Buddhist monk. He was very friendly and seemed to relish the opportunity to speak English with us, as he was also very well-spoken. The final leg of our morning tour ended at the Tashling Tibetan refugee settlement, where we were shown a demonstration of the traditional carpet-making skills of the older Tibetan women in Tashling. There was also a very informative exhibition detailing the history of the Tibetan people’s settlement in Nepal and India. A Tibetan doctor also answered our questions about his medicinal practices and offered to give us a free check-up.
We ended our tour with Thupten at a Tibetan restaurant, eating momos and thenthuk noodle soup. We thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Thupten, and would encourage anyone who is interested to learn about the Tibetan refugees in Nepal first-hand to go on this tour. Thank you for your time, Thupten, and we wish you all the best with your tours!

  Mr. Thupten was GREAT! The tour was simply Amazing! He is very understanding and nice as well. A great character. He is very informational on the culture of Tibet. I... read more would definitely recommend. 5 Stars only ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 🌟 💫

  Fantastic experience and important to know this history of Nepal. Wonderful guide who gave his time and energy to educate us on the history of the Tibetan people in Nepal.... read more I’m truly grateful I spoke to a young monk and visited a monastery as well as the settlement area.

  This is the real deal. Thupten, our guide, is the son of Tibetan refugees who operates these tours with dedication, passion, and professionalism. He's not doing it for... read more the money, he's doing it to share and educate travelers about the Tibetan refugee community in Nepal....More

  The full day tour was very interesting. Thupten has incredibly much knowlegde that he shares throughout the day and he was very kind as well. I really enjoyed discovering the... read more Tibetan culture and visiting the villages and monasteries.

  Great tour. Zoom in to the tibetiean community. We explored its history, culture, food and more. Its a full day tour that i learned alot and would reccomend... read more for anyone that wants to know who the people are in the cirucuit, pokara and more.

  Two months after doing a half day tour with Thupten it is a stand out moment of a two week trip to Nepal. Can't recommend this enough and would urge... read more everyone visiting Pokhara to spend at least half a day on this tour or the full day if you have the time. It was really interesting and Thupten answered all of our questions. We visited a monk and enjoyed talking with him, went up to the settlement - in time for evening prayers - and then spent time in a typical house sampling some Tibetan food. I learnt a lot and found the experience humbling and moving. I'm very grateful I did this tour, met Thupten and got some first hand knowledge. Thank you Thupten!