Tripadvisor Reviews

  Yesterday I booked Full-day Tibetan Cultural Tour with Thupten Gyatso. I chose this tour after reading very satisfied reviews on Trip adviser. To be honest, I thought, it will be... read more very much about Buddhism which is not an easy subject to me. But contrary, it was very emotional, human story about struggle of Tibetan people, then and now. But at the same time there were a proud, a hope. I felt as if I knew Thupten for years and our small group of four were like a family. Thupten introduced us not only the history but also a Tibetan medicine, life of the monks, food. We were guests in one home and made our own tsampa and drank typical buttered tea. The day flew by so quickly that at the end we still had a lot to say. So, to have an honest glimpse to tibetan life in Nepal don't hesitate to book this wanderful tour. In my opinion it's better to choose full day, like me cause there are so much to see, to hear and to experience.

  This was an excellent tour. Thupten had so much knowledge about the Tibetans struggle and Buddhism I learned so much and tasted some very delicious Tibetan food, learning. I was... read more so happy to also be able to purchase an original handmade Tibetan rug. I also attended a Buddhist prayer ceremony which was for me the highlight of the day. I highly recommend this tour especially the full day tour.

  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.

  Fantastic experience with the guide Thupten who shared with me all his knowledge and experience about Tibetan culture. Really enjoyed the activities: talk with a buddhist monk about his story... read more and learn about his monastic life; visit a monastery during the pooja and prayer chanting; and the evening tea and taste of tibetan food in a local family.

Great experience to know more about Tibetan culture, 100% recommended.

  We did 2 monasteries and a butter tea and tsampa tasting in a Tibetan’s home. The first monastery we spoke with a lama who told us about his life then... read more answered all our questions about monastic life for the young Tibetans. The 2nd monastery we heard (for my first time) the iconic ancient sounds of bells, conch horns and drums with the monks chanting. We could sit for up to an hour meditating with them inside the room. I learned a lot asking questions.

  What a day we had with Thupten as our guide. He was very knowledgeable about Tibetan history and culture and his English is really very good.
During our visits... read more to Tibetan villages we had authentic Tibetan food and learned lots of fascinating facts. We were able to talk to a Tibetan Monk and asked him many questions that he was happy to answer.
We visited a Tibetan Doctor which was fascinating and finally had butter tea and Tsampa in a lovely welcoming family home.
We could write so much more but try it for yourselves. We highly recommend this fascinating look into Tibetan life.

  Thupten met us bright and early at our hotel and even went out of his way to meet us closer for pick up...we spent the morning joining the elder monks... read more in monastery morning prayer and it was amazing..we even got to meet and spend time chatting with a elder monk and got to learn everything about their way of living...the whole way there our guide gave us great information about everything that has to do with Tibetian history and culture...he is a true Tibetain so I'd strongly recommend going with him...after that we had a Tibetain breakfast at a refugee families home....Thupten is by far the best informational guide I've ever had and I've traveled alot of places with alot of guides!! He made the entire experience unforgettable!!! GO WITH HIM AND FREE TIBET!!!!!

  The full day Tibetan encounter was our favorite tour in Pokhara. Thupten is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about what he does. This tour is not "go and watch" but very... read more interactive and educational. We visited with a Tibetan doctor who provided a pulse reading and...More

  We have no words to describe how amazing was the tour that Thupten offered us today! This is an amazing opportunity to get to know Tibetans history and Thupten is... read more explaining everything so well. We could have listened to him all day long. We definetely...More

  We did a half day Tibetan cultural tour with Thupten. He is a wonderful guide with in-depth knowledge about the Tibetan culture and history. In just half day, I learnt... read more so much about Tibetan culture and history. Thupten also gave us some insights on Buddhism symbols and teachings. I was not aware that each symbol has such a deep meaning. He also told us about the current struggles of Tibetan refugees and the hardships they went through. Thupten, thanks a lot for this experience. Highly recommend this tour to anyone staying in Pokhara.