Tanahun
Bandipur
A preserved Newari hill town with a car-free bazaar and Himalayan skyline.
- Altitude
- 1,030 m
- Best season
- All year
- Duration
- 2 days
- Difficulty
- Easy
Overview
Bandipur is a living museum of Newari architecture perched on a ridge halfway between Kathmandu and Pokhara. Its main street is closed to traffic, its shuttered wooden façades unchanged for two centuries, and its terrace cafés look straight at the Annapurnas.
- Car-free heritage bazaar
- Tundikhel viewpoint at sunrise
- Siddha Gufa, Nepal's largest cave
- Newari heritage guesthouses
- Silk farm and village walks
Itinerary
Day 1
Arrive Bandipur
Evening on the bazaar with Himalayan sunset.
Day 2
Siddha Gufa
Cave walk and descent to the valley.
Where you'll be
Bandipur, Tanahun
Map location has not been added yet.
What's included
- Heritage house stay
- Private transfers
- Guided village walk
- Breakfasts
Not included
- Meals not listed
- Insurance
Travel tips
- Stay overnight — the day-trippers leave by four and the town becomes yours.