About This Tour

The Newari Culture Homestay places you at the heart of the culture that built the Kathmandu Valley’s extraordinary heritage. You stay with a Newari family in their traditional home — in Bhaktapur, Patan, or one of the smaller Newari towns — cooking together, eating together, and exploring the temples, courtyards, and backstreets that your hosts know intimately because they grew up in them.

Newari culture is one of the richest in South Asia: a distinctive cuisine with over 200 traditional dishes, a festival calendar with celebrations nearly every week, artisan traditions in pottery, metalwork, and woodcarving that produced the valley’s famous temple art. A homestay is the only way to experience this culture from the inside.

What's Included

• Local host family or community-lodge accommodation
• Local home-cooked meals during the stay
• Community activities and cultural exchange
• Local guide or community facilitator
• Village walks and local experiences
• Ground transport as per the itinerary
• Included items may vary by package. Eco Holiday Asia confirms final inclusions before booking.

What's Not Included

• International flights to and from Nepal
• Nepal visa fees and travel insurance
• Domestic transport not mentioned in Included
• Meals not specified in Included
• Personal expenses, drinks and souvenirs
• Tips for guide, driver and host families (appreciated, optional)
• Optional activities not part of the package

Responsible Travel Notes

• Respect local culture, dress modestly at temples and ask before photographing people
• Avoid single-use plastic — carry a refillable water bottle on tour
• Follow your guide's instructions at heritage sites, monasteries and protected areas
• Support local businesses — buy at family-run shops, eat at local restaurants
• Respect sacred sites and community customs
• Follow Nepal permit and conservation rules in protected areas

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