Pottery Square tour - Bhaktapur
- 2–3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Pottery square is a part of Bhaktapur Durbar Square, located at the south of Durbar Square. The place is locally known as "Bolachha Tole" but everyone knows it simply as Pottery square. Basically pottery is related to traditional things which are needed in our daily lives such as glasses, Jhar, offering light Lamp, piggy banks, vessels as well as a lot of decorative things. There are two ways to making a pottery: one is old technology which is based on manually and another is electric which is more easier and energy saving technology. Few steps of making a potteries that are: 1. Bring the best soil from the particular place 2. Mix water and soil in the right amount and make it flexible clay 3. Using the technology; whether it is manually or electric gives the design and shape out of muddy clay 4. Dried in the sun for a one day 5. Fire it 6. Color the pottery with the attractive design 7. And again dried for a day 8. Ready to sell the pottery
Inclusions
What's included
- A professional tour guide
- Private transpotion
What's not
- Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
- Entrance fees for sightseeing
- Accommodation in Kathmandu
Itinerary
Drive to Bhaktapur from your pickup place/hotel. Explore the medieval period temple, architecture and complexes of Bhaktapur Durbar Square. Bhaktapur is the city of arts and architecture. Some of the attractions of Durbar Square are Golden gate temple, 55 window palace, Nyatapola temple, Mini Pashupatinath temple, Bhairavnath temple, etc.
Explore the traditional pottery around the pottery square. Here you will observe the making of pottery step by step. The local pottery maker will show you live about the making of pottery. You can also participate and try making one.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Himalayan Smile Treks and Adventure Pvt. Ltd
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Kathmandu
- Its from-price is 88% below the median of the 2812 experiences we list in Kathmandu.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Kathmandu
Kathmandu is Nepal's ancient, colourful capital, a valley city of temples, stupas and royal squares and the gateway to the Himalaya.
Kathmandu Durbar Square, the old royal square, is crowded with pagoda-roofed temples and palaces, and nearby lives the Kumari, the city's living child goddess. Thamel, the travellers' quarter, is a tangle of lanes selling trekking gear, prayer flags and handicrafts, busy with cafés and rooftop restaurants.
Top-ranked sights in Kathmandu: Namche Bazaar, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu Durbar Square (Basantapur).
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