Hello and Namaste! my name is Manoj Thapa. I am from Kathmandu, Nepal. I am 29 Years old, and a licensed tourist guide. I’m passionate about my work and I know how to bring it to fruition. I would describe myself as an open-hearted and straightforward person who doesn’t believe in deceiving other people and tries to be legitimate in everything I do. My work as a tour guide is to lead groups of tourists or individuals through historical sites, museums, geographic destinations, and outdoor excursions. However, I not only see myself as a person dedicated to my work but also, I never forget to connect it with love, I have for my work and undoubtedly, I allow this love to reflect on the journey, I will have with my guests. I am confident in my knowledge of Nepalese history, culture, traditions, heritages, and religions. I will be helping my guests to get a detailed understanding of the sites we will explore. I hope to see you soon on our tour. Thank you
Unlike other site seeing tours, my tour focuses on entertaining the guest with the amazing heritages sites along with the chance to taste different local foods at famous places which are hard to discover by the non-locals.
We will choose the inner route walk from Thamel to Kathmandu Durbar Square.
We will explore Asan Bazar in between, which was the trading point of Nepal , India and Tibet from the medieval period.
Market offers varieties of goods that are transported from the Himalayan region. And there, we can see the old-structured temples and stupas.
The food items that we will taste:
1. Momo(Dumpling) ,Rs. 200-350 per plate.
2. Yomari(Newari sweet bread),Rs. 50 per piece.
3. Lassi(a blend of yoghurt,water and spices), Rs 100-150 per glass.
4. Bara(thick bread made up of black lentil), Rs 100-150 per piece
5. Selroti(sweet bread made of flour)
Rs.30-50 per peice
6. Laphing (Noodle dish in Tibetan cuisine)
7. Various non-veg items served in Nepali style.
8. Papadi Chat. ( Fried dough tossed in sweet and spicy sauce )
9. Sweet items in famous sweet shop.
Note: The food items can be removed or added as per your choice and the prices may vary in little amount.
Meeting place: Infront of Baskin Robbin Nursing chowk Thamel. You can recognise me by my beard and mustache.
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).