Craft Your Own Pottery

Tour Details

Introduction

Pottery-Making is an ancient skill and tradition handed down from generations in the ethnic, medieval town of Bhaktapur. The village’s mainly ‘Newar’ inhabitants are skilled craftsman, especially known for making exquisite pottery highlighting their dedication to the art. Their potteries along with beautiful carved wooden windows, latticework and hand woven fabrics, including the traditional local red and black saris are magnificent examples of Newari craftsmanship.

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Day 1,Drive (40 mins) to Bhaktapur Durbar Square, sightseeing and learn Pottery Making

In the morning, we first visit the medieval city of Bhaktapur, also known as Bhadgaon. It is situated about 17 kms east of Kathmandu and was one of the three kingdoms of the Malla Kings. Here we shall visit The Lion Gate, Picture Gallery, beautiful embellished Golden Gate and 17th century Palace of Fifty fife Windows. The city’s ancient temples and palaces are magnificent examples of Newari craftsmanship with their beautiful carved wooden windows and latticework, and Bhaktapur’s people are still renowned for their pottery and hand woven fabrics, including the traditional local red and black saris.

From Bhaktapur we continue to Thimi, which lies on a plateau 12 kms east of Kathmandu. The village’s mainly 'Newar' inhabitants are skilled craftsmanship, especially known for making exquisite pottery.

We will meet Shiva Dai (brother) in Thimi, who has continued crafting countless beautiful work since he was a child. He learned the skills from his father and has made this his journey. He is sad to see that the youth in his community is not interested. He aspires to help continue the heritage of his community and wants to inspire the coming generation to learn and continue the traditions. You will get to spend time with this passionate man to learn about the craft and its history. You can then dedicate few hours to make your own cup or bowl of your choice and take it home with you. You can also hand-sculpt a turtle, elephant or birds. In the evening, we return to our hotel.

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Bhaskar

Bhaskar has been part of The Explore Nepal team since 1991 when he was 20 years old and is one of our most experienced trekking guides. “I fell in love with trekking on my first trip to into the Himalayas. It was the Annapurna circuit trek, which remains my favourite trek in Nepal. The 360 degree views of the 8000+m mountains never fail to impress me. Whilst witnessing local cultures in the villages along the way, this trek is also well supplied with many comfortable accommodation options”.

Chandra

Chandra has been working with The Explore Nepal Group for over 25 years. He comes from Solukhumbu and has always loved the mountains. He is our cook for our camping trips and definitely makes your camping holiday in Nepal worthwhile with his amazing tasting food. He says, “being remote and camping is what I love and also love to share what I cook.” He says, “being remote and camping is what I love and also love to share what I cook.”

Rup Naryan

Rup Narayan joined the company for his passion for outdoors in 1999 when he was 19. He is one of our teams most experienced rafting guides as well as having well over 1000 days of trekking in Nepal under his belt.

Aaman

A Kathmandu local, Aaman has great knowledge and love for Nepal’s capital city and the surrounding valley. He is passionate about sharing his Newari culture and enjoys exploring the city and Kathmandu valley with friends from all over the world”.