Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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A Thanka is a painting on cotton usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala. Thangkas are traditionally kept unframed and rolled up when not on display, mounted on a textile backing somewhat in the style of Chinese scroll paintings, with a further silk cover on the front. So treated, thangkas can last a long time, but because of their delicate nature, they have to be kept in dry places where moisture will not affect the quality of the silk. Most thangkas are relatively small, comparable in size to a Western half-length portrait, but some are extremely large, several metres in each dimension; these were designed to be displayed, typically for very brief periods on a monastery wall,...
Highlights
From 1 hour to 2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 1 hour to 2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
A professional tour guide
Drop to the Swaymbunath Stupa for Shopping
Any thanka cost
Accommodation in Kathmandu hotel
Any cost which is not in cost inclusion
Thanka Shopping in Kathmandu
Kathmandu
About
A Thanka is a painting on cotton usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala. Thangkas are traditionally kept unframed and rolled up when not on display, mounted on a textile backing somewhat in the style of Chinese scroll paintings, with a further silk cover on the front. So treated, thangkas can last a long time, but because of their delicate nature, they have to be kept in dry places where moisture will not affect the quality of the silk. Most thangkas are relatively small, comparable in size to a Western half-length portrait, but some are extremely large, several metres in each dimension; these were designed to be displayed, typically for very brief periods on a monastery wall,...
Highlights
From 1 hour to 2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 1 hour to 2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
A professional tour guide
Drop to the Swaymbunath Stupa for Shopping
Any thanka cost
Accommodation in Kathmandu hotel
Any cost which is not in cost inclusion
Itinerary
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Swayambhunath Temple
We take you to the Swaymbunath temple ofr the Best Thanka shopping
