Bhaktapur Living Heritage & Pottery Workshop
Bhaktapur
- Duration
- 5h
- Difficulty
- easy
- Group size
- Up to 8
- Min age
- 4+
About this experience
Explore 55-Window Palace, Nyatapola Temple, and pottery square. Learn clay spinning from master artisans and taste famous Juju Dhau (King Curd).
What's included
- ✓Bhaktapur heritage ticket
- ✓Pottery lesson & souvenir clay pot to take home
- ✓Juju Dhau tasting
- ✓Local historian guide
What to bring
- ✓Clothes that can get slightly dusty with clay
Itinerary
Day 1
Meet at Bhaktapur Durbar Square
Meet your guide at the Golden Gate for an introduction to the Malla-era palace complex and the Newari craft guilds.
Day 1
Pottery Square wheel-throwing session
Hands-on session at Talako with a master potter: wedging clay, throwing on the traditional heavy wheel, and sun-drying in the square.
Day 1
Samay baji lunch and juju dhau
Traditional Newari samay baji platter followed by juju dhau, the king of curds, set in the black clay pots you have just been working with.
Day 1
Palace and temple walk
The 55-Window Palace, the five-tiered Nyatapola temple and Dattatreya Square, ending with the peacock window.
Things to know
- ✓UNESCO World Heritage preserved medieval city
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