Bandipur Weekend

A Newari hill town, two hours off the highway

Duration: 1 night / 2 days
Max altitude: 1,030 m
Difficulty: Easy
Best season: Spring, Autumn, Winter
Starts from: Kathmandu

The Bandipur Weekend is a 1-night, 2-day tour from Kathmandu or Pokhara to Bandipur, a preserved Newari hill town in Tanahun district, Nepal. It costs NPR 6,500 per person and includes transport, accommodation and sightseeing. The itinerary covers Tani Mai Temple, Siddha Cave — the largest cave in Nepal — the Mini Great Wall viewpoint, the Bandipur bazaar, and sunrise over the Himalaya.

Bandipur is a Newari trading town that the highway forgot. When the road to Pokhara was built along the valley floor in the 1970s the traffic left, and the bazaar on the ridge above stayed exactly as it was — slate roofs, carved windows, and a main street with no cars on it.

It is a two-day trip because that is all it needs. You arrive in the afternoon, walk the bazaar, climb to Tani Mai for sunset, and get up early for the mountains.

Trip highlights

Tani Mai Temple at sunset
Siddha Cave, the largest in Nepal
The Mini Great Wall ridge walk
Bandipur Bazaar and Newari culture
Himalayan sunrise from the ridge

Altitude profile

Itinerary

Summary of all 2 days
Day	Where	Altitude	Walking
1	Kathmandu to Bandipur	1,030 m	5 hrs
2	Siddha Cave, Mini Great Wall and return	1,030 m	6 hrs

1
Day 1Kathmandu to Bandipur
- Altitude1,030 m
- Walking5 hrs
- StayHeritage guest house
- Mealsdinner
- TransportPrivate vehicle
Drive to Bandipur, check in, and walk the bazaar. Climb to Tani Mai Temple for sunset over the Marsyangdi valley.
2
Day 2Siddha Cave, Mini Great Wall and return
- Altitude1,030 m
- Walking6 hrs
- Mealsbreakfast
- TransportPrivate vehicle
Early start for sunrise on the Himalaya, then down to Siddha Cave and along the Mini Great Wall before driving back.

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