Her City Now — Kathmandu With a Survivor Guide
5 daysEasy
Cultural5 days exploring Kathmandu Valley's living heritage — UNESCO World Heritage Sites, medieval courtyards, artisan workshops where Newari craftsmen still carve by hand, and street food corners no guidebook mentions. SASANE trains survivors to become cultural guides through a 6-month program covering history, heritage interpretation, and guest engagement. Your guide didn't memorize Kathmandu from a textbook. She rebuilt her life in these streets and knows them with the intimacy of someone who has something to prove. Every booking funds continued training of the next cohort of women guides.
5 days exploring Kathmandu Valley's living heritage — UNESCO World Heritage Sites, medieval courtyards, artisan workshops where Newari craftsmen still carve by hand, and street food corners no guidebook mentions. SASANE trains survivors to become cultural guides through a 6-month program covering history, heritage interpretation, and guest engagement. Your guide didn't memorize Kathmandu from a textbook. She rebuilt her life in these streets and knows them with the intimacy of someone who has something to prove. Every booking funds continued training of the next cohort of women guides.
What to Expect
Newari kitchen secrets
Newari cuisine is Nepal's most complex and celebrated — over 200 distinct dishes developed across centuries of trade and tradition. Your cooking class takes place in a real family kitchen in a medieval courtyard, not a tourist facility.
Living spirituality
Kathmandu's temples are not museums — they are living centres of daily worship where locals offer flowers, light oil lamps, and chant at dawn. Your guide explains the difference between Hindu and Buddhist iconography, the meaning behind the erotic carvings, and why certain deities matter to specific communities.
Artisan crafts
From Thangka painters working in natural pigments to bronze casters using the lost-wax method perfected over 800 years, Kathmandu's artisans are among the finest in Asia. Your guide takes you to workshops tourists never find — where you watch masters at work, ask questions, and commission pieces directly.
Guided by community
Your SASANE guide rebuilt her life in this city and knows it with the intimacy of someone who walked every alley during her 6-month training. She introduces you to shopkeepers, temple priests, and street food vendors by name.
The Streets That Gave Her a Second Life
Your guide knows every temple, backstreet, and artisan workshop in Kathmandu — because this city is where she rebuilt her life after trafficking. When she points out a hidden courtyard or explains a centuries-old carving, she speaks from the same deep belonging that SASANE restored. The Guardian featured SASANE as one of the world's sustainable travel startups transforming how tourism works. Read more in our blog
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Certified women guides across Nepal
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UNESCO heritage sites covered
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Travelers guided
“Our SASANE guides were incredible! They have so much knowledge of the history, culture, and environment in Nepal.”
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