7 Kathmandu Tuk Tuk Tours Worth Flying For

1.Kathmandu Sunset Tour by Rickshaw Including Durbar Square Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 73 reviews · from $50 per person Our pick

Meet at Hotel Marshyangdi at 6:00 pm for a small-group rickshaw ride through Thamel, Asan market, and Kathmandu Durbar Square. Your guide points out temples, shrines, food stalls, and local life before you walk through the square and return by rickshaw. Entrance fees are included.

“Sanjeeb our guide was very welcoming and incredibly knowledgeable. He lead us around town pointing out highlights along the way and did so with a warm hearted character. You could tell that he loves his country and wanted to share that love with us. I had just arrived in KRead more”

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2.Kathmandu Food & Drink and Shopping Rickshaw Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 48 reviews · from $25 per person

Join Deepak Kushwaha for a three-hour Kathmandu food tour by rickshaw and on foot. Taste Nepali dishes across Thamel, Asan, Jyatha, and Chhetrapati, with snacks, drinks, and a full meal included. You can also shop for local tea and spices while learning how food connects to Kathmandu culture.

“Fantastic experience and truly tried authentic Nepali food! Was able to buy authentic tea and spices as well. The guide, Deepak Kushwaha is very experienced and knows a lot about the food and culture!!”

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3.Kathmandu: Food, Drink and Shopping Rickshaw Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 15 reviews · from $30 per person

Join Deepak Kushwaha for a three-hour food, drink, and shopping tour by rickshaw and on foot. Starting in Thamel, you will sample momos, pani puri, masala chiya, tea, and other local specialties, then browse markets selling textiles, jewelry, spices, and crafts. Small groups and several guide languages make this a friendly way to get oriented.

“Our food tour guide, Deepak, was very kind and always willing to answer our questions. His explanations of the local dishes were clear and informative. After the tour, he even sent us the names of all the foods we had tasted, which helped us remember and better understand what we had experienced during the journey. It was a thoughtful touch that made the tour even more meaningful.”

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4.Kathmandu: Food, Drink and Shopping Rickshaw Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 7 reviews · 3 hours · from $28 per person

Spend three hours tasting Nepali street food, riding a bicycle rickshaw through Kathmandu, and browsing Thamel shops with a local guide. Deepak leads the food route, explaining dishes such as momos, thukpa, bara, chatamari and sel roti, while also offering bargaining advice and access to handicraft and fair-trade stores. Bring cash, comfortable shoes and a healthy appetite.

“We joined Deepak for the tour of various food outlets in the Thamel area of Kathmandu. The tour included a 30 minute rickshaw bicycle ride around the streets too. We sampled so many different Nepalese foods - some a little too spicy for my English taste buds - but it was a good experience to try everything on offer. Deepak gave us lots of information about the food, their origins, etc. we sampled Nepali Masala Milk Tea, Plain Bara, Mixed Thukpa, Vegetarian Samosa, Panipuri, Vegetarian Chatamari, Sugarcane Juice with Lemon, Chicken Steamed Mo:Mo, Khajuri (Thekuwa), and Selroti. My favourite was definitely the Thukpa, followed by the Mo:Mo. It was good…”

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5.Kathmandu at Sunset: Explore the City on Rickshaw

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 2.5 - 3 hours · from $49 per person

Start at Hotel Marshyangdi in Thamel and explore Kathmandu by hired rickshaw, stopping at Sigal shrine, Asan Market, and Kathmandu Durbar Square. An English-speaking Nepali guide explains the temples, spices, and street life. The trip is planned for 2.5 to 3 hours, though one booking recorded a much shorter outing.

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6.Thamel Rickshaw tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3 reviews · 4 hours · from $14 per person Best value

Start near your Thamel hotel and ride a private cycle rickshaw through Ason Market, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Freak Street, and Shree Gha Stupa. Your English, Nepali, or Hindi-speaking driver handles the route, while you choose whether to add the $5 street-food challenge. Expect four hours of markets, temples, snacks, and city traffic.

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7.Kathmandu Rickshaw Tour Of Thamel And Durbar Square

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $50 per person

Ride through Kathmandu in a private rickshaw with a professional guide, visiting Thamel, Asan Tole Market, and Kathmandu Durbar Square. The 2 to 4 hour tour includes hotel pickup, drop-off, bottled water, and the rickshaw. Ask if Krishna is your guide, since he has been praised for adapting the route to guests’ needs.

“Very authentic ride of Kathmandu. We thoroughly enjoyed each part of this tour. Our tour guide was very friendly, kind, and knowledgeable. We look forward to sharing our experience with others.”

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