Get close to the lifestyle of local people, socialize with families, and get involved in traditions. The warm hospitality and mesmerizing interactions with the locals here will surely give you a memorable experience.

Panauti is a small town rather than an entirely rural locale, so you can expect accommodation and food to be in line with this fact. If you happen to be in Panauti Community Homestay during rice-planting season (June-July), you may even be able to participate in the rice-planting festival with the host family.

While staying in Panauti, don’t miss the chance to tour the temples and other Newari architectural features of the town. The complex of temples at Triveni Ghat, beside the confluence of the Roshi and Punyamati Rivers, includes some of the most ancient temples in Nepal, which have the unusual honor of never having been destroyed in an earthquake. 

Rice Plantation festival in Panauti.