Full day · Amaltari, Nawalpur
Amaltari Village Day
Cross the river to Amaltari, a village of Tharu farmers and Bote boat people: a walk through the fields, a boat out on the Narayani, and a home-cooked lunch.
- Duration
- Full day, about 8½ hours
- Starts
- 8:00 at your hotel in Bharatpur
- Activity level
- Easy village walking
- Best months
- October to May
- Group size
- 1 to 10
- Transport
- Private car, about 1¼ hours each way
Amaltari is on the far side of the Narayani, a drive of about an hour and a quarter from Bharatpur. Two communities live here: Tharu farmers in painted mud houses, and Bote families, who have fished and ferried on the river for generations.
A local guide from the village walks you through the fields and lanes and into the small Tharu museum. In the late morning you go out on the river with Bote boatmen. Lunch is home-cooked with a host family, usually rice, lentils, vegetables from the fields and fish from the river.
Highlights
- Tharu houses and rice granaries
- Out on the Narayani with Bote boatmen
- Home-cooked lunch with a host family
- The village's small Tharu museum
Day by day
A day across the river
- 8:00 Pickup in Bharatpur; drive west across the Narayani.
- 9:15 Meet your village guide in Amaltari.
- 9:30 Walk through the fields, lanes and the small Tharu museum.
- 11:00 Out on the river with Bote boatmen.
- 12:30 Lunch with a host family.
- 14:00 Bird walk along the riverbank or in the community forest.
- 15:15 Drive back to Bharatpur.
- 16:30 Back at your hotel.
What's included
- Pickup and drop-off at your hotel in Bharatpur
- Local English-speaking guide
- Private car for the day
- Village guide
- Boat trip on the Narayani
- Lunch with a host family
- Community fees
Not included
- Tips and personal expenses
- Travel insurance
Good to know
- Where we meet you
- Your hotel in Bharatpur
- Cancellation
- Cancel more than 10 days before the trip: 50% of the deposit refunded. Within 10 days: no refund. Booking terms
- Notes
- Boat trips depend on the river. From late June to September they may be replaced with a longer village walk.
- A small gift from home for your host family is welcome but never expected.
Questions
Can we stay the night?
Yes. See A night by the Narayani, which adds an evening and a night at the homestay.
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