The 21 Best Nepal Souvenirs and Where to Buy Them, Kathmandu, Nepal

Recently, I鈥檝e had a few friends ask me what to buy for Nepal souvenirs to take home with them. I feel like I鈥檝e spent a lifetime in Thamel and Lakeside walking by the hundreds of shops selling goods. The thing is, so many sell the same thing, and they all sell them for different prices. It鈥檚 hard to know what鈥檚 authentic, what鈥檚 a knock-off, and what things are even worth buying. I believe in buying souvenirs right before going home so that you don鈥檛 have to carry everything around the entire trip. I鈥檓 also most familiar with the stores in Kathmandu since I鈥檝e shopped in them multiple times to buy gifts or my own souvenirs. I decided to compile a list of my favorite Nepal souvenirs and the places to buy them.

Note: I haven鈥檛 purchased some of the items on this list before, so I won鈥檛 recommend a place to buy them. The items that I have purchased in the past, I spent a lot of time looking for good quality items at a decent price.

Thangka paintings make the top of my list because they鈥檙e hard to find almost anywhere else. In Nepal, they鈥檙e abundant and a lot less expensive. For instance, you can buy a $200 painting here, and the same one will be sold for about $500 online in the U.S. Picking a thangka can be hard, so I鈥檇 recommend reading my post on聽Understanding Thangka Paintings. The prices can range from $20 to $10,000, so it鈥檚 kind of hard to tell if you鈥檙e being ripped off or not. The price difference is based on how the item is produced since there are mass-produced versions versus original one of a kind pieces. I bought a mass-produced one. They fall in the $50-$100 price range. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: The 21 Best Nepal Souvenirs and Where to Buy Them
Guide Location: Nepal » Kathmandu
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Michelle Della Giovanna
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