Lumbini Tour
Lumbini Tour leads to one of the most important place of Buddhist pilgrimage, the Birth Place of Lord Shakyamuni Buddha, who was born in 623 BC, is situated in the Terai plains of the southern Nepal. The nativity site is marked by a stone pillar erected by Indian Emperor Ashoka in 249 BC inside the Sacred Garden to commemorate his pilgrimage to the sacred spot and which carries an inscription identifying the spot as the birthplace. This site has the privilege to be listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and is being developed as the supreme Buddhist pilgrimage and a symbol of peace. There are foundations of temples dating from the 2nd century BC to the 9th century AD, and two modern temples: one in Tibetan style, the Dharma Swami Maharaja Buddha Temple, which was built by the king of Mustang, and one Nepalese Theravada style building, the Lumbini Buddha Vihar, which was built by the Nepalese government and contains Tibetan-style frescoes and Newari-style Buddhist images.
Outside the main complex, there are other temples built in the virtual styles of countries where Buddhism is a predominant religion, such as Chinese, Japanese, Sri Lanka and Burmese.
Itinerary in Detail:
| Day 01 | : | Arrival at Kathmandu Airport and transfer to hotel |
| Day 02 | : | After B/F visit to cultural heritage sites: Pashupatinath Stupa, Boudhanath Stupa, and Swayambhunath Stupa. |
| Day 03 | : | After B/f visit to Patan Durbar Square, Bhaktapur Durbar Square and Changunarayan; later drive up to Nagarkot at 2200m altitude; O/n at Resort |
| Day 03 AM |
: | drive to Kurintar; |
| Day 05 | : | After B/F, Drive to Lumbini, and transfer to Hotel; after lunch half day visit to Sacred Garden. |
| Day 06 | : | Drive from Lumbini to Chitwan National Park; |
| Day 07 | : | 06.15 Hrs: After tea/coffee,one-hour's nature walk accompanied by naturalist for bird watching. 08.00 Hrs: After breakfast at resort, 45 minutes' canoe ride at Rapti River and return Resort.11.00 Hrs for drive to Kathmandu |
| Day 08 | : | After breakfast at Hotel, leave for full day sightseeing tour of Buddhist shrines like Swyambhunath Stupa, Kathmandu Durbar square, Kumari (living goddess) Chowk, Maru Sattal, Kasta Mandap, Kal Bhairab, Jana Bahal etc; Lunch at City Restaurant. Pm: half day excursion to Nagarjun Hill and Balaju water garden. |
| Day 09 | : | After breakfast transfer from Hotel to Tribhuvan International Airport to board onward journey flight |
| Price | : | Depends on size of group and a formal quotation can be requested from our office |
| Note | : | Lodging of your choice and selection of place in Kathmandu and Lumbini can be arranged for each participant on request prior to your arrival in Nepal. The cost of this package can be set with or without this facility. To extend your trip for any other tours or adventure is at your choice which could be organized at your discretion. |
