5-Day Lumbini and Ramagram Tour from Kathmandu with Tilaurakot

• Arrive in Lumbini either by flight to Bhairahawa, which takes 35 minutes, followed by a short 30-minute drive to Lumbini, or by car via the Mugling Highway, covering 321 km from Kathmandu.

Overnight in Lumbini.

• Start the Lumbini tour from the New Tourist Village, World Peace Stupa, and museum. The tour introduces the pilgrimage concept of the Buddhism master plan and offers a sense of mental purification through the monastic zone.

• See how the schools of Mahayana, Theravada, and Vajrayana Buddhism are represented across the area.

• Visit the Maya Devi Temple, which protects the Marker Stone. The site also contains a nativity scene statue and the ruins of old temple walls dating from the 3rd century BC to the 12th century AD.

• Marvel at the Emperor Ashoka Pillar, which still bears the inscription describing his visit to the birthplace of Buddha.

• Take a short drive to Tilaurakot and visit the religious and archaeological sites of Tilaurakot, Gothihawa, Kundan, Niglihawa, and Sagarhawa.

• Visit Tilaurakot, the ancient kingdom of the Shakyas, where Buddha spent 29 years, and Kundan (Nigro Dharma Park), the place where Buddha was received by his father after attaining enlightenment.

• Continue to Gotihawa, the birthplace of Krakuchanda Buddha, and Niglihawa, the birthplace of Kanak Muni Buddha.

• Finally, visit Sagarhawa, the place of the massacre of the Shakyas.

• Begin the day with a short drive and visits to the religious and archaeological sites of Devdaha and Ramagram. Devdaha was the ancient capital of the Koliyas and the maternal hometown of Queen Mayadevi.

• Continue to Ramagram, situated on the bank of the Jharahi River, where you can see an ancient stupa containing a relic, one of the eight astha dhatu, of Shakyamuni Buddha. The stupa is believed to have been built by the king of Ramagram, who was the eighth king to obtain the Buddha's relics.

• Similar to your arrival, depart either by flight or by car.