9-Day Buddhist Culture Tour in Nepal with Lumbini and Monastery Stays

• According to your flight details, our company staff member will come to Tribhuvan International Airport to welcome you with your name on a board and transfer you directly to the hotel (Hotel Bliss International or a similar category).
• After a warm welcome and check-in at the hotel, freshen up and have a short meeting about the activity plan in Nepal.
• In the evening, you can visit Thamel, the Garden of Dreams, and Kathmandu Durbar Square, all of which are within walking distance of the hotel.

Overnight at the hotel.

• After breakfast and a short interaction with the tour guide, you will visit Swoyambhunath Stupa, Boudhanath Stupa, and Kopan Monastery, which is especially famous for teaching Buddhism to visiting Western foreigners. This is the place to learn more about Buddhist culture and history.
• After visiting these Buddhist pilgrimage sites, we drive to Namobuddha, where you will participate in chanting and stay overnight in the monastery.

• After breakfast, we drive to Pharping, a Newari cultural town 38 km from Namobuddha. This place is famous for its blend of Hindu and Buddhist religious sites. It is also the place where Guru Padmasambhara attained enlightenment at Asura Cave.
• We begin our journey after breakfast at the hotel and drive for about 2 hours. This place lies on the way to Dakshinkali Temple.
• After spending some time in Pharping town, we drive to Neydo Monastery. Neydo Monastery is a Buddhist stupa hotel. Every morning and evening, there is worship, and if you are interested in learning more about Buddhist history, this place is suitable for you.

Overnight at the hotel.

• We drive to Pokhara from the Kathmandu Valley in a private car, with great views of the Himalayas above the green hills.
• We stop somewhere for lunch and a photo shoot. There will be plenty of time to enjoy the beauty of Phewa Lake, which is located in central Pokhara.

Overnight at the hotel.

• Early in the morning, you go to Sarangkot Hill for sunrise, which is about a 1-hour drive from your hotel. You can see the panoramic Himalayas, including Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, and Manaslu, with the sunrise.
• After spending some time there, we drive to Bindhyabasini Temple. This temple is dedicated to the goddess Bhagawati. Then, we drive back to the hotel for breakfast and rest for some time.
• After that, we visit Davis Fall, Gupteshwor Cave, the world-famous pilgrimage site dedicated to Lord Shiva, the International Mountain Museum, the Seti River, KIC Bridge, Mahendra Cave, and finally the World Peace Stupa at sunset, located on top of Ananda Hill. It is a Buddhist pagoda-style monastery built after World War II as a symbol of peace. From here, you can also see the whole Pokhara Valley.
• In the evening, you can visit Pokhara city for shopping and go boating on Phewa Lake.

Overnight at the hotel.

• After having a hearty breakfast at the hotel, our driver will pick you up and drive to our next and most important destination, the birthplace of Lord Gautam Buddha.
• We drive for about 5-6 hours on the highway and finally reach Lumbini. In Lumbini, the feeling is different from other places. This is a place where you can experience a peaceful state of mind.
• We check in at the hotel with welcome drinks and rest.

Overnight at the hotel.

• Wake up early at the hotel, have breakfast, and walk to Mayadevi Temple. Mayadevi Temple is the place where Queen Mayadevi gave birth to Lord Gautam Buddha in 563 BCE.
• Behind the Mayadevi Temple, there is a small holy pond called Puskarani, where Buddha had his first bath by Queen Mayadevi. There is also an Ashoka Pillar beside the temple. It was discovered in 1896, and it is believed that Emperor Ashoka visited Lumbini. The site was not known as Lumbini before the pillar was discovered.
• We worship at the temple and spend a couple of hours in the Green Park. Then, we walk to visit different stupas, temples, monasteries, and pagodas built by countries from around the world, including the World Peace Pagoda, Myanmar Golden Temple, Chinese Monastery, Thai Monastery, France Buddhist Temple, and another important place, the Lumbini Museum, where you can learn about the life of Gautam Buddha and see photos of his home. Lumbini is one of the most important places in Nepal because it is the birthplace of the founder of the Buddhist religion, Lord Gautam Buddha, and this place is quiet and peaceful.

Overnight at the hotel.

• After breakfast in the early morning, we drive back to Kathmandu, which takes around 10-11 hours, with lunch and tea breaks on the way. However, it is an adventurous drive, with hills on one side and the Trishuli River on the other. In the evening, we have a cultural dinner, where you can share your experience of the tour in Nepal.

Overnight at the hotel.

Today is your last day in Nepal. We will drop you at the international airport 2 hours before your flight time. Then you will continue on your next journey or return home, taking with you the memories of the wonderful moments spent with us.