tour in nepal: lumbini tour

Lumbini is the birthplace of Lord Buddha. It is situated 230 km away from Kathmandu in Rubandehi District of Southern Terai (lowland), at an altitude of 600 ft. above sea level. Lumbini, respected by all Buddhists. In 1998, Lumbini was declared as the Fountain of world peace and the pilgrimage for all the peace loving people of the world.

Some important places in Lumbini are:

The Lumbini Garden : This is the site marked by a certain stone pillar erected by the Indian Emperor Ashoka at about 245 B.C. The most important discovery in this place is a stone marked to suggest the exact birthplace of Buddha.

Mayadevi Temple : This temple, dedicated to the mother of lord Buddha- Maya Devi, was excavated a few years ago. Many sculptures and carving in which the figures and designs are only slightly projecting from their background are seen here.

Pushkarni pond : This is the pond where Mayadevi is said to have had a bath before giving birth to Buddha.
Ramagram : It is believed to be the maternal home of Buddha. This is where we can see the biggest stupa, with important relics. It is said that it was built around 600 B.C.

Lumbini has many new monasteries occupied by different nations. Some notable ones are:

The Myanmar temple was built with the contribution from Burmese Buddhist. The monastery is an attractive big white structural monument with a golden pinnacle soaring into the sky.

The China temple, which is a very beautiful pagoda styled temple with many prayer and meditation cells.

The Korean Temple is a beautifully set temple having many remarkable images of Buddha.

Besides these, there are others like the Nepal Buddhia Temple and the Dharmaswami Buddhist monastery. Other countries like Japan , Sri Lanka , Thailand , Vietnam , etc. are also contributing to build more temples and monasteries.

lumbini tour itinearay

Day 01: Kathmandu Arrival / Transfer to Hotel / Free Afternoon / A familiarization walk with a guide in the evening.

Day 02: Morning yoga at 6:30 before breakfast
A tour of Newari Buddhist City of Patan. Visit few of its many ancient monastery architecture well decked with various statues, metal gildings, woodcarvings and other spiritual objects. The northern wing of the Patan Palace has been developed as a museum managed by Austrian Government. Visit to this museum would enlighten on spiritual aspect of the city.

Day 03: Morning yoga at 6:30 before breakfast Drive to Shyambhunath chaitya residing on a hillock offering wonderful view of valley. This is one of the ancient monument of Kathmandu valley and is a center of pilgrimage for Buddhists from all around the world. Legend of Shyambhunath is related with origin of Kathmandu Valley and first Buddhist settlement here. The hillock is also abode of monasteries belonging to various sects of Tibetan Buddhism. Next we will drive to Kopan Monastery. Kopan Monastery is probably the biggest monastery housing more than 750 monks and nuns from Himalaya. Beside its spiritual significance this monastery in the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Mahayana Buddhism is quite famous as it provides various opportunities for non initiates to practice Buddhism mediation and share the merits in Pujas. Next we will drive to Baudhanath, a Tibetan settlement of Kathmandu after Cultural Revolution in Tibet. Here we can visit Thanka Painting School where a Buddhist philosophy is depicted on canvas with months (sometimes years) of meditative work.

Day 04 & 05: Fly to Lumbini the birth place of Gautam Buddha. As millions of Buddhists believes stepping on this sacred land itself sanctify ones bad karma. Beside monumental sites there are more than three dozen of monasteries build by Buddhists from various countries and a Buddhist museum.

Day 06: Fly back to Kathmandu. Free afternoon.

Day 07: Morning yoga at 6:30 before breakfast
Visit few other places as per your interest including Industrial Area.

Day 08: Drive to Airport and fly back

nepal tour routes

• Kathmandu Valley
• Muktinath Tour
• Lumbibu Tour
• Village Tour
• Pilgrimage Tour
• Experience Nepal Tour