Day 01: Arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) Kathmandu and transfer to hotel.
In the meantime, you will possibly be arriving at any time in Kathmandu. Then, Our representative will receive you with a warm welcome and help you get transferred to the hotel. Further trip details, plans, and programs will be provided to you. Eventually, you will be staying overnight in Hotel.
Day 02: Visit Swayambhunath and Boudhanath
Today, you will be visiting two most important UNESCO enlisted World Heritage sites in Kathmandu Valley Swayambhunath and Boudhanath. Notably, these sites provide better insight into Nepal’s History, culture, and architecture of medieval times and most importantly reflects the philosophy of Nepalese and Tibetan Buddhism. Overnight in Hotel.
Day 03: Kathmandu to Lumbini
Today, you’ll drive to Lumbini in a tourist bus from Kathmandu. It will be a scenic drive along the Trishuli river and through the plains of Terai. Finally, after 8 hours drive, you’ll reach Lumbini. You’ll spend the remaining time for rest and refreshment. Overnight in Hotel.
Alternately, you can fly from Kathmandu to Bhairahawa and drive to Lumbini. This will give you enough time to explore around Lumbini on the same day.
Day 04: Explore around Lumbini and Visit Tilaurakot
Today, you’ll spend your day exploring around Lumbini. You’ll visit Queen Mayadevi temple and many sacred places inside the garden. Likewise, you can visit different international monasteries built by different nations like China, Myanmar, India, Japan, Sri-Lanka, Thailand, Korea, Germany, and Vietnam. The garden with world peace stupa is another major attraction of Lumbini.
27 Kms away from the Lumbini lies Tilaurakot where one can still observe the basement of the palace and other historical structures date back to 2500 years in the past. You’ll be driving to Tilaurakot from Lumbini and explore the historical remains of Tilaurakot. Overnight in Hotel.
Day 05: Drive back to Kathmandu
Today, you’ll drive back to Kathmandu from Lumbini in Tourist bus or alternatively can take a flight from Bhairahawa as well. Overnight in Kathmandu.
This will be an end to your Buddhist pilgrimage tour, However, you can still visit some more places like monasteries in Pharping, Namobuddha and Muktinath Temple in Mustang region which carries the religious importance regarding the Buddhism. Likewise, you can stay at Kopan Monastery for some weeks to learn Meditation and Yoga from the spiritual teacher (Lama).
Final Departure :
Our airport representative will transport you to Kathmandu international airport 3 Hours before your flight schedule. You will be taking a great lifetime experience from Nepal. In addition to that, you’ll now have an unbeatable Knowledge regarding Buddhism.
