26/06/2023
SPIRITUALITY, NATURE, CALTURE, LORD BUDDHA BIRTHPLACE and Explore the land of Himalayas 10 days Trip!
DETAILED ITINERARY
Day 01: ARRIVE IN KATHMANDU (Kathmandu (1330m)
You will be welcomed by our representative at airport. Drive to Hotel. Evening a walking around city center would give you a glimpse of Social life in Kathmandu. After your flight, you transfer to your first night's accommodation and check in. You'll have a chance to meet the other members of the group, and your Group Leader will brief you on relevant aspects of the trip. At this point your passport and air tickets will be collected, and your flights will be reconfirmed. These documents are held in a safe and your passport will be returned before the onward flight to Lhasa. The evening is free to dine at one of Kathmandu many excellent restaurants. Hotel -2 nights.(B>B).
Day 02: Visit Monastery / After Visit Swoyambhunath Stupa(MONKEY TEMPLE): Watches over the valley from the top of a hillock on its western side. The stupa is one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Nepal and its establishment is linked to the creation of the Kathmandu Valley out of a primordial lake. Swoyambhu is also known as Sengu and is listed as a World heritage site.Overnight at Hotel.(After breakfast you'll see some of the spectacular sites of Kathmandu during a half-day guided city tour. Nepal's capital is a labyrinth of streets and markets, crowded with exotic produce and a bewildering mix of people. You're likely to see Gurkhas from the area east of Pokhara, Tibetan women in their striped aprons, traders from India and sadhus - Hindu holy men - perhaps on pilgrimage to one of the many temples and shrines of the valley. Your sightseeing tour will take you to Durbar Square, historically the focal point of the city, and a mass of colour, activity and fascinating temples, as well as Swayumbhunath - a famous Buddhist pilgrimage site – for stunning views across the Valley.(B).
: Explore Monastery -Kopan Monastery.
Kopan Monastery. Overnight at the hotel. After breakfast around 1 hrs Drive form your Hotel:-Just north of the ancient Buddhist town of Boudhanath is the Kopan hill (pictured left), rising up out of the terraced fields of the Kathmandu valley and visible for miles. We will take 1 hrs teaching class by special high Lama then have Lunch cook by lama drive back Boudhanath Vs Kathmandu .
Kathmandu Valley Tour.
Pashupatinath Temple: One of the most sacred hindu shrines in the world, Pashupatinath lies 5 Km east of the city center. The richly-ornamented pagoda houses the sacred linga, or ph***ic symbol, of Lord Shiva. Chronicle indicates the temple’s existence prior to 400 AD. Devotees can be seen taking ritual dips in the holy Bagmati River flowing beside the temple, also a World heritage site.
Boudhnath Stupa:-Boudhnath Stupa is lies about 6 km to the east of downtown Kathmandu and is the largest stupa in the valley. It looms 36 meters high and present one of the most fascinating specimens of stupa design. Boudhnath a world heritage is also known as Khasti. There are more than 45 Buddhist monasteries in the area.
Day 03: DRIVE TO POKHARA
In the morning walk 10 mints to the edge or Tundikhel. The view is amazing with just a sweeping Marshyangdi valley between you and Himalayas. After spending beautiful morning in Bandipur, drive 80 km / 2½ hrs to Pokhara.
The drive is scenic through the series of valleys with Annapurna and Machhapuchhare looming at a distance. Explore Phewa lakeside market and boating in the evening. Boating is the best way to enjoy sunset over the Himalayas.
Day 04 : POKHARA TOUR
Even though the Lakeside of Pokhara has modern hotels and restaurants, the surroundings are still remote and adventurous. Pokhara is amphitheater of mountains with wall of some of the highest snow peaks towards north. Sightseeing of Pokhara includes visit to several view points and hiking. International mountain museum exhibits a lot about mountaineering history, Himalayan culture, geology, flora, fauna and changing environment. Tibetan Refugee camp is living history of Chinese coupe over Tibet.
Sightseeing Points: International Mountain Museum, Sarangkot Sunrise View, Devi's Fall, Tibetan Refugee Camp, World Peace Stupa..
Day 0 5-6 : - Lumbani: 327 Km (The Birthplace of Lord Buddha).
Drive to Lumbini and transfer to the hotel. Early Morning after breakfast long Bus journey to Lumbani Overnight at Hotel.
Lumbini:-is the birthplace of Lord Buddha and a World Heritage Site 327 km far form kathmandu. This pilgrimage site in southwest Nepal attracts devout Buddhists from around the world, who arrive to pay homage at the Sacred Garden where the ‘Enlightened One’ was born. A famous landmark is the Ashoka Pillar raised by the great Emperor who converted to Buddhism. Today Lumbini has been enlivened by the multitude of architecturally beautiful temples, stupas and monasteries built by various international Buddhist communities.
Birth place of Lord Buddha: Lumbini is hallowed ground as Shakyamuni Buddha was born here in southern Nepal more than twenty-five hundred years ago. As a sacred birthplace, it is an important pilgrimage site for Buddhists from around the globe. Many excavations have taken place here around this small town in the southern Terai plains of Nepal. Ruins of the old city are clearly visible and many artifacts were unearthed during the excavation. Shakyamuni Buddha was born a prince to the ruler of the little principality. Important landmarks are the Maya Devi temple and the Ashoka pillar. The remains of many ancient stupas and monasteries can be found in the surroundings of Lumbini The Ashoka pillar is said to have been erected by the Indian Emperor Ashoka in 250 BC and bears an inscription confirming this as the birth place of the Buddha. A stone image of Maya Devi giving birth to Lord Buddha as she holds onto a branch is seen in the Maya Devi temple. The belief that touching it will render a woman fertile has led to erosion as thousands of hands have stroked it. South of the temple is the sacred pool where Maya Devi is said to have given her son his first purification bath. Shaded by the leafy Bo tree (the type of tree under which Buddha received enlightenment), it is a quiet garden and a newly planted forest nearby brings an atmosphere of tranquility to it. A Master Plan of the Lumbini Development Trust was drawn up decades ago and development is finally under way. The plan, completed in 1978 by the renowned Japanese architect Kenzo Tange, will transform three square miles of land into a sacred place of gardens, pools, buildings, and groves. The development will include a Monastic Zone, the circular sacred Garden surrounding the Ashoka pillar and Maya Devi temple, and Lumbini Village, comprising lodges, restaurants, a cultural center and tourist facilities. Over the years, many stupas and monasteries have been built representing Buddhist communities of numerous countries from around the world. In Kapilvastu near Lumbini, is an excavation site that evokes the ancient palace where Lord Buddha spent his formative years. The ruins include scattered foundations of the palace and thirteen successive layers of human habitation dating back to the 8th Century BC; a must see for students of archeology and history.
Places to visit
Maya Devi temple, Ashoka pillar, Pushkarni pond
Maya Devi temple is one of the important sites as the place of birth of Lord Buddha. Inscriptions on the Ashoka pillar confirm the spot as the birthplace. Of special interest are several ruins of ancient stupas and monasteries. Recent excavations have unearthed a stone bearing a "footprint" indicating the exact location of the Buddha’s birth. Pushkarni pond is of special significance as Queen Maya Devi is said to have taken a bath here before giving birth. The International Gautami Nuns temple found here is a replica of the Swoyambhunath stupa in Kathmandu.
Lumbini is listed as a World Heritage site by UNESCO; Lumbini is being developed with international support as the supreme Buddhist Pilgrimage and a symbol of world peace. The Sacred Garden where the Buddha was born converges on the Ashoka Pillar which carries an inscription identifying the spot as the birth place. The serene tree shaded lawn is dotted with bricks mounds- ruins of ancient stupas and monasteries. We will take Lunch at Hotel. Evening Drive back to Overnight at the hotel.
Day 07: Driver back to Kathmandu :
After beautiful morning breakfast with chirping of birds, we will drive back into the lush green valleys. We follow high ways upstream to its confluences with several other rivers draining Himalayas. It is interesting to watch beautiful villages and farms across reached by shaky suspension bridges.
Day 08: TOUR OF NAMOBUDDHA/PANAUTI /BANEPA AND OVERNIGHT IN DHULIKHEL.
Early morning after breakfast Drive to Namoboudha:Namaboudha is the place is revered by both Nepalese and Tibetan Buddhists. The stupa is located on top of a hill about 3 hours drive from Kathmandu and also offers good views of the mountains and Kathmandu valley. It is said that Buddha is one of his incarnations was a prince and while hunting found a tiger and her cubs starving. The prince cut off his own flesh and fed the tiger and her cubs. There is a stupa and bronze plaque which describes this. Many buddhist pilgrims from all over the world visit this place on their pilgrimage.
Visit to Panauti: -The name 'Panauti' is a formation of the Sanskrit word 'Purnamati' which symbolically means wholeness, completeness.
The beautiful mountain valley of Panauti is situated at the confluence of Roshamati, Punyamati and Lilavati rivers. Traditional houses, courtyards, temples and monuments create the outstanding atmosphere of this place. Houses are built traditionally and the unique roofs and windows prove the craftsmanship of this city. Small and narrow alleys are paved with stones and bricks. Public rest-houses (satal) are scattered all over the city. Every breath is a prayer and every stone is a god here. This is a city of a thousand gods and godesses. Cultural richness, the confluence of Roshamati, Punyamati and Lilavati all bring a sense of harmony to this city. In the middle of the city we can find the beautiful Indreshwar Mahadev Temple, which proves the richness of the city's artisans and artifacts. Indreshwar Mahadev is the oldest preserved Hindu temple of Nepal, standing on a single base. The pagoda type temple is the religious centre of this area and thousands of devotees pray for salvation and liberation here.It is told, that devotees of Indreshwar Mahadeva (Shiva) who bathe at the confluence on a full moon-day, undoubtedly go to heaven.
Dive back to Dhulikhel where you will spend a night. Dhulikhel is the Hill resort of Dhulikhel lies 32 Km to the east of Kathmandu on the Arniko highway that leads to Tibet and close form Namabodha. In the old days, Dhulikhel flourished as s trading center handling commerce between Kathmandu and Lhasa. Today, it delights visitors with its enchanting cultural heritage and stunning Himalayan views overnight at the hotel.
Day 09: Nagarkot to Kathmandu - PHARPING MONASTERY overnight Kathmandu Hotel.
After breakfast drive to Pharping Monastery.PHARPING: - According To Legend Padma Sanbhawa the Great Buddhist Sage Meditated in One of the Caves in Pharping. There Is A Small Buddhist Monastery And Many Buddhist Still Visit And Spend Days Meditating In The Caves. Pharping Is About 45 Min Drive from Kathmandu...
Kathmandu City:-: Durbar Square complex of palaces, courtyards and temples, built between the 12th and 18th centuries, used to be the seat of the ancient Malla kings of Kathmandu. An intriguing piece here is the 17th century stone inscription set into the wall of the palace with writings in 15 languages. The Durbar Square, protected as a UNESCO world heritage site, is the social, religious and urban focal point of the city. There are also museums inside the palace building. After Back to hotel in Kathmandu
DAY 10: DRIVE TO THE AIRPORT FOR FINAL DEPARTURE
After Breakfast at hotel you are free until we take you to the airport to connect your onward flight. Farewell.
The Tour Cost includes:
What’s included
On Twin sharing Room basis as mentioned in above Itinerary.
4 night’s hotel in Kathmandu inclusive of buffet breakfast and all taxes.
2 Nights Bed and Breakfast at hotels in Kathmandu and Pokhara as mentioned in the program.
Using A/c private Vehicle for Arrival/departure transfers, sightseeing tour and out station trip to, Lumbini-2, , and DHULIKHEL-1 Night
English speaking guide for sightseeing tour in Kathmandu City and Pokhara
Mineral water during sightseeing.
Our 24 hour personal care and Attention
Boating on Fewa Lake
International language speaking tour guide for your whole tour.
Driver and guide expenses for whole trip.
All Governments taxes
Fare well dinner with Nepali Cultural dance in Kathmandu.
13 % Govt. Tax (Vat) on total cost included,
Additional 10 % Service charge on meal & accommodation also included.
The Tour Cost doesn't include:
Your personal nature things.
Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu and Lumibani , Bandipur, Pokhara -and Dhulikhel, cold drinks, alcoholic beverages.
Everest Flight/ helicopter tour.
International flight tickets.
Nepal visa.
