Buddhist Pilgrimage Tour Nepal

One of Rising Adventure’s representatives will be present at the Tribhuvan International Airport for a warm welcome in a traditional Nepali way with Khada. You will then be transported to your hotel from the airport. After you rest for a while, we will have a brief meeting discussing at Rising Adventure’s office. The tour guide for the Buddhist pilgrimage tour will be introduced in the meeting.
 

Our first destination of the tour will be Boudhanath Stupa, one of the 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Kathmandu. We will head there in the evening time to witness aarati. In this time, thousands of lit oil and butter lamps light up the entire area. We can witness locals as well as visitors do kora around the Budhanath stupa. Kora (Circumambulation) is a form of devotion and prayer in which people walk around the Stupa in a clockwise direction. Then we will return to our hotel, ending our first day in the Nepal Buddhist religious tour, after having spent our time in the peaceful and spiritual atmosphere of the Boudhanath area.

On this day, we are firstly going to visit the Swayambhunath temple, which is also known as the Monkey Temple. The main temple is located at the top of a hillock, which can be reached by climbing 365 stairs. We can see amazing panoramic views of the Kathmandu city from the top. 

The next destination of this day will be Pharping Monastery, which will traverse through the Kirtipur municipality. We will also stop by at Kirtipur to explore around the Nagar Mandap Sri Kirti Vihar Monastery and Chilancho Stupa. Shortly after having our lunch at Kirptipur, we will head towards Pharping. At the Pharping Monastery, we can learn and immerse ourselves in the religious Buddhist practices and have friendly conversations with the locals. If we have time in our hands, we will also explore the Ashura cave of Pharping, which is close to the monastery. After that, we will head back to the hotel for the overnight stay.

Today, we will head out to Patan after having our early morning breakfast. We will explore around the UNESCO World Heritage Sites and visit several religious and historical landmarks, such as Krishna Mandir, Patan Museum, the Golden Temple, and Kumbheshwar Temple. 

After exploring around the Patan Durbar square, we will move towards Namobuddha, which lies in the Kavrepalanchowk district near Panauti. We can find Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery and a stupa around the premises of Namobuddha. It is possible to participate in the prayer chants with the locals if we get permission. After that, we will pay a visit to the nearby institute, which provides Buddhist teachings to several young children. After our quality time at the spiritual and religious site of Namobuddha, we will return to our hotel in Kathmandu.

We will have our morning breakfast in Kathmandu and proceed to Tribhuvan International Airport for our domestic flight heading towards Bhairahawa. There is no direct flight from Kathmandu to Lumbini, so we will travel from Bhairahawa to Lumbini by private vehicle. Once we reach our hotel in Lumbini, we will take a rest and get ready for an amazing trip the next day to Lord Gautam Buddha's birthplace.

The fifth day of the Bhuddhist pilgrimage tour in Nepal will be spent fully exploring and visiting the landmarks of Lumbini. The first stop is the sacred Maya Devi Temple, encircled by a serene garden. According to the legend, Siddhartha Gautam, also known as Gautam Buddha, was conceived by his mother, Maya Devi, in Maya Devi Temple. We shall enter into the Temple and pray and seek blessing. There is also a small pond (Puskarni Pond) and Ashoka Piller near the temple where we can see Buddhist pilgrims chanting prayers. We then explore other nearby pilgrimage sites before returning back to our hotel.

Today we will have a full-day sightseeing tour in Tilaurakot, which is around 27 kilometers away from Lumbini. Tilaurakot is the place where Siddhartha Gautam spent 29 years of his life before leaving his royal life in search of enlightenment. We will explore several historical landmarks of the place, such as the Lumbini museum, the Burmese (Myanmar) Temple, the World China Temple, the Korean Monastery, and the Thai Monastery. These international monasteries are collectively located in the Monastic Zone of Lumbini, where there are spiritual and symbolic elements that represent universal peace and harmony. After completing our enriching tour around Tilaurakot (the current site of ancient Kapilavastu), we will make our way back to the hotel for some rest and prepare our return journey to Kathmandu the following day.

Today, we will drive from Lumbini to Bhairahawa and head back to Kathmandu via domestic flight. From the Tribhuvan International Airport, we will again drive our way to Kopan Monastery, which lies at the hilltop of Kopan. The monastery is the biggest Gelug monastery of Nepal, and many travelers from all over the world pay a visit to this place for attending Buddhist courses as well as to experience its peaceful atmosphere. We will have our farewell dinner in the evening, where we will feast on some traditional Nepali cuisines.

Our memorable and meaningful Nepal Buddhist pilgrimage tour commences today. One of the rising adventure’s representatives will drop you off at the airport 3 hours before your flight departure. If you want to further extend your tour in Nepal, please feel free to inform us.