Buddhist Pilgrimage Tour

A representative from Yolo Hike will pick you up from Tribhuvan International Airport and transport you to your hotel in a private vehicle. A dinner program with traditional Nepalese cuisine will be organized in one of the Nepalese restaurants. In the evening, there will be a little meeting concerning the trip.

Today we will visit two major Buddhist pilgrimages, Swayambhunath and Pharping Monastery. Early in the morning after breakfast, we will start our tour to the Swayambhunath Stupa, popularly known as the Monkey Temple. It is one of Kathmandu's ancient Stupas with 365 stairs, which is also a total day in a year. We travel to the Pharping monastery after viewing Swayambhunath known for its numerous Buddhist monasteries similar to that of the structures in northern Thailand by the architecture. Several of the monasteries are constructed in the 2000s, therefore they are relatively new. Pharping is also a Buddhist pilgrimage place and abodes many Nepalese monks.

Today we will visit the rest of the sites (Boudhanath Stupa, Kapan Gumba, and Namobuddha) which takes a bit longer. we will first visit Boudhnath Stupa, one of the largest stupas in the country and also a UNESCO world heritage site you can wander around the Tibetan plateau and observe the handicraft then it's on to Kapan Monastery, where we can get a firsthand look at monks and nuns' daily lives. We drive to Namobuddha in Dhulikhel after lunch which is a Buddhist plateau also believed and wrote in Namobuddha that Buddha offered his body for a hungry Tiger cub. spend the night in Namobuddha.

We will drive to Tribhuwan International Airport and fly to Lumbini which will be about 20 minutes, upon your arrival on Lumbini (Birth Place of Buddha) transfer to the hotel and stroll around Lumbini and experience some of Buddhism in your first visit.

Early morning in Lumbini and cup of tea. Sounds interesting, we have a full-day sightseeing excursion planned. In Lumbini, we visit multiple monasteries and other sites which have lodges, restaurants, a cultural center, tourist facilities, and the circular holy Garden enclosing the Ashoka pillar and Maya Devi temple. The ancient castle where Lord Buddha expended his early years is evoked in Kapilvastu, a significant archaeological site near Lumbini.

From Lumbini, we fly to Kathmandu. The rest of your time in Kathmandu can be spent relaxing at your hotel or shopping in Thamel for souvenirs for friends and family. Later in the afternoon, we will organize a farewell Dinner in Nepalese cuisine.

A representative from Yolo Hike will drop you off today at Tribhuwan International Airport where you will continue your everlasting beautiful journey. If you have a few more days to stay considering Day Hike can also be an ideal option for you.