• Duration: 6 Days
  • Best Time: All Year

Lumbini Pilgrimage Tours - Buddhist Cultural Tour in Nepal

Mountain Monarch has specially designed this Lumbini Pilgrimage Tour as an exclusive Buddhist pilgrimage cultural tour to the birthplace of Buddha, the light of Asia, which is enlisted on the world heritage site by UNESCO. The remains of the lost empire of Sudhodhana are still in existence in Tilaurakot, where Gautama Buddha spent his 29 years and started his journey of enlightenment. We do visit the Asoka pillar inscriptions indicate in the sacred garden proofs that Buddha was born here around 2500 years ago on our Lumbini visit.

After establishing the Lumbini Development Zone in 1978, it did a great job excavating and renovating the shrine and attracting Buddhist nations worldwide to build monasteries in the sacred garden. As a result, every monastery displays its kind of architecture, reflecting the unique interpretation of Buddhism. We also explore some Buddhist Stupas and monasteries in Kathmandu valley to add more charms to your Lumbini pilgrimage tour to Nepal.

Places of Interest to Visit on the Lumbini Pilgrimage Tour:

World Peace Pagoda:

The Stupa is outside the sacred garden of Lumbini. It takes around 45 minutes stroll to reach the sites. A Japanese monk built it. It is a fascinating place to view the sunset and the surrounding peace and beauty.

Lumbini Crane Sanctuary:

The surrounding wetland area of the Stupa is protected from rare Sarus Cranel. Therefore, especially in the evening, it is a great place to enjoy the sighting of Cranes.

Tilaurakot:

It is situated 27 km west, where lies the historic city of Kapilavastu. It used to be then the Shakya Dynasty. The remains of the palace, mounds of old Stupas, and monasteries made of Kilnburnt bricks and clay mortar are still in existence.

Kudan:

It is a small village situated 2 km southwest of Thaulihawa; there lie the ruins of immense structures with a cluster of four mounds and a tank. On the top of the structural mound is the image of Linga, dedicated to Shiva.

Gotihawa:

It is a small village situated 5 km southwest of Thaulihawa; an Ashoka pillar is on a slab. The upper portion of the post is broken, but the lower part is still intact, measuring 3.5m—a huge Stupa with successive rings of wedge-shaped Mauryan bricks in the adjoining place.

Nillihawa:

It is situated 8 km northwest of Taulihawa, and The place has a quadrangular tank surrounded by bushes, locally known as Niglisagar. The two broken Ashokan pillars; the longer one lies flat on the ground, and the shorter one is stuck into the ground. On the shorter pillar, there is an inscription written in Brahmi script, which translates as a King Piyadasi beloved of the gods; after 14 years of his coronation enlarged for the second time, the Stupa of Buddha Kanaka Muni, and after 20 years of his coronation he came himself and worshiped and caused this stone pillar to be erected.

Lumbini Garden:

Devotees from different Buddhist countries have built several beautiful shrines and monasteries. A visit to Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha, is not only for spiritual enlightenment but also for the solace and satisfaction one gets in such a calm and peaceful environment.

The Ashoka Pillar:

In 1895, Fuehrer, a famous German archaeologist, discovered the great pillar while wandering about the foothills of the Churia range. This is the first epigraphy finding of the life history of Buddha. Further exploration and excavation of the surrounding area revealed evidence of the existence of a brick temple and a sandstone sculpture within the temple, depicting the scenes of the Buddha's birth.

The Mayadevi Temple:

The most important shrine at Lumbini is dedicated to the mother of Gautama Buddha, which enshrines the traditional site of the Buddha's birth. Scholars painted that the temple of Maya Devi was constructed over the foundations of more than one earlier temple or Stupa.

Puskarni:

The scared pond: On the south of the Maya Devi temple is the famous sacred bathing pool known as Puskarni. It is believed that Maha Devi took a holy dip in this pool before the delivery and also where the infant Gautama Buddha was given his first purification bath. Thus we end our week-long Lumbini Pilgrimage Tours.

Trip in Nutshell

  • Tour with a reputed operator
  • Best Price with hassle-free tour arrangement
  • Tour led by a team of experts with over 2-decade experience
  • 40 % repeated customers
  • Fixed and Customise Trip departure dates
  • Responsible travel policy and operation
  • Recommended by Trip Advisor and Lonely Planet
  • Experienced and reliable English speaking tour guide
  • Company own vehicle for transfer on the cultural tour
  • Best, clean, comfortable hotel arrangement

Itinerary

On your arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport, the representative of our company will be there to greet you and transfer you to the Hotel. Dinner will be organized in a typical Nepali restaurant with ethnic dances. Overnight at a hotel.

    Full-day cultural tour in Kathmandu with BUDDHIST Stupa and monasteries.

      After breakfast, drive for around 8 hours to Lumbini to start the exclusive Lumbini pilgrimage tours. Once we reached Lumbini, we will visit World Peace Pagoda and Lumbini Crane Sanctuary.

        After early breakfast in the morning, we drive to Tilaurakot enjoying the scenic beauty of the flat land and visit the adjoining other historical ruins shrines like Kudan, Gotihawa, and Niglihawa. In the afternoon, visit the Scared Lumbini garden as a part of the exclusive Lumbini cultural pilgrimage tour. Overnight stay at hotel.

          After breakfast, After breakfast, drive to Kathmandu for around 8 hours. Overnight stay at Hotel. for around 8 hours. Overnight stay at Hotel.

            Lumbini pilgrimage tour ends / Airport transfer for flight onwards.

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