Day 01: Arrival at Kathmandu Airport and transfer to hotel
Day 02: After B/F visit to cultural heritage sites: Pashupatinath Stupa, Boudhanath Stupa, and Swayambhunath Stupa.
Day 03: After B/f visit to Patan Durbar Square, Bhaktapur Durbar Square and Changunarayan; later drive up to Nagarkot at 2200m altitude; O/n at Resort
Day 04: AM drive to Kurintar; Check in for lunch at River Side Spring Resort Hotel and proceed to Manakamana temple Known as goddess of wishes by cable car, enjoy the surrounding atmosphere and mountain views; return to Resort enjoy at Sandy River Bank and Resort’s swimming pool.
Day 05: After B/F, Drive to Lumbini, and transfer to Hotel; after lunch half day visit to Sacred Garden.
Day 06: Drive from Lumbini to Chitwan National Park; O/N Lodge Full Board Basis. After breakfast, drive to Royal Chitwan National Park visiting en-route Buddhist places like Ramgram and Dev Daha; PM: Arrive at Resort in Chitwan and take lunch. 15.00 Hrs: Elephant-back jungle excursion for 2/3 hours to view games.
Day 07: 06.15 Hrs: After tea/coffee, one-hour's nature walk accompanied by naturalist for bird watching. 08.00 Hrs: After breakfast at resort, 45 minutes' canoe ride at Rapti River and return Resort.11.00 Hrs for drive to Kathmandu
Day 08: After breakfast at Hotel, leave for full day sightseeing tour of Buddhist shrines like Swyambhunath Stupa, Kathmandu Durbar square, Kumari (living goddess) |
Lumbini Tour leads to one of the most important place of Buddhist pilgrimage, the Birth Place of Lord Shakyamuni Buddha, who was born in 623 BC, is situated in the Terai plains of the southern Nepal. The nativity site is marked by a stone pillar erected by Indian Emperor Ashoka in 249 BC inside the Sacred Garden to commemorate his pilgrimage to the sacred spot and which carries an inscription identifying the spot as the birthplace. This site has the privilege to be listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and is being developed as the supreme Buddhist pilgrimage and a symbol of peace. There are foundations of temples dating from the 2nd century BC to the 9th century AD, and two modern temples: one in Tibetan style, the Dharma Swami Maharaja Buddha Temple, which was built by the king of Mustang, and one Nepalese Theravada style building, the Lumbini Buddha Vihar, which was built by the Nepalese government and contains Tibetan-style frescoes and Newari-style Buddhist images. 
