Lumbini Tour Nepal
Lumbini itself is a whole premise of the garden of the ancient location of the Siddhartha Gautam Buddha. Nepal’s good friendly countries like Thailand, Sri Lanka, Japan and other countries have contributed to the Lumbini Development Project to make it a dream pilgrims’ site of the International Center for Buddhist Pilgrims and Studies. Lumbini offers monasteries, monuments, museums, World peace pagoda, and architectures under construction. You can visit all these places by Rickshaw and other means of transportation, including boat.
Buddha is – The Star of Asia and symbol of peace, was born in the full Moon on Nepali first month Baisakh, before 500 BC. In Buddha Jayanti, people from all over the world gather at Lumbini to celebrate his birth.
Package and Prices
Your package and the prices vary according to your booking. You may only hire a car and go, you may hire a car and the driver as guide or may take a flight and hire. If you would like to see the countryside, better hire a car with a driver.
Geographical Location
Lumbini is located in the Western-Terai region and is 259 km away and 6-7 Hours’ drive from Kathmandu. The climate is subtropical and summer temperature as high as 40°C and in winter 7°C to 23°C. There is an entrance fee for very little money. Lumbini, birthplace of Buddha, is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Sites of Interests
Mayadevi Temple
The temple of Mayadevi, the mother of Buddha is located close to the Ashoka pillar. The statue of Mayadevi is made out of the stone which is believed to be 2000 years old. People worship Mayadevi as well as Rupadevi.
Puskar Pond
To the south of Mayadevi temple lies Puskar pond where Mayadevi took bath before giving birth to Buddha, and took her purifying bath in the same pond.
Lumbini Garden
The whole area of Lumbini is considered as a garden. Many monasteries have been built through the help of different countries and more gardens added.
Access
By Air
Flying to Lumbini is the easiest and fastest access which is time-consuming. You will fly from Kathmandu to Bhairahawa airport which takes a 40-minute scenic flight. Then you will drive 30 minutes to Lumbini, check-in the hotel and begin the Lumbini tour.
By Bus
While driving by bus it can take 8 hours to reach Lumbini from Kathmandu. This access offers a budget Lumbini tour and for those who love a long journey. However, the itinerary is the same as above domestic air but takes an overall 5 days. After visiting Lumbini as a whole, you will drive to Chitwan, walk around the village and overnight in Chitwan hotel. On the very last day, you will drive to Kathmandu which takes 7hours from Chitwan and your Lumbini tour ends.
Overview
Lumbini in Nepal is the most sacred pilgrim place for the Buddhists people around the world. Any one who believes in the teaching of Buddha most visit this place once in a life and make their life complete. We have tour package available for 12 Months.
Highlights of the Lumbini Pilgrim Tour
- Touching the same ground that the Lord Buddha touched
- Sacred Garden visit
- Mayadevi temple visit
- Exploration of different monasteries
- Historical and archaeological exploration
- Ashoka pillar with ancient inscription
- Siddhartha pond where Buddha was bathed after his birth
- Mahayana monastery
