5-Day Kathmandu - Lumbini - Kathmandu Tour

B-- Breakfast    L-- Lunch    D-- Dinner

• Day 1 Fly or drive to Lumbini

     

  Flight from Kathmandu to Bhairahawa takes 35 mints and from there it is 30 mints drive to Lumbini. One can also drive to Lumbini (321 km / 8 hrs) from Kathmandu.

  Accommodation: Lumbini Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

• Day 2 Lumbini Tour

     

  Lumbini Tour includes visit to the Mayadevi temple (birth place of Buddha) and tour of surrounding areas of Lumbini Development Trust (LDT). The 3 square miles area of LDT include Sacred Lumbini garden, Monastic Zone and New Lumbini Village. Visit Museum and world peace stupa in the eveining.

  Accommodation: Lumbini Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

• Day 3 Religious and Archaeological Sites of Kapilavastu

     

  Drive and visit religious and archeological sites of Tilaurakot, Gotihawa, Kudan, Siddharthanagar, Niglihara, Sagarhawam Aurorakot. Tilaurakot is the ancient Kapilavastu - the capital of Shakyas, where Buddha spent his first 29 years. Kudan was where Buddha was received by his father after his access to enlightenment. King Suddhodana specially built the Kudan (Nigrodharma Park) for the accommodation of the Buddha and his followers. Gotihawa is the birth place of Krakuchanda Buddha. Niglihawa is where Kanakmuni Buddha was born. Sagarhawa is the archeological findings as "place of the massacre of the Shakyas".

  Accommodation: Lumbini Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

• Day 4 Devdaha - Ramgram - Bhairahawa

     

  Drive and visit religious and archeological sites at Devdaha and Ramagram. Devdaha is the ancient capital of the Koliya kingdom. It is the maternal hometown of Queen Mayadevi (mother), Prajapati Gautami (stepmother), Princess Yasodhara (consort) and where Prince Siddhartha had spent his childhood. Ramgrama is the brick mound on the bank of the Jharahi River. It is seven meter high brick stupa consisting of relic (one of the eight astha dhatu) of Lord Buddha. The Stupa was built by the king of Ramgrama, who was the eighth king to obtain the Buddha's relics.

  Accommodation: Lumbini Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

• Day 5 Fly or drive back to Kathmandu

     

  Back to Kathmandu. (B)

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