Lumbini, 6-day trekking tour from Kathmandu, Nepal

Arrival in Kathmandu. Check-in hotel. Hang around in tourist place Thamel.

Patan Durbar Square, Kathmandu Durbar Square & Swayambhunath (Monkey Temple). The square, situated in the heart of the city, consists of an enchanting mix of palace buildings, artistic courtyards, and graceful pagoda temples. The former royal palace complex is the center of Patan’s religious and social life and houses a museum containing an array of bronze statues and religious objects. There are three main courtyards or chowks: Mul Chowk, Sundari Chowk and Keshav Narayan Chowk in the square. The Sundari Chowk holds in its center a masterpiece of stone architecture, the Royal bath called Tushahity.

Overnight at 3-star hotel (Thamel Eco Resort or the Address Kathmandu Hotel)

After breakfast, we will move towards Lumbini. Overnight at Hotel peace palace or similar.

Lumbini is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupendahi district of Nepal. It is sometimes claimed to be the place where Queen Mayadevi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama, who as the Buddha Gautama founded the Buddhist tradition. The Buddha lived between roughly 623 and 543 BCE. Lumbini is one of four pilgrimage sites that sprang up in places pivotal to the life of the Buddha, the others being at Kushinagar, Bodh Gaya, and Sarnath. Lumbini was where the Buddha lived until the age of 29. Lumbini has a number of temples, including the Mayadevi temple, and others under construction. Also located here is the Puskarini or Holy Pond where the Buddha’s mother took the ritual dip prior to his birth and where he, too, had his first bath. Also in this location are the remains of Kapilvastu palace. At other sites near Lumbini, earlier Buddhas were, according to tradition, born, achieved ultimate awakening and finally relinquished earthly form.

Overnight at Hotel peace palace or similar.

Overnight at 3-star hotel (Thamel Eco Resort or the Address Kathmandu Hotel).