Pilgrimage is for a good Karma for your future, happiness, joyful and unforgettable memories with your families and friends once at your lifetime. At Nepal, there are many Buddhist pilgrimage sites at Kathmandu valley and out of the valley. If possible, arrange your own groups which is better than joining with other groups. Or you can join another group too.
These pilgrimage tours, especially focus for Buddhist religious people from all over the world. For this pilgrimage each year thousands of people coming from all over the world, especially from Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, Russia, Sri Lanka, Burma India and China, who have very limit time.
The age doesn’t make any difference for this trek, between 12 to 80 years, anyone can join this pilgrimage trip if you are physically fit and healthy. There will be one tour guide, he/she will explain to you all the stories about the pilgrim sites.
During this short period, you can visit different Holy sites at Kathmandu valley and near from Kathmandu such as Patan, Bhaktapur, Pharping, Namo Buddha, Sankhu as itinerary. For the transportation we provide cars for small groups, minivans for middle groups and buses for big groups.
| Best months for pilgrim | Mid of September to April. |
| Duration for trip | 12 days. |
| Group size | 4 to 38 persons |
Upon your arrival at the Tribhuvan international airport, our representative will welcome you with the flowers, drive to the star hotel as your booking, welcome drinks at the reception check in the room. Dinner at your hotel’s restaurant our tour manager will brief you about pilgrimage tours and other necessary information.
After breakfast, your pilgrim lama guide will pick you up at your resident or hotel a short drive to Swayambhu, which is the oldest Buddhist stupa in the world, built 2,500 years ago. Visit around the stupa, offering the butter lamps, from Swayambhu you can see a very clear view of Kathmandu valley. Drive to Bhoudha biggest Buddhist stupa in the world, built in the late 15th or early 16th century. Around Boudha there are several Buddhist monasteries. Visit around the stupa and different monasteries. After lunch, drive out of the valley to Sankhu. As Buddhist religion called ‘Thuti Gyachu’ the local name called Vajra Yogini. Which is a very Holy site for both Buddhist and Hindus, your lama guide will explain about the pilgrim site and different meditation caves. After visiting all these pilgrimage sites back to the hotel.
After breakfast, your lama guide will pick you up at the hotel, about 23 km. drive to Pharping (Yang la si) out of Kathmandu valley. Where you will visit the pilgrimage sites of Guru Rinpoche’s cave, Ashura cave and monasteries, worship at holy cave, offering prayer flags on hill, after all drive back to Patan for lunch. After lunch, visit Patan Durbar square, Thousands Buddha stupa and Golden temple. Your lama guide will explain about the pilgrim sites. After visiting all these pilgrimage sites, drive back to the hotel in Kathmandu.
After breakfast, your lama guide will pick you up at the hotel, drive about 13 km. to Bhaktapur city, visit Dolma Sumjin, one of the secrete holy Dolma (Tara) at Nepal. From Bhaktapur drive 30 km. to Namo Buddha (Takma Lu jin) visit the holy stupa and monastery, worship at Holy place, offering prayer flags lunch at Monastery with Lamas, drive back Guru Rinpoche’s meditation cave at Tyamal, visit the holy cave. Your lama guide will explain about the pilgrim site and stupa. After visiting all these pilgrimage sites back to the hotel at Kathmandu.
After breakfast, your lama guide will pick you up at the hotel, drive to Langdu Lungde (Zama Chowk) at the top of the hill. Which is a very holy place for Buddhism. From this place you can see beautiful views of Kathmandu valley and many Himalayas. The story is really interesting. Your lama guide will explain you all in detail. Drive back to Kathmandu for lunch. After lunch visit the Holy golden texts at Thamel, Baguwan Bahal. The golden texts are very Holy writer by gold letters, many people don’t have any idea about this text. Back to the same hotel.
After breakfast, your lama guide will pick you up at the hotel, drive to the Mahakala temple, and worship at the temple. Walking to Itum Bahal to see Dolma Sumjin. The Mahakala and Dolma Sumjin are very important for the Buddhist, but many people don’t have any idea about this place. After lunch, leisure day. Evening our representative will take you for a farewell Nepali typical dinner with a culture program, after dinner back to the hotel. Complete the trip.
After breakfast or lunch, our representative will pick you up at the hotel, before three hours your flight time drive to airport, fly back to your destination.
