Our 10 Days Buddhist Circuit Tour Itineraries cover all the significant Buddhist sites of Nepal. For those who want to get knowledge about Buddha and birthplace and meditation from Lama, join our 10 Days Buddhist Circuit Tour. This tour will serve you with detailed information about Buddha and his philosophy and offers you the sight seen in Kathmandu, Dhulikhel, Lumbini, and Pokhara. With a Buddhist tour in Nepal, you will practice the mode of consciousness or receive some benefit with guidelines from the Spiritual guru inside the monastery. Let us plan your tour and make your journey in the serene land of the Light of Asia - The Lord Buddha.
Day 02: Sightseeing of Swyambhu Stupa, Kapan Monastery, and Boudhanath Stupa
Day 03: Sightseeing of Pashupatinath temple (Cave of Naropa and Tilopa at Suryaghat), drive to Namobuddha and back to Dhulikhel
Day 04: Drive back to Kathmandu via sightseeing tour in Patan Durbar Square and Pharping Monastery and cave
Day 05: Drive to Lumbini via a visit to Ramagrama and visit the Birth Place of Siddhartha Gautam Buddha, Monasteries, and a Museum
Day 06: Sightseeing of Kudan, Sagrahawa, Niglihawa, Gotihawa, Araurakot, and Kapilvastu, twin stupa, and back to Lumbini
Day 07: Drive to Pokhara via Palpa Tansen, Visit Peace Stupa
Day 09: Drive back to Kathmandu
Day 10: Departure
* This tour can be fully customized as per your requirement.
Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu
The first view of Nepal from the window of your plane could be a lifetime memorable view as the clear wide and white range of the Himalayas shines straight in front of your eyes. The ecstatic beauty is so rare that you won’t be able to blink your eyes. Welcome to Nepal; large heaven within this small planet Earth. On your arrival at Kathmandu International Airport, one of our representatives will pick up you and escort you to the hotel as well as help you to check-in at the hotel. After your refreshment, you will be briefed about the next day's trip.
Day 02: Sightseeing of Swyambhu Stupa, Kapan Monastery, and Boudhanath Stupa
Today, after breakfast, you will be introduced to a tour guide who will take you sightseeing in historically and religiously important places. Your first visit will be to Swyambhu Stupa. Laying at the hilltop is one of the ancient religious complexes of Kathmandu valley. As populated by several monkeys, the stupa is also named the Monkey Temple. Your next destination will be Kapan Monastery, which lies on the northern side of Kathmandu. Explore the biggest Stupa in the world, which resembles Tibet with colorful outlets encircling the stupa that sell Tibetan products and Buddhist religious materials. After spending a peaceful time at Boudha stupa, you will retrace back to the hotel for rest. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 03: Sightseeing of Pashupatinath temple (Cave of Naropa and Tilopa at Suryaghat), drive to Namobuddha and back to Dhulikhel
Meet the guide in a hotel for your today’s activities. Your first destination will be Pashupatinath Temple, which is the biggest and the holiest Hindu Shrine in Nepal devoted to Lord Shiva. Witness the Hindu cremation process at the bank of Holy Bagmati River at Pashupatinath Temple Square and visit the sacred caves where the holiest Naropa and Tilopa spend their valuable time in meditation before traveling to Tibet. Now, you will move to the next sacred destination Namobuddha. It is approximately 40 km away from Boudhanath Stupa is the most important pilgrimage site of Buddhists where Lord Buddha fed Tigress and her cub cutting part of his body in his past life. Today’s visit will end with check-in at Hotel in Dhulikhel, another interesting destination. Enjoy the landscape and spend overnight at the lodge.
Day 04: Drive back to Kathmandu via sightseeing tour in Patan Durbar Square and Pharping Monastery and cave
Enjoy the sunrise view and get ready for another interesting and important pilgrimage site. The first visit will be to Patan. It is a city with fabulous art and craftsmanship. The heritage site houses so many beautifully constructed ancient monuments and sacred shrines. Explore Hiranya Varna Mahavihar, Rudra Verna Mahavihar, Ashokan Stupa, Achheswor Mahavihar, temples of Macchendranath, and Minnath as well as durbar square. Spending valuable time, you will drive to your next interesting destination Pharping. This is one of the most peaceful and sacred destinations where Guru Padmasambhava attained the state of enlightenment. In the late afternoon, you will retrace back to the Kathmandu hotel for refreshment and an overnight stay.
Day 05: Drive to Lumbini via a visit to Ramagrama and visit the Birth Place of Siddhartha Gautam Buddha, Monasteries, and a Museum
Today is the most important day as you will have a long drive to Lumbini. Driving along the highway towards the low land Terai belt. On the way to Lumbini, you will visit Ramagrama, a sacred destination where one out of eight urns of Lord Buddha was placed. Circumambulate the dome hill and retrace your journey toward Lumbini. Here, you can have a short brief about the Birth Place of Siddhartha Gautam Buddha, the monasteries area, and the museum. Visit museums, monasteries built by different countries, the Mayadevi pond, Ashokan Pillar, marker stone, and stupas of different centuries. You will end the tour with check-in at the Hotel.
Day 06: Sightseeing of Kudan, Sagrahawa, Niglihawa, Gotihawa, Araurakot, and Kapilvastu, twin stupa, and back to Lumbini
Wake up and get ready for a whole day's tour. Today, you will visit Kapilvastu, where, Lord Buddha spent his childhood as a prince. It is a palace area of King Sudodhana. You can encounter the eastern gate, western gate, ford, ponds, industrial area, twin stupas, and the central palace. Then, you will be taken to Sagrahawa, Niglihawa, Ghotihawa, arourakot and Kudan. Nighthawk and Ghotihawa are the places where another two Ashokan Pillars lie defining the places of Kanakmuni Buddha and Kurukchanda Buddha as well. Kudan is a place where King Sudoddhana met Lord Buddha for the first time after he receives cosmic enlightenment.
Day 07: Drive to Pokhara via Palpa Tansen, Visit Peace Stupa
Today will be another interesting part of your journey. You will drive after breakfast towards Palpa. Visit Rani Mahal of palpi, the biggest vessel “Karuwa”, and retrace your journey towards Pokhara. If time allows, you can visit the Pokhara City including World Peace Pagoda, Davi’s fall, and caves. You can spend your evening boating at Fewa Lake.
Day 08: Drive back to Kathmandu
Get ready for the drive back to Kathmandu after breakfast. On arriving in Kathmandu, you will be transferred to a hotel. In the evening, we will offer you a farewell dinner at an authentic restaurant. You can share your experience, and feedback with us and give us a chance to make your evening a wonderful time. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 09: Departure Day
Our tour officer will pick you up from your hotel three hours before your departure time. You will be escorted in a private vehicle to the airport for your final departure. Have a safe flight home.
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Visa Information
All visitors are required to arrange a visa to enter Nepal. A Nepalese visa can be easily obtained upon arrival on arrival in Kathmandu at the airport or the Nepalese embassy abroad. But nationals from Afghanistan, Iraq, Cameroon, Ghana, Somalia, Swaziland, Palestine, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Liberia cannot secure the Nepalese Visa upon arrival. The Visa can also be secured at the entry points at Nepalese borders. A valid passport for at least six months, a recent digital photo (size: 1.5" x 1.5") will be required and you can obtain visas for Nepal from the Nepalese Consulate in your country or upon arrival at Kathmandu Airport. Nepalese visas cost USD 25 for 15 days and USD 40 for 30 days to date.
Official Papers
Some of the required official documents are your valid passport, 4 extra passport-sized photographs (for trekking permits), travel insurance, airline tickets, and luggage tags. Visas can be obtained upon entry into Nepal.
Weather Information
The weather in the mountains is pretty difficult to predict. Nights are generally cooler and days are warm. The months of winter (January and February) are a bit colder but the days can be quite beautiful and warm if the sun is out. It snows during January, February, and December in the Himalayan areas.
Best time to travel
Nepal offers diversified geographical regions and so the climatic condition differs from the Himalayas to the plains. The climate varies as per the season. Nepal generally offers 4 seasons amongst which autumn and spring are the two most favorable ones for visiting Nepal. It is always wise to know about the weather and climatic condition of the place you visit. The best time to travel depends on your destination, activities, and season of travel. Our destination specialists will recommend certain travel times after learning more about your preferences. The favorable months for trekking and climbing are usually September – November, and February – April. The monsoon season is June – August.
Physical Fitness
Even though physical fitness plays an important role in trekking you don’t have to be a super athlete or a marathon runner to trek in Nepal. Many people of good fitness for their age can complete the trek. You can prepare yourself beforehand by doing some yoga which will prepare you for your breathing as you will be going to a higher altitude. Running or hiking on hills, going for a long walk will also help you. And if you live in an urban area running down the stairs of a tall building will also work better in keeping you fit for trekking. Though these preparations aren’t strictly compulsory, you can do well even when the preparations you do aren’t rigorous like that of some ultra-athletic person. Do these things at a moderate pace for two months or even less? And you are set to complete any trekking to Nepal.
Travel Insurance
Doing insurance while trekking in Nepal is not compulsory but will surely help you a lot if you do one, as it covers any comprehensive expenses possible to acquire due to medical issues or accidents. Your travel insurance must protect air ambulance, treatment charges, rescue and evacuation, product cancellation and refundable charges, flight delays, and cancellations. We suggest you bring your travel insurance certificate or send us to scan copy and it must be issued from your homeland. We do not arrange or sell insurance so you can find your local travel insurance for this.
Vaccination for Nepal
All travelers should consult with their physician or update on vaccination requirements before travel. (Your doctor or health-care provider will determine what you will need, depending on factors such as your health and immunization history, areas of the country you will be visiting, and planned activities) For traveling to Nepal; we recommend you take vaccination for Polio, Tetanus, Typhoid, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Rabies, etc, it is not really must but recommended.
Booking Process
While you chose which trip you wanted to go with, contact us at our head office, Thamel Marg, Kathmandu Nepal by email or phone, email is a more easy and clear option, as soon as we get your email or call, we will process your booking. We need a 20% booking amount to confirm your booking, the payment can be made through Bank transfer, Credit card payment (Master/Visa card), or online money transfers also Money Gram, Western Unions, or others. After we get the 20% amount, we will confirm your booking and you will get the official booking and payment receipt. The final balance for the tour will be paid upon arrival in Kathmandu.
Safety Guidelines
Do proper research about the company that you are planning to trek with and make sure they are a legally registered travel agency.
You should be well acquainted with travel health and travel insurance before traveling.
Have an idea about the climate, geography, temperature, and environment of Nepal before starting your trip.
Using credit cards instead of cash is a wiser idea.
The majority of the Nepalese people are nicer but there are a few scammers you will come meet on your way and need to avoid, for example, ‘holy men’ who will try to plant a tika (a red paste denoting a blessing) on your forehead demanding payment for it on streets.
Be careful while buying the medicinal herbs as some may be illegal for you to take home and also be aware of duplicate products.
Never get involved in doing drugs, trafficking, and sexual relations with minors as there are strict rules for these cases, and might get you into a big problem.
Take copies of your passport, visa, air ticket, and trekking permits and keep them separately from the originals.
Prepare yourself for altitude sickness and be familiar with its symptoms so that you can follow the guidelines for safe acclimatization.
