Pilgrimage Tours

Nepal has a unique and multi-cultural yet harmonious society, a kind of its own in the world. Home to an over 2500 years old culture & civilization, there are several Buddhist shrines and Hindus temples all over the Kingdom. People of almost all faiths of the world such as Hindus, Muslims, Christians and Buddhists are living harmoniously in Nepal for many centuries and have their own pilgrimage sites. The peaceful existence of people of Nepal belonging to different faiths is an excellent demonstration of its communal harmony. Nepal houses a significantly large number of religious shrines, visited by thousands of pilgrims from all around the world. The beautiful and artistically designed Hindu temples, mosques, churches of Nepal are not only places of worship but also show the architectural richness of the country. On Nepal Pilgrimage Tours, visit the sacred pilgrimage sites of Hinduism, Islam, Christianity and Buddhism.

On your Nepal Pilgrimage Tours with World Vision Travels and Tours you will visit the most sacred and important pilgrimage sites of Nepal. Join in the festivities of the celebrations of different religious days on Nepal pilgrimage tours and also feel the spiritual ambience of the holy sites of Nepal. Visit and explore the unique and diverse religious colors of Nepal. We assure that it will be a lifetime experience for you.

In the plain south of the first foothill of the Churia range, lies Lumbini, birthplace of Gautama, the Buddha. Lumbini is a sacred place for Buddhists from all over the world, standing on an equal footing with holy places sacred to other world religions. A veteran Asian traveler and author of several books writes, 'As millions of Christians look to Jerusalem for inspiration, as millions of Muslims turn to Mecca, so do three hundred million Buddhists see in the sacred Kingdom of Nepal, a pillar left by the great Emperor Ashoka to mark the site where Buddha was born.’

The Sacred Garden where Buddha was born converges on the Ashoka pillar, which carries an inscription identifying the spot as the birthplace of Buddha. Maya Devi, mother of Buddha, was on her way to her parent's home in Devadaha. While taking rest in Lumbini under a Sal tree and admiring the beauty of the region, she felt labor pains. She gave birth to the child while holding a drooping branch of a Sal tree.

In 1895, a German archaeologist, white wandering about the foothills of the Churia range, discovered a massive stone pillar erected by Emperor Ashoka in 250 B.C. to pay homage to the birth place of Buddha. It is said that the Indian Emperor visited Lumbini Garden in the twentieth year of his coronation.

The next visible monument in Lumbini is the temple of Maya Devi containing a stone relief depicting the birth scene of Lord Buddha. The bas-relief shows Maya Devi supporting herself by holding on to a branch of a Sal tree, and the newborn infant Buddha standing upright on a lotus pedestal. Two celestial figures are engaged in the act of pouring water and lotuses from the heaven, indicated in the sculpture by a delineation of clouds. The Maya Devi shrine has been worshipped by both Hindus and Buddhists since the beginning of the Christian era and is believed to have been built over the foundation of at least one earlier temple or stupa.

To the South of the Maya Devi temple is the famous sacred pool of 'Puskarani', believed to be the same sacred pool in which queen Maya Devi bathed just before giving birth to Buddha. It is also believed to be the same sacred pool in which queen Maya Devi bathed just before giving birth to Buddha. It is also believe to be the pool where the infant Buddha was given his first purification bath. The structure consists of three projecting terraces in descending order and is riveted with fine brick masonry.

Nepal Buddha Temple is built within complex premises of Lumbini in the same style as that of modern Buddhist shrines in Nepal. The prayer hall houses a huge idol of Buddha while the walls are embellished with medieval style murals.

Lumbini MuseumThe Lumbini Museum has a large collection of the Mauryan and Kushana coins, religious manuscripts, terracotta fragments and stone and metal sculptures. Also on display is an extensive collection of stamps from various countries depicting Lumbini and Buddha.

Day 01:

Arrival in Kathmandu. You stay overnight at hotel in Kathmandu.

Day 02:

Sightseeing tour of Buddhist shrines like Swyambhunath Stupa. You visit Pharphing with Monastery visit & Chovar Gorge. Visit to Mahaboudha in Patan, Machhendra Nath, Min Nath and Rudra Varna Mahavihar. Hiranya Varna Mahavihar .

Day 03:

Sightseeing tour of Buddhist Shrines. You visit shrines such as Chabahil Stupa & Boudhanath Stupa, Around Boudhanath stupa there are so many Stupas visit and drive to Kopan Monastery for dinner and stay overnight.

Day 04-05:

Stay in Kopan Monastery.

Day 06:

Drive to Changu Narayan and Bhaktapur. You enjoy sightseeing in and around here. After sightseeing half-an hour drive to Nagarkot to see the spectacular himalayan range of Langtang, Ganesh himal, Dorje lakpa, Pumori, Lhotse, Nuptse & see sunset. You stay overnight here.

Day 07:

Enjoy sunrise. On the same day you drive to Pokhara. You stay overnight at hotel in Pokhara.

Day 08:

Full day sightseeing of Peace Stupa, Monasteries & Tibetan Refugee Camp in Hangja, boating & cycling tour the lakeside. You stay overnight at hotel.

Day 09:

This day you drive to Lumbini and visit Buddhist places & Lumbini Garden. You stay overnight at hotel.

Day 10:

You fly back to Kathmandu from Bhairahawa. You stay overnight at hotel in Kathmandu.

Day 11:

Fly out from Kathmandu.