Lumbini Tour

Lumbini tour can explore, the birthplace of Lord Gautam Buddha is one of the major Buddhist pilgrimage sites in Nepal. Gautam Buddha was a sage and ascetic who founded the teaching of Buddhism. He was also known as Siddhartha Gautam, Shakyamuni Buddha or simply the Buddha. While going back to history, Kapilvastu was the place where Queen Mayadevi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautam in 563 BCE. His father was King Suddhodana, the leader of Shakya clan whose capital was Kapilvastu. This is the place where Siddhartha spent his first 29 years and traveled to other places that achieved enlightenment around 528 BCE.

Lumbini tour organized by Himalayan Smile Treks according to your interest. The tour commences half an hour scenic flight to Lumbini. It was made World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997 AD. It has vast existence to observe the life of the Buddha. This includes Mayadevi Temple, Ashoka pillar, Sal tree, sacred pond and 62 archaeological sites scattered. Lumbini encompasses three zones each covering one square mile connected by walkways and canal. The Lumbini Buddhist circuit goes through Tilaurakot, Kudan, Niglihawa, Gotihawa, Sagarhawa, Aurorakot, Devdaha and Ramagrama, all bearing significance to the life, enlightenment, and death of Buddha.

Lumbini tour offers many other monasteries, monuments, museum, the Lumbini International Research Institute out of which several International architectures are still under construction. The Lumbini tour you can explore all by rickshaw or bike few miles to the north passing by the garden. There is also a survey by boat which leads you to the World Peace Pagoda. Other than that, you can walk through the village surroundings and meet the hospitable people, buying their handicraft products and observing their traditional rituals.