Kathmandu Chitwan Lumbini Tour of a week or more with exciting and wonderful time around Nepal best holiday destinations in the comfort of nice international standard hotels-lodge and resorts, and traveling on spacious cars and coach as per the group size.
After an interesting tour around Kathmandu within world heritage sites, depart from your hotel for scenic and exciting overland journey of 4-5 hrs to reach low and almost flatland South of Nepal.
At Chitwan grand times on elephant back with wild-life safari on the lookout for tigers and other animals with exotic bird life either on elephant ride, jungle drive on nature walks.
Jungle program and nature programs starts early morning before breakfast with varieties of
activities includes elephant safari (morning or late afternoon) jungle / nature walks-bird watch tour, canoe ride to see crocodile and water birds, jungle drive with enjoyable elephant bathing and briefing, afternoon Jungle drive / Jungle or Nature walks or elephant safari (if not done earlier).
After an exciting time at Chitwan, Kathmandu Chitwan Lumbini Tour continues leading you south far west at Lumbini, the birth place of Lord Buddha here with interesting tour around the sites where Buddha was born.
At Lumbini, the comfort of nice international standard tourist hotels and resorts, with a visit of Lord Buddha’s birth places and its historical sites of Gautama Buddha birth place, the founder of Buddhism.
Buddha born in 6th Century B.C. according to Buddhist tradition, mother of Lord Buddha Maya Devi gave birth to Buddha on her way to her parent’s home in Devadaha in the month of May in the year 642 BC.
This unique child Siddhartha Gautama destined as a great saint, Buddha is said to have announced, “This is my final rebirth” as he entered the world. Buddhist tradition also has it that he walked immediately after his birth and took seven steps, under each of which a lotus flower bloomed.
In 249 BC, the Buddhist convert Emperor Asoka visited Lumbini and constructed four stupas and a stone pillar. Asoka’s Pillar bears an inscription that translates as: “King Piyadasi (Asoka), beloved of devas, in the 20 year of the coronation, himself made a royal visit, Buddha Sakyamuni having been born here, a stone railing was built and a stone pillar erected to the Bhagavan [“blessed one”] having been born here. Lumbini village was taxed reduced and entitled to the eight parts (only)”.
The site was rediscovered in 1895, when a German archaeologist came upon Asoka’s Pillar, identified by its inscription. Records made by the Chinese pilgrim Fa Xian were also used in the process of identifying this religiously acclaimed site. Lumbini was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
After a great interesting visit of Lumbini birth place of Lord Buddha drive back to Kathmandu or take a flight from Bhairawa airport to Kathmandu after a great exciting holiday in Nepal.
Important Note: Your safety is of paramount concern while traveling with Trail Himalaya. Please note that your leader has the authority to amend or cancel any part of the itinerary if it is deemed necessary due to safety concerns. Every effort will be made to keep to the above itinerary; however, since this adventure entails traveling in remote mountainous regions, we cannot guarantee that we will not deviate from it. Weather conditions, health condition of a group member, unexpected natural disasters, etc., can all contribute to changes in the itinerary. The leader will try to ensure that the trip runs according to plan, but please be prepared to be flexible if required.
Happy Trails! see you again very soon in Nepal.
