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Kathmandu - Lumbini (9N / 10D Packages ) |
Day 1 |
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- Drive to Park Village Resort.
- Welcome drinks
- Ala-carte Lunch at Earthwatch restaurant
- Visit the national heritage monument site of Sleeping Vishnu, Asia’s largest Bishnu sculpture carved in a single monolith.
- Open-air barbeque dinner and overnight at Park Village Hotel
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Day 2 |
B L D |
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Early morning pranayam (breathing sessions) and meditation in the lawn (½ hour)
- Breakfast
- Yoga session after breakfast (two hours).
- Lunch
- Drive to Kopan Monastery , visit the Lamas in the monastery
- Visit Boudha, the largest Buddhidst Stupa in the world, and burn butterlamps and pay homage at the giant prayer’s wheel.
- Drive to Pashupatinath temple, another World Heritage Site of Hindu temple.
- Dinner
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| Day 3 |
B L D |
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- Early morning pranayam (breathing sessions) and meditation in the lawn (½ hour)
- Breakfast
- Yoga session after breakfast (two hours).
- Lunch
- Visit Swayambhunath
- Visit Patan Durbar Square
- Dinner in patan
- Drive back to park village
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Day 4 |
B D |
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- Early morning pranayam (breathing sessions) and meditation in the lawn (½ hour)
- Breakfast
- Yoga session after breakfast (two hours).
- Drive to Bhaktapur City. Stroll around the ancient city - visit Golden Gate, 55 window palace, and fascinating 5 storied temple.
- Lunch in Nyatapola Cafe
- Drive back to Park Village
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Day 5 |
B L D |
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- Drive to Lumbini. A fantastic 7-hour drive, which will give you a detail idea about the Nepal landscape; approximately 250 Kilometers. Lumbini: The birthplace of Lord Buddha, which has been revered as the place of holy pilgrimage. Listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, Lumbini is being developed with international support as an international Buddhist pilgrimage site and a symbol of world peace.
- On the way, take a detour to the Manakamana Temple via cable car. The cable car is the first of its kind in Nepal and is one of the most hi-tech and takes imcomparable safety measures to ensure the safety of its passengers. Manakamana Temple: Direct translation of “the god who fulfils all your dreams”. One of the highly respected temple of Nepal.
- Lunch at Riverside resort
- Dinner at Buddha Maya Garden
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Day 6 |
B L D |
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- Whole Day Sightseeing
Sacred Lumbini Garden where the Buddha was born. The Ashoka pillar, and the Maya Devi Temple with a relief depicting the Nativity. The serene, tree-shaded lawn is dotted with brick mounds, which are the remains of ancient stupas and monasteries.
International Monastery Zone: Various countries have constructed monasteries and stupas near the Sacred Garden. The various shrines, reflecting the different architectural traditions of the respective countries, give Lumbini an international feel and enhance its message of universal friendship and brotherhood. In the afternoon we visit these Shrines.
Tilaurakot and other historic areas: 27 Kilometers to the west of Lumbini, contains the ruins of ancient Kapilvastu, capital of the Sakya kingdom where the Buddha spent his youth as prince Siddhartha. At Niglihawa (8 kilometers from Tilaurakot) and Gitihawa (5 kms from Tilaurakot), there are broken Ashoka pillars and other relics. Devdaha, capital of the Koliya kingdom and maternal home of Mayadevi, lies 35 Kilometers to the northeast of Lumbini.
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Packed Lunch
- Dinner at Buddha maya garden
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Day 7 |
B L D |
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Drive back to Kathmandu and to Park Village Resort
- Dinner at park Village
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| Day 8 |
B L D |
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- Early morning tai-chi session (one hour)
- Breakfast
- Spa session
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| Day 9 |
B D |
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- Early morning pranayam (breathing sessions) and meditation in the lawn (½ hour)
- Breakfast
- Yoga session after breakfast (two hours).
- Drive to kathmandu Durbar Square
- Shopping in Thamel
- Dinner at Las Kus, Newari restaurant at KGH serving traditional Newari 12 course cuisine
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| Day 10 |
B D |
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- Early morning pranayam (breathing sessions) and meditation in the lawn (½ hour)
- Breakfast
- Yoga session after breakfast (two hours)
- Lunch
- Departure
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| Rates |
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- 04-08 Pax US$ 696 net per person
- 09-16 Pax US$ 604 net per person.
- 17 & Abv US$ 567 net per person
- Sgl Supp US$ 120 net per person.
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| Notes |
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- Ultra light/Paragliding is not included.
- Tour H4 (Kathmandu-Pokhara 9 nights 10 days) it is only for 9 nights. Day 10 the group departs.
- Yoga instructor included on trek @ NER 1200 per day plus tea house expenses @ US$ 30 per day.
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