Basic Intro

Dhulikhel Namo Buddha Hiking is a one-day hike where you can find the beauty of the landscape and range of High Himalayan and Buddhist culture. Dhulikhel is a hilly area that is 30 Km southeast of Kathmandu and 1550m above sea level. You can find typical village communities of Newars, Brahmin, Chhetri, Tamang, and Dalit and old Newari houses. From Dhulikhel, you can spot a Panorama view of snow-capped Himalayan. Green hills, landscapes and some turned into beautifully carved agriculture terraces can be observed when the way to or at Dhulikhel. The Himalayan Range stretches from Mount Annapurna to Mount Karolung. more than 20 mount Himalayan peaks include Mt. Annapurna, Mt. Ganesh Himal, Mt. Langtang, Mt. Gaurishankar, and many more. However, Namo Buddha is an Important Buddhist pilgrim site in Nepal. It is about 40 south southeast of Kathmandu Valley, the stupa was built on the bones and hair of Prince Mahasattva (Buddha Shakyamuni) former incarnations. There was a saying Prince Mahasattva and his two older brothers were walking through the forest, they saw a hungry tiger with her five cubes. She can’t move because of her hunger and her cubes were sucking her milk. The three Princes went away, and Prince Mahasattva decided to go back and sacrificed himself for the hungry tiger. When his brother went to look after him they found his bone and hair. The sputa were built on top of these remains.

We start our journey after breakfast from the hotel at 8 a.m. then we drive to Dhulikhel (30 km) which takes about a 1:30-minute drive from Thamel (Hotel) with a professional English-speaking guide. We spent some time in Dhulikhel town where you can see the Landscape, Himalayan Range, and old Newari house. Then, we walked for 3-4 hours through jungle hills and some of the villages on the way. Our guide will also help to explain about the importance and history of places. You can feel quiet no – Pollution and cool air in Namo Buddha. Walking up the hills from the stupa, we can see Buddha giving his body to the tigress is engraved in stone. You have time to have lunch there and we drive back to Kathmandu (40 km) in the same car. (2 hours)