Duration | 1 | |
Group Size | 2 or more | |
Transportaion | Private vehicl | |
Altitude | 1750m | |
Accomodations | N/A | |
Best Seasons | N/A | |
Activities | Day Hiking | |
Meals | N/A |
Dhulikhel
Namo Buddha Hiking is a one day hiking where you can find the beauty of
landscape, rage of High hinalayan and Buddhist culture. Dhulikhel is hilly area
which is 30 Km southeast from Kathmandu and 1550m above from sea level. You can
find typical village community of Newars, Brahmin, Chhettri, Tamang and Dalit
and old Newari houses. From dhulikhel you can spot Panorama view of snow-capped
Himalayan. Green hills, landscape and some turned into beautiful carved
agriculture terraces can be observe when way to or at Dhulikhel. Himalayan
Range stretch from Mount Annapurna to Mount Karolung. more than 20 mount
Himalayan peaks which include Mt. Annapurna, Mt. Ganesh Himal, Mt. Langtang,
Mt. Gaurishankar and many more. However, Namo Buddha is an Important Buddhist
Pilgrims site in Nepal. It is about 40Km south east from Kathmandu valley, the
stupa was build on the bones and hair of prince Mahasattva (Buddha Shakyamuni)
former incarnations. There was 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 where her cubes were sucking her
milk. The three Princes went away, where Prince Mahasattva decided to go back
and scarified himself for the hungry tiger. When his brother went to look after
him they found his bone and hair. The sputa were built on the top these
remains.
We start our journey after
breakfast from hotel at 8 a.m. in morning then we drive to Dhulikhel (30Km)
which takes about 1:30 minute drive from thamel(Hotel) with a professional
English speaking guide. We spend some time in the dhulikhel town where you can
see the Landscape, Himalayan Range, old Newari house. Then after, we walk for
3-4 hours through jungle hills and some of the village on the way. Our guide
wills also help to explain about the important and history of places. You can
feel quite and peace no – Pollution and cool air in Namo Buddha. Walking up the
hills from stupa, we can see Buddha giving his body to the tigress is engraved
in stone. You have time to have lunch at there and we drive back to Kathmandu
(40Km) by same car. (2 hours)
08:00
am: - Drive to Dhulikhel. (1:30 hour’s drive)
10:00 am: - Dhulikhel – Namo
Buddha hiking. (3-4 hours)
01:00 pm: - Namo Buddha
Sightseeing, Lunch.
02:30pm: - Drive back to
Kathmandu. (2 hour’s drive)
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Kathmandu - Dhulikhel,
Namo Buddha - Kathmandu by private car/jeep.
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Experience english
speaking licenseholder Guide.
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All road taxes and
parking taxes for car/jeep.
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Hotel in Kathmandu.
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Breakfast and lunch
during trip.
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Entry fee for
Monastery.
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Extra car services
needed more than Itinerary.
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Tips for Guide and
Driver.
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