Basic Intro

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)