Chitwan & the Terai · Lumbini, Pashupatinath, Muktinath and the gompas
Spiritual and pilgrimage in Chitwan & the Terai
The Buddha's birthplace at Lumbini, Shiva's temple at Pashupatinath, Muktinath sacred to Hindus and Buddhists alike, Gosaikunda's high lake, Janakpur's Janaki Mandir and the monasteries of Khumbu and Mustang.
Trips
Chitwan & the Teraimax 1,400 mChitwan and Bardia Tiger Journey
Eight nights across Nepal's two great tiger parks. Three nights at Meghauli in western Chitwan for rhino and big grassland, a night …
Chitwan & the Teraimax 1,400 mJanakpur and Mithila Art
Four nights for the Mithila culture of Nepal's south-east: one in Kathmandu, three in Janakpur. The white-domed Janaki Mandir, the sacred ponds, …
Chitwan & the Teraimax 1,400 mRamayana Trail: Janakpur to Devghat
Six nights on the Nepal side of the Ramayana. Three nights in Janakpur, Sita's city in Hindu tradition, for Janaki Mandir, the …
Chitwan & the Teraimax 1,400 mThe Terai East to West Overland
Twelve nights across the whole Nepal Terai by private car: from the wetlands of Koshi Tappu in the far east, through Maithil …
Places
Chitwan & the Terai200 mDevghat
Where the Kali Gandaki and Trishuli become the Narayani
Chitwan & the Terai90 mDhanusha Dham
Where a piece of Shiva's broken bow is said to rest
Chitwan & the Terai74 mJanakpur
Sita's city, white marble and two hundred sacred ponds
Chitwan & the Terai83 mSimraungadh
The lost capital of the Karnata kings of Mithila
Experiences
SpiritualDawn with pilgrims at the confluence
Arrive at first light to watch pilgrims bathe at the meeting of the Kali Gandaki and Trishuli, offer water to …
HeritageSuspension bridge and ashram walk
Cross the long suspension bridge between Chitwan and Tanahun, then wander the lanes of temples, ashrams and small houses on …
SpiritualMaghe Sankranti mela at Devghat
On the first day of Magh, usually 14 or 15 January, Devghat hosts one of Nepal's largest melas. Pilgrims bathe …
FoodChaku, til and tarul: winter festival foods
Taste the foods of Maghe Sankranti at Devghat and in Narayangadh: chaku molasses sweet, sesame til laddu, boiled sweet potato …
SpiritualVisit the temple of Shiva's bow
See the temple where pilgrims worship what they believe is a fragment of Shiva's bow, broken by Rama to win …
SpiritualMakar Sankranti fair at Dhanusha Dham
Join the mid-January mela, when pilgrims from Nepal and the Indian side of Mithila crowd the temple of the bow, …
HeritageWalk the Maithil villages and painted walls
Walk village lanes around Dhanusha Dham with a local guide, past mud-walled houses, ponds and mango groves, and look for …
FoodA Maithil dahi-chura breakfast
Eat the simplest and most loved Maithil breakfast: chura, beaten rice, with thick dahi, jaggery or sugar and, in January, …