Lumbini & the Buddha's Country · Sleep in a family home, eat at their table
Villages and homestays in Lumbini & the Buddha's Country
Community homestays in Tharu, Gurung, Magar and Tamang villages, from Barauli and Amaltari in the Terai to Ghandruk, Sirubari-style hill villages, Gatlang and Briddim on the Tamang Heritage Trail.
Trips
Lumbini & the Buddha's Countrymax 1,400 mKali Gandaki: Ridi, Rani Mahal and Devghat
Five nights following Nepal's holiest western river through the hills of Palpa. Base in Tansen for Rani Mahal, sleep beside the Kali …
Lumbini & the Buddha's Countrymax 1,400 mFamily Heritage: Lumbini and Chitwan
A six-night family trip across the plains of Nepal. Two nights in Lumbini to cycle between monasteries from a dozen countries and …
Lumbini & the Buddha's Countrymax 1,400 mTansen and Palpa: Hill Town, Dhaka and Rani Mahal
Three nights in Tansen, the old capital of the Palpa kingdom, on a ridge at about 1,350 m above the Terai. Walk …
Places
Lumbini & the Buddha's Country180 mDevdaha
Maya Devi's home town, capital of the Koliya clan
Lumbini & the Buddha's Country100 mGotihawa
A broken Ashokan pillar tied to Krakuchchanda, a Buddha of the past
Lumbini & the Buddha's Country100 mRamagrama
The one original relic stupa of the Buddha that was never opened
Experiences
SpiritualMaya Devi's home town circuit
A morning circuit of Devdaha's main sites: the Maya Devi temple and ruins at Bhawanipur, the Kanya Mai shrine of …
NatureUnder Devdaha's giant pakari tree
A stop at the vast pakari fig south of Khaireni bazaar, one of the largest trees in the region, whose …
HeritageThe Rohini river and a war that never came
Stand on the banks of the Rohini, the river that by tradition divided the Shakya and Koliya lands, and hear …
FoodSel roti breakfast in a Devdaha bazaar
Start the Devdaha day like a local: sel roti fresh from the pan, spiced potatoes, curd and sweet tea at …
HeritageAshoka's pillar in the middle of a village
A short guided stop at the stump of Gotihawa's Ashokan pillar and the stupa mound behind it, with the story …
SpiritualPilgrimage to the Buddhas of the past
A half-day pilgrimage linking Gotihawa and Niglihawa, the two sites Ashoka marked for the earlier Buddhas Krakuchchanda and Kanakamuni, with …
NatureWalk through the winter mustard fields
A gentle hour on the field bunds around Gotihawa in December and January, when mustard flowers turn the plain yellow, …
HeritageAshoka's pillar trail in one day
A full day from Lumbini to see all three Ashokan pillars in Nepal: the inscribed pillar at Lumbini, the inscribed …