Namo Buddha Hiking Day Trip from Kathmandu with Expert Guide

Kathmandu, Nepal

#Adventure #Hiking #Day trips and excursions #City break

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Enjoy a hike up to Namo Buddha, a beautiful point situated at an elevation of 5,740 feet (1,750 meters) in the Kavre district. It is a very important Buddhist pilgrimage site which lies about 23 miles (38 kilometers) east of Kathmandu. The stupa and shrines built in this lovely little hill mark a very ancient holy site which signifies the place where a legendary prince named Mahasattva offered himself to a starving tigress with several underfed cubs. This legendary episode is depicted in a very nice stone slab which is right next to a holy stupa.

Duration

8 hours

The tour starts at

Kathmandu, Nepal

Namo Buddha Hiking Day Trip from Kathmandu

8:00 AM: Your expert tour guide with a luxurious vehicle assists you at your hoteL and takes you on the 1.5 hour drive to Dhapasi. Embark on a 1.5-hour hike to the ancient holy sit...

8:00 AM: Your expert tour guide with a luxurious vehicle assists you at your hoteL and takes you on the 1.5 hour drive to Dhapasi. Embark on a 1.5-hour hike to the ancient holy site Namo Buddha. Sightseeing of the holy place and its surroundings. Lunch at a local restaurant and sightseeing of the surroundings Newari villages. About an hour hike back to Dhulikhel with a spectacular view of high snow-capped mountains on the way. The vehicle will assists you at Dulikhel, and you are driven back to Kathmandu and transferred to the hotel at around 4 pm .

The story surrounding this area goes that a little prince saw a weak and hungry tigress laying on the ground with small cubs on his hunting tour in the area. The prince saw that the tigress and her cubs were hungry but had nothing to offer immediately. Eventually he fed his own flesh and blood to this striving tiger family. That young prince was off course little Buddha. Commemorating that great story, there is a famous shrine and stone slab featuring the history on the top of hill with great panorama of Himalaya and downhill villages.

4:00 PM: Transfer back to hotel at Kathmandu.

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