Kathmandu Valley Monastery Tour Visit holy pilgrimage sites in Kathmandu Valley 

Kathmadu Valley Monastery Tour As Nepal is known as birthplace of Lord Gautam Buddha, Kathmandu Valley is very blessed by Buddhist tradition and culture. Home for numerous monastery, stupa, chityas and gumbas which carries a lot of stories and beliefs of Buddhism and the Buddhist traditions in Nepal. These kind of monasteries are the best places to learn Buddhist rituals and meditations for the better way of living a life. This tour include many world heritage sites. 

Brief Itinerary for Kathmandu Valley Monastery Tour 

Day 1 – Arrival in Kathmandu Beautiful mountains from Himalayas welcomes you as your plane begins to land in Kathmandu. After passing through arrival gate of the airport, you will meet our guide from Asia Buddhist Tours and Treks. He will take you the deluxe hotel to stay and spend rest of the day. 

Day 2 – Namobudha Monastery Day starts with a delicious breakfast. Our guide will be there to pick you up in the hotel for the 50kms ride to northeast out of Kathmandu Valley. Mouth watering view of mountain, spend you day the exploring the monastery which is home for more than 250 monks. It is also believed that, this is the place where Lord Gautam Buddha offered his own flesh to feed the hungry tigress and her cubs. Later we will return our hotel and have dinner before ending the second day. 

Day 3 – Baudhanath and Kopan Monestey Shechen(Baudhanath) Monastery is one of the most important monasteries for the Tibetan Buddhist, also named in UNESCO world heritage site. The monastery also conducts different classes for Buddhist dance, painting, music and philosophy. Kopan Monastery is one of the largest monastery in the world. More than 350 monks lives here. Not only this, the monastery offers courses on Buddhism and its practices affiliated with the Foundation for the preservation of the Mahayana Traditions(FPMT). 

Day 4 – Swoyambhunath and Pharping Monastery Swoyambhunath is one of the oldest monastery in Kathmandu valley located on the hilltop. It is also known as Monkey Temple. Amazing view of hole Kathmandu valley and just behind on other hill you will see, Druk Amitabh monastery(White Monastery or Setogumba). This monastery is a great architectural design decorated by wall paintings, Tibetan murals and statues. Just about 19kms away to south of Kathmandu, Pharping monastery is surrounded by a Newari village. It show the mixed culture between Hinduism and Buddhism. The monastery itself surrounded my different hindu temples. 

Day 5 – Departure Day Final day in Kathmandu, hope you have learnt new techniques in living your life in this tour. Please make sure you visit our representatives of Asia Buddhist Tours and treks review our guidance and more exciting other tours. 

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