‘far beyond the capital Kathmandu within various Nepal exotic destinations’
Tour around Nepal interesting places takes you to far and wide around country’s best areas beside Kathmandu and scenic Pokhara, where few travelers often visits around rural town and farm villages which makes the tour around Nepal more captivating and interesting to observe local culture and traditional life of Nepalese.
Our Tour around Nepal interesting places takes you beyond Kathmandu city to feel the pristine environment around hill villages with famous Lumbini the birth place of Lord Buddha known as ‘Light of Asia’ located due Nepal Far South West, where on this tour enjoy fabulous moments from few days to more either taking interesting overland drives or flight in some places like to Lumbini.
BANDIPUR TOUR (for a day or more with drives both ways):
Bandipur one of new rising destinations of Nepal in the form of community-based tourism which reserves a splendid variety of natural and socio cultural diversity crammed in its small area. Bandipur hill town is located in Bandipur VDC, Tanahun district, southern areas of Gandaki zone.
The area surrounded within Mahabharata Hill range, situated midway between Pokhara and Kathmandu distance of 143 km west of Kathmandu and 74 km south east of Pokhara and 7 km of south above Dumre Bazaar within Prithivi highway.
A new concept, called eco-tourism, has emerged as a responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and sustains the well being of local people. The global tourism patterns have prompted adventure tourists and eco-tourists to visit new area and spend liberally to new destinations.
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS:
Bandipur is tourist paradise. This place offers varieties of attractions to the visitors.
Includes sunrise and sunset views from Tundikhel and Gurungche hill,diversity of flora and fauna offers more than 200 species of forest plants, 70 species of birds, 35 species of wild life.
Siddha cave (probably the biggest cave in Asia) 18 ft width and 50 ft high situated north of Bandipur create wonderful adventure. After entrance to huge and dark where numerous sub trails, gorge and holes created by waterfalls, rock cliffs carved in different magical figures, deep wide and long size of cave attracts the tourists. One can study stalagmite structure. It is said that this cavern has not been fully explored.
Another mysterious cave called “Patalidwar” (a gateway to hell) which holds religious significance for the locals is waiting for tourists to explore the geological marvel, similarly rock climbing on high rocky steeps with delightful eco and scenic walk.
As a socio cultural diversity, Bandipur is an ancient Newari mountain town, untouched by modernization and local with an abundance of ancient houses, temples of great significance and architecture. This medieval era town boasts festival all year round, besides a plethora of cultural offerings, Neighboring Magar, Gurung, Brahmin, Chetri, Damai and Sarki villages all contribute the cultural diversity of region.
GORKHA TOUR (for a day or more with drive both ways):
Gorkha a historical town of Nepal located Mid West from Kathmandu, a hill town as well ancestral home of Shah Dynasty who ruled the country till last decade.
It is from here that King Prithvi Narayan Shah started his conquest of the country's different smaller kingdoms and unified into a single nation to one Nepal.
Gorkha town stands a thousand feet above Gorkha Bazaar; the palace dominates the surroundings and is visible from all around the area. The palace also boasts beautiful architecture.
Al though only Hindus are allowed to enter the palace premises, it is worthwhile walking up the stairs for the view.
TANSEN AND PALPA TOUR:
(from one day or more on route Lumbini birth place of Lord Buddha) either drive both ways with options of flight to Bhairawa airport and drive to Tansen town.
Tansen , situated above 1,371 m on the base of scenic Shree-Nagar hill, one of the most popular summer resorts around Western Nepal. Its unique geographical location, climate and the people, Tansen spells an aura of exotic holiday.
Tansen headquarter of Palpa district, with narrow zigzag streets, stream of colorful people in local costumes. Tansen, a miniature form of Kathmandu as one can observe old Kathmandu style hangovers on the cobbled streets with typical Newari houses, pagoda style temples, shrines and stupas are abound here.
LUMBINI the birth place of Lord Buddha:
Either overland drive or options of flights to Bhairawa airport and then drive to Buddha’s birth and holy sites.
Lumbini the major and main holy sites of Buddhist religion where Lord Buddha was born also known as ‘Light of Asia’ original name Siddhartha Gautama. Lumbini can visit with 45 minutes flight from Kathmandu or taking a long overland drive of 6-7 hours with a tour of Palpa-Tansen.
Located West-Central Nepal near Indian border of UP (Utter Pradesh), Lumbini has a small airport, which receives flights from airlines like the aptly-named Buddha Air.
Lumbini in Sanskrit means "the lovely" a Buddhist pilgrimage site located at Nepalese town of Kapilavastu, district Rupandehi.
Lumbini is one of four Buddhist pilgrimage sites based on major events in the life of Gautama Buddha. Interestingly, all of the events occurred under trees.
The other three sites are in India: Bodh Gaya (enlightenment), Sarnath (first preaching and discourse), and Kushinagar (death).
Lumbini lies in the foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal. The site is a large garden with a grove of Pipal trees. The area around Lumbini is entirely Hindu, but many Buddhist temples and shrines from various nations are scattered around the holy site itself.
The most important temple at Lumbini is the Maya Devi Temple, which enshrines the traditional site of the Buddha's birth. The current temple stands on the site of earlier temples and stupas, including the stupa built by Asoka.
The modern temple consists mainly of simple white building that protects ancient ruins, with the exact spot of the Buddha's birth identified. The delicate sandstone sculptures discovered here are now in the National Museum in Kathmandu.
Atop the temple is a small square tower of the type seen in Kathmandu, with Buddha eyes on each side and a golden pinnacle on top.
The main sight of interest at Lumbini is Asoka's Pillar, near the temple. It is protected by a small fence, which is decorated with prayer flags and banners from the faithful.
Around the courtyard containing the pillar are bowls for incense sticks, and there is room to sit in front of the pillar for contemplation.
