Buddhist Temple Day Tour
Buddhist Temple Day Tour
Buddhist Temple Day Tour
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Buddhist Temple Day Tour is an exclusive journey around the Buddhist temple in Kathmandu. A knowledgeable tour guide will definitely help you to understand Buddhism and its various schools. This journey is absolutely crucial in order to explore the legacy associated with Buddhism. Another attraction of a Buddhist temple day tour is you have the chance to observe art and architecture of the medieval period. During this Buddhist temple day tour, we explore all Major Buddhist temple and monastery around Kathmandu valley. During the Buddhist temple tour, you will get to know about Buddhist art and creative elements like Thanka painting, Mandala painting, and wood carving. This journey allows you to have in-depth observation and exploration of the Buddhist temple. Your knowledgeable guide divulges you with a sacred secret that is made unknown to ordinary people.
Itinerary
Swayambhunath Temple
1 hoursAdmission Ticket Not IncludedWe start early morning after breakfast. Your knowledgeable tour guide picks you from your hotel. First, drive to Swyombhunath stupa aka monkey temple which is located on the top of small hill few kilometers towards west from Kathmandu’s touristic area Thamel. The private car drops you at the foothill of Swyombhunath. We walk 365 steps uphill and reach on the top of Swyombhunath which offers 360 panoramic views of Kathmandu city. Swyombhunath stupa is one of the oldest monuments in Kathmandu. There are hundreds of stupa, monastery, and shrine. At the end of Swyombhunath, you visit Buddha Park where you can see three giants statue of Guru Rimpoche, Amideva Buddha, and AvalokiteshvaraBoudhanath Stupa
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Not IncludedThe Bouddhanath stupa is the largest stupa of Nepal also it is one of the holiest sites of Tibetan. Bouddhanath stupa is a dome-shaped huge building that has Buddha's eyes painted in all four sides and the golden pinnacle is kept on the top. Boudhanath stupa is surrounded by monasteries and houses in a circular way. Upon Bouddhanath stupa visit you can have a visit to Thanka painting school and Monastery located at the premises of stupa. This 14th-century build stupa is enlisted in the UNESCO world heritage site.Kopan Monastery
1 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedThe Kapan monastery is also located on the top of the small hillock in Kapan. This monastery is quite interesting to visit which offers the vast legacy of Mahayana Buddhism which Kapan Monastery is following since it's established in 1970 AD. Kapan monastery consists of several temples consists of a Prayer hall, Monks hostel, Library, Pond and Garden. This monastery teaches Buddhism to Monks and outside students. On a clear day, the Panoramic view of Kathmandu city is clearly seen from Monastery. After visiting Kapan Monastery we take launch at the cafeteria of a monastery with monks.
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Himalayan Smile Treks and Adventure Pvt. Ltd
AUD 190.65
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