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Namobuddha Hiking Day Tour is one of the best hiking destinations situated in the vicinity of the Kathmandu Valley. The Namobuddha Hiking Tour takes place in the Kavrepalanchowk District. The trail passes through the beautiful hamlets to Namobuddha Monastery and stupa, which is the major attraction of the day hike, and finally to the beautiful Dhulikhel.
Namo Buddha Hill (1750 m) is 40 km far from the capital Kathmandu. Namobuddha Hill features a monastic area with a stupa and is an important pilgrimage site for the Buddhists. Along with its cultural importance, Namobudhha Hill also provides beautiful scenery of nearby landscapes and amazing views of mountain peaks like Langtang Lirung (7,227 m), Gauri Shanker (7,124m), Melungtse (7,181 m), and Number (5,945 m) along with adjoining peaks.
The hiking trail is amazingly beautiful as it passes through the beautiful forest and traditional villages all the way to Namobuddha. The Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery is a center of attraction of the Namobuddha Area and this Namo Buddha Hike.
There is a fascinating myth revered by the Buddhist community that explains why the place is religiously important and is called Namobuddha. The myth goes like this:
Lord Buddha, also called Siddhartha Gautama, in his previous life was born Prince Maha Satwa of Panauti. One day when he was roaming around the jungle with his two brothers came across a starving Tigress with her 5 cubs which were in a miserable condition. The Prince told his brothers to proceed forward while he investigated the huger-stricken Tigress and her cubs.
The compassionate Prince who couldn’t bear the plight of Tigress and her cubs offered his body to Tigress. As the Tigress and her cub were too weak to move, he himself cut flesh from his body one by one and gave it to them to feed. The Prince gave his life to nourish the Tigress and her cubs.
The Prince’s brother came to look for him when he didn’t show. They only found the bones of the Prince. They carried the remnants of their beloved brother and returned home. Later to commemorate the compassionate action of the Prince, a stupa was commissioned to be built by his parents on the burial site of his remnants.
The stupa in the burial site is known as Namobuddha Stupa.
Later Lord Buddha (Siddhartha Buddha) visited this stupa with thousands of his followers. He recollected the events from his past life and professed the importance of the stupa. Lord Buddha also named the place, Namo Buddha, which translates to homage to Buddha, which he referred to Prince Maha Satva. And that is how the place we know as Namo Buddha came to be.
The Namobuddha Hill Area now has many religious engravings and monuments including a beautiful monastey. The monastery was founded by V.V. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche in 1978, there is a school for young monks that is also a part of the monastery.
Namobuddha hiking is an easy day hike expedition. The Namobuddha Hiking Day Tour not only touches the religious side of the area but also provides insight into the local culture and lifestyle of villages situated on the outskirts of Kathmandu. The hiking trail crosses small streams via a suspension bridge and passes through forests, and beautiful farmlands ensuring the natural aspects are also comprised on the hike.
Conclusively, Namo Buddha Hiking is a perfect day hike for anyone looking for a hike to explore the religious, cultural, and natural beauty of the Kathmandu Outskirts Area.
Breakfree Adventures’ Namobuddha Hiking Tour commences with a drive to Dhulikhel. It will take us approximately one and a half hours to reach Khopasi from Kathmandu. We will start our Namo Buddha Hiking day tour from Dhulikhel and follow the trail towards Namobuddha. We will traverse through traditional villages enjoying the beautiful views of cultivated farm fields and forests.
Upon reaching Namobuddha we will explore the monastery, the school, and other attractions of Namobuddha. A vehicle will then pick you up from Namobuddha and drive you to your hotel in Kathmandu.
Drive to Dhulikhel:
Our team member will contact you to pick you up from the hotel of your stay, at the time designated by you. Then a 1-hour drive from Kathmandu will get you to Dhulikhel. At Dhulikhel, you will get off. It is the point from where you will be starting the hike.
Hike Starts, Dhulikhel to Namobuddha:
The hike commences from Dhulikhel. The trail stretches through beautiful villages of Kavrepalanchowk District and, if the weather is clear, provides beautiful scenery of the nearby landscape and mountain panorama.
Covering a hiking distance of approximately 10 km hikers will get to Namobuddha hill.
Namobuddha Exploration:
Namobuddha Hill is the major attraction of this hiking day tour.
Hikers will visit Namobuddha Stupa and Namobuddha Monastery. Our guides will provide you will all the information related to the visiting site. Besides visiting religious sites, you will get a mesmerizing view of the surrounding landscape and mountain views too.
After finishing the visit you will get into a vehicle which will drive back to Kathmandu.
Drive Back to Kathmandu:
A 1-hour drive from Namobuddha will get you to Kathmandu.
We also operated private trips.
The answer to this question is subjective as every traveler has distinct prerequisites for touring and trekking packages. But we can definitely help you determine if this day hiking package is for you or not.
Namobuddha Hiking Day Tour is, as its name suggests, a day tour. It concludes on the evening of the day. The hike is fairly easy, senior citizens and children can also do this trek easily. The hiking distance for the Namobuddha Hiking Tour is 10-15 km based on the itinerary selected. One can expect to be confronted with beautiful religious monuments and know about the place where the fascinating story of the Namo Buddha Stupa and Namo Buddha Monastery took place. There are stupas, walls, and metal engravings at the visiting site of the Namobudhha area that are religiously significant to the Buddhists.
In addition to that, the hiking trail passes through beautiful hamlets and villages that let you know more about the lifestyle of people living on the outskirts of Kathmandu. The views from Namobuddha and Dhulikher are also mesmerizing, with breathtaking views of the surrounding landscape and snow-capped mountain peaks.
If you love to witness and explore the above-mentioned things then this tour is very suitable for you. However, if you are looking for a multiday trek in the Himalayas, or relaxing multiday tour, or a city sightseeing day tour then this might not be your cup of tea.
The above-mentioned itinerary of the Namobuddha Hiking Day Tour is a standard. Breakfree Adventures, however, doesn’t limit you to a single option. We provide alternative itinerary options for the Namobuddha Hiking Day Tour that you can do with some slight changes on the visiting sites and processions.
Namobuddha to Panauti Hike is an alternative itinerary that drives you from Kathmandu to Namobuddha. With a headstart, you will begin exploring Namobuddha. After exploring Namobuddha you will begin your descending hike to Panauti. Panauti is an ancient Newari town where you can find temples, museums, and other historical monuments. From Panauti a vehicle will transport you to the hotel of your stay.
Panauti to Namobuddha Hike is an alternative itinerary that drives you to Panauti from Kathmandu. You will explore museums, temples, and other religious sites before beginning the day hike to Namobuddha. Traversing through hamlets and villages on the trail you will reach Namobuddha. After exploring Namobuddha you will be driven back to Kathmandu.
The Namobuddha to Dhulikhel hike is an itinerary that proceeds in reverse order of the standard one. Instead of starting the day hike from Dhulikhel, you will be driven to Namobuddha. After exploring Namobuddha the hike to Dhulikhel begins. From Dhulikhel, you will be driven to the hotel of your stay in Kathmandu.
There are some things we would like you to tick off before you go for the Namobuddha Hiking Day Tour. Doing and checking the things mentioned below will accentuate your travel experience and obviate the chances of you being in an undesired situation.
Numerous travel agencies in Kathmandu operate the Namobuddha Hiking Day Tour, so why you should book this city day tour with us? Here are the reasons, for you to book the Namobuddha Hiking Day tour with us.
Breakfree Adventures boasts almost 20 years of experience in arranging travels, tours, and trekking packages for the explorer. Serving clients for almost 20 years gives us an experience providing us an edge over our competitors, we know the nuances and every aspect of curating the best travel package for us. And you can rely on a 20-year-old company. We are not a horse for long multiple races, we stand accountable for our flaws if there are any. You can rely on us and our service just like the thousands of people we have served. You can check us on Trip Advisor and read the reviews that speak for us more than anything we can write here. Your Namobuddha Hiking Day tour will indubitably benefit from our experience and will be as smooth and flawless as it could get.
Our booking procedures are made easy for our clients so that there are no long complicated online forms you need to fill out. All you need to do is inquire us via email, WhatsApp, or call us directly. We will then converse with you regarding the booking date and all the necessary information to confirm your booking.
Payments are also easy with us. We accept cards and cash. The charges might occur while paying for the service with cards, clients are responsible for incurring bank charges. Clients can pay in advance, just before the tour, or during the tour.
We offer same-day bookings for our clients. Are you afraid of booking the tour, thinking that it might get canceled? Well, we have the solution. With us, you can book the Namobuddha Hiking Day tours the same day you are doing it. But make sure that you contact us during the early hours of the same day so that we can arrange everything quickly.
Every monument you visit has an arcane backstory, fables, and tales, on its origin and existence. Our Guides are well-versed with these fables and stories. You can expect to hear fascinating anecdotes and stories at every site you visit. Our Guides are erudite when it comes to the history of the sites you will be visiting and the culture of the people that inhabit them. Our guides will provide information about the community and village you will come across during the hike. As a matter of fact, we request our clients to confound our guides with questions and check their expertise.
The guides themselves are very accommodating, can fluently communicate in English (if you need a guide speaking your language, please contact us in advance), and are cognizant of facts, history, and culture of the places they are touring the visitors.
In addition to that, our guides are trained extensively in customer satisfaction, environmental & social responsibility, and effective communication to ensure the optimum touring experience without neglecting our responsibility to the community and environment.
Right from the moment you make a first contact with us to the moment you are dropped off at your place of stay, expect flawless service and nothing else. Our expert teams know exactly what they should be doing and are doing. We value customer service more than anything, and even if it costs us more resources than usual we are happy to walk the extra mile to make sure that you have a wonderful experience with us.
Breakfree Adventures strives to make every tour and trek with us the one to last till the end. We are a team of experts whose passion aligns with the objective of the company, to let people experience the real joy of traveling and exploring. And we are working 24×7 to make sure that we are on track to reach where we aim to be.
Breakfree Adventure operates both Private and Group tours for Namobuddha Hiking Day tours, however, we do not arrange Group tours. Having 20-25 people sign up for the same-day tour at the exact same time is a difficult conquest, which is one of the major limiting factors preventing us from arranging a Group Tour. Also, many of our clients complained about the tour not being as personalized as they would have liked, which led us to terminate arranging the Group Tours.
However, we do operate Group Tours if you already have a group, and thal also at a discounted rate. You will be able to enjoy the same trip at a significantly discounted rate (almost 50%) if you book it with a group. We will make all the arrangements accordingly and also may provide extra Guides to maintain a proper Guide to tourist ratio to ensure the optimum quality of the tour. Please inquire us beforehand to book the Bhaktapur and Nagarkot Group Day Tour with us.
We operate a Private Namobuddha Hiking Day Tour every day. Booking a private Namobuddha Hiking Day tour is as easy as it gets. You can make the same-day booking for which you will have to call us in the morning hours to book the Dhulikhel Namobuddha hiking tour. You can also book the tour in advance.
Namo Buddha Hiking Day Tour in itself is a mesmerizing tour providing you with an amazing exploration opportunity on the outskirts of the Kathmandu Valley. However, you can accentuate your travel experience by coupling the Bhaktapur and Nagarkot Tour with another travel package, or the Namobuddha hiking day tour can be a relaxing day tour after completing your trek in the Himalayas.
Breakfree Adventures operates a plethora of travel and trekking packages in Nepal, which you can couple with the Bhaktapur and Nagarkot day tours. If you are planning a short trek Mardi Himal Trek, Pikey Peak Trek, Ghorepani Poonhill Trek, Gosain Kunda Trek, and Dhampus Sarangkot Trek are some of the best short treks. For Moderate treks, Annapurna Base Camp, Khayar Ridge Trek, Upper Mustang Trek, Everest View Trek, Gokyo Lake Trek, and Langtang Valley Trek could be the best ones to choose from. For long challenging trek e, Annapurna Circuit Trek, Everest Base Camp Trek, Mera Peak Climbing, Kanchenjunga Circuit Trek, Manaslu Circuit Trek, and Dhaulagiri Circuit could be the best ones to choose from.
Breakfree Adventures also operates multi-day tours in Nepal. Buddhist Cultural Tour, Kathmandu Pokhara Chitwan Tour, Pokhara Tour, Kathmandu Multi-Day Tour, Bardia Jungle Safari, and Chitwan Jungle Safari could be the one for you.
You can couple Namo Buddha Hiking tours with any of the above-mentioned tours or trekking packages, and make your holiday in Nepal memorable.
Tour Guides, Availability, Transportation, Duration and Meal during Namobuddha Hiking Day Tour
We have a team of highly experienced and professionally trained tour guides who are thoroughly versed in the culture and history of each place of the places you will be visiting.
We operate the Namobuddha Hiking Day Tour privately with a personal guide so that you don’t have to confront other people who might have different interests or attitudes. To keep our tours private and comfortable we limit our groups to 10 people per guide. Please contact us if you have a bigger group and we will arrange several guides for you depending on group size.
We use comfortable cars/mini-vans for the sightseeing tours. For up to 2 people, a car is provided and a mini-van is for the group of 3-10 people.
The tour duration is about 6-7 hours. It can be shortened upon your request. The starting time of the tour is up to you and may vary from 7.00 am to 7.00 pm.
There will be one one-hour lunch break (included) during the Namobuddha Hiking Day tour. The Lunch could be either packaged or at neat and well-sanitized restaurants if found on the trail.
US$ 65
(Price varies by group size)US$ 120
