6 Days Kathmandu Buddhist Tour

About this journey

In-depth Buddhist heritage circuit through the Kathmandu Valley — sacred caves at Pharping, ancient stupas, Tibetan monasteries, and the medieval temple towns of Bhaktapur and Patan. Ideal for spiritually curious travelers seeking depth over breadth.

Highlights

• Pharping Buddhist Caves & Guru Rinpoche's meditation cave (Asura Cave)
• Bouddhanath Stupa (UNESCO) morning visit
• Swayambhunath — the ancient Monkey Temple
• Namobuddha Monastery (Buddha gave his body to a starving tigress)
• Panauti medieval pagoda town
• Bhaktapur Durbar Square & 55-Window Palace
• Patan Durbar Square — Krishna Mandir & Golden Temple
• Kathmandu Durbar Square & Kumari Chowk (Living Goddess)

Gallery

A close-up photograph of a row of traditional dark metal Tibetan Buddhist prayer wheels embossed with gold Tibetan script (the Om Mani Padme Hum mantra), spinning on a wooden frame at a temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. Colorful prayer flags are strung above the wheels, and a stupa spire is softly blurred in the background under a cloudy sky.

Highly detailed golden metalwork featuring a row of seated Buddha statues on a temple facade in Kathmandu, Nepal, with pigeons resting on the top ledge.

A long-exposure night shot of the brightly illuminated Boudhanath Stupa with blurred prayer flags blowing in the wind in Kathmandu, Nepal.

A close-up of the golden spire and all-seeing eyes of Swayambhunath Stupa, surrounded by colorful prayer flags in Kathmandu, Nepal.

The multi-tiered roof of the historic Bajrayogini Temple surrounded by lush green mountains and tall trees in Sankhu, Nepal.