Nepal Historical and Cultural Tour can be started from Pokhara or Kathmandu. Pokhara is situated around Nepal’s Midwest region. It lies on the foothills and in the shade of the Annapurna Himalayas. It is one of the most renowned tourist spots in Nepal. It is known as a beautiful scenic place blessed with the natural beauty of the high mountain range of Annapurna and majestic Machhapuchare Himal known as Fish-Tail mountain which reflects on the calm lakes of Phewa and Begnas.

Pokhara is at the height of 860 m to 900m with a warm subtropical climate. The views of snow-capped mountains can be viewed at a close distance. Most of the adventures like trekking and mountaineering start and end in this lovely city. Pokhara is located 200 km west of Kathmandu. One can drive for 5-6 hours with an exciting journey through farms, villages, and towns. It is one of the best ways to see the Nepalese way of life and culture. Pokhara can also be reached by taking a short scenic flight of 30 minutes with a glorious panorama of mountains from the start to the end of the air journey.

An early morning drive to scenic Sarankot Hilltop in Pokhara. Sarankot at 1,460m height rewards you with a breathtaking panorama of Annapurna-Dhaulagiri-Manaslu-Lamjung mountain ranges along with Machhapuchare Himal also known as Fish Tail mountain.

Sarangkot is a popular spot for paragliding which is the most active sport in Pokhara. After Sarangkot, the next tour starts with a short drive to view the beautiful cascading Devi’s WaterFall and a visit to Gupteshwor Mahadev Cave. Tour includes a visit to the International Mountain Museum, recently added in Pokhara is the Mountain Museum is the first of its kind in Nepal. Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) initiated the establishment of the International Mountain Museum (IMM) in Pokhara. It is an interesting place to gather knowledge of the mountains, expeditions, flora/fauna, geography, history of Nepal mountaineering and more. It is located near the main local area of Pokhara.

A short drive from Pokhara to reach the heritage town village of Bandipur, which is an emerging tourist destination in Nepal. Community-based tourism reserves a variety of natural and socio-cultural diversity within its small area.

Bandipur is a hill town located within the Tanahun district in the south of the Gandaki zone. It is surrounded by Mahabharata high hill range on the south of the main Prithvi highway the midway to Pokhara and Kathmandu. Bandipur lies 143 km west of Kathmandu, 74 km south-east of Pokhara, and 7 km south above form Dumre Bazaar on Prithvi highway.

A new concept, called eco-tourism, started with 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 the new area and spend vacations around the new destinations.

Special attractions of Bandipur Hilltown

Bandipur is a tourist paradise. This place offers a variety of attractions to visitors. Nature is gifted with an incredible expanse of Marsyangdi River that cascades and takes a sharp turn eastward on its way to join the Trisuli river at Mugling Town. Located in central areas of a mixed canopy of pine and Sal forest and lush terraced FieldsOffers breathtaking views of the Himalayan range from Langtang in the east to Dhaulagiri in the west with Annapurna and Manaslu towards the North.

A Drive of 5-6 hours from Pokhara or a flight of around 30 mins is all you need to land at Gautam Buddha Airport in Bhairawa. A short drive will take you to your hotel within Lumbini near the birthplace of Lord Buddha. Interested travellers and pilgrims can spend a day or two days visiting interesting and age-old glorious heritage sites of Buddhism and places of Lord Buddha’s birth sites, historical and religious sites of great interest.

Lumbini is the birthplace of Lord Buddha, also called ‘The Light of Asia’. Past thousands of years, it was neither India nor Nepal, the country was known as the Sakya Kingdom as years passed by and this holy area, at present falls within Nepal soil which is one of the points of pride of the country where Lord Buddha took its birth.

Lumbini is located in Far South West Nepal where the driving distance of more than 7 hours, the easiest and smoothest route to reach is by air from Kathmandu 45- 50 minutes to land at Gautam Buddha airport in Bhairwa city, and then a short drive of less than an hour to reach the hotel close to the birth sites of Lord Buddha and the Mecca of Buddhist followers.

Places to visit around important sites in Lumbini, Nepal

This includes a tour of Lumbini, Nepal; Lord Buddha’s birthplace. The founder of Buddhism was born in the 6th Century BC (Before Christ).

According to the Buddhist religion, mother Maya Devi gave birth to Buddha on her way to her parent home in Devadaha in May around 642 BC. Feeling the onset of labour pains, she grabbed hold of a branch of tree shade and delivered birth to Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha to be, Buddha has announced,” This is my final rebirth” as he entered the world. Buddhist tradition also has it that he walked immediately after his birth and took seven steps, under each of which a lotus flower bloomed.

In 249 BC, the Buddhist convert Emperor Asoka visited Lumbini and constructed four stupas and a stone pillar. Asoka’s Pillar bears an inscription that translates as: “King Piyadasi” (Asoka), beloved of Devas in the 20 years of the coronation, himself made a royal visit, Buddha Sakyamuni having been born here, a stone railing was built and a stone pillar erected to the Bhagavan “blessed one” having been born here.

The site was rediscovered in 1895 by a German archaeologist who discovered Asoka’s Pillar, identified by its inscription. Records made by the Chinese pilgrim FaXian were also used in the process of identifying this religiously acclaimed site. Lumbini was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.