Location: Lumbini
Top Things to do in Lumbini
Top Restaurants in Lumbini
The 10 Best Things to Do in Lumbini, Nepal
Lumbinī (Nepali and Sanskrit: लुम्बिनी listen (help·info), "the lovely") is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi District of Province No. 5 in Nepal. It is the place where, according to Buddhist tradition, Queen Mayadevi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama in 563 BCE. Gautama, who achieved Enlightenment some time around 528 BCE, became the Buddha and founded Buddhism. Lumbini is one of many magnets for pilgrimage that sprang up in places pivotal to the life of the Buddha.
Restaurants in Lumbini
1. Maya Devi Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 349 reviews
A holy place for every Buddhist, Lumbini and the ancient ruins are associated with the birthplace of Buddha.
Reviewed By sactokw - Northern Cal
This is the birthplace of Gautama Buddha. To get there, there are the tuk tuks and/or boat to take you to the entrance area. Many sites to see including the eternal flame, Baby Buddha statue, Ashoka column, building with baby Buddha's 7 steps in all direction, and the tree where he was born. Named for the mother, this is one of the four main sites for Buddhist pilgrims. A must see.
2. Lumbini Monastic Site
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 173 reviews
Reviewed By A TripAdvisor Member
A definite must visit. It's stunning to be exactly where Buddha was born and to see other temples. Entrance fee is NPR200 for foreigners ñ wear socks, coz u have to remove Ur shoes before entering the monasteries. Hire a rickshaw for NPR500..he'll take u to all of em. Ommm.
3. World Peace Pagoda
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 62 reviews
Reviewed By frederic s - Altorf, France
Zabojad Resham Firiri Tour 2017 with its Happy Sharing-Happy Outside Program stopped in Lumbini while exploring Nepal. The Peace Fountain Pagoda sight and visit of 2017 completes the previous sights of the Flame of Peace 2014 in Okinawa Japan, the peace Pagoda in Pokhara 2015 and the discovery of Nepal and its temples. Among the biggest temples the white Pagoda in Lumbini completes a various temples surrounding and offers a majestueuse understanding of Pagoda architecture.
The Happy Sharing Company
4. Royal Thai Monastery
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4.5 based on 30 reviews
Royal Thai Monastery located in the Eastern monastic zone in Lumbini. Offering lunch between 12-1pm daily.
Reviewed By Marc E
Beautiful, white Thai buildings. Works with the local community and doubles up as an eyecare centre. Queues can be large and the place is closed to tourists during treatment times.
5. Myanmar Golden Monastery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 28 reviews
Reviewed By frederic s - Altorf, France
Zabojad on Resham Firiri Tour with Exploring Nepal enjoyed the visit of the Myanmar Golden Monastery while its Happy Sharing Happy Outside Program. A wonderful scene and immersion in Buddhism culture while discovering the Birthplace of Lord Buddha and Lumbini temples. On a sunny day the Myanmar Golden Monastery appears as a shining star in the sky.
It's architectural style makes it a unique sight among other Monasteries.
The Happy Sharing Company
6. Alpine Exodus Pvt. Ltd.
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5 based on 15 reviews
Alpine Exodus (travel, tour company) has been established in 2001 with a motto to provide quality service to the travelers on various activities during their Nepal visit. We a small but professional team provide trek guiding, mountaineering, running river rafting trips and all kind of city and village excursion tours in Nepal.
Reviewed By TreeOfNations
Krishna at Alpine Exodus set up a 2N/3D tour from Kathmandu to Chitwan National Park. He made it a point to listen to exactly what we wanted and the tour went off without a hitch. Our hotel had great food, our guide spoke good english, and the transportation was as comfortable as you can expect in Nepal. On the tour we did a jeep ride through the national park to see the rhinos (March is best time to visit), took a boat ride down the river with the crocks, attended a Tharu local dance show, and walked the river bank for sunset. Also, we went to the Chitwan elephant breading center which was a hard for us to see. I'd recommend looking for a elephant sanctuary in Thailand if you want to have a good experience with the elephants. Overall, Krishna and Alpine Exodus did a great job of setting up our tour...we would definitely use them again.
7. Eternal Peace Flame
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4 based on 30 reviews
8. Peace Pagoda
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4.5 based on 11 reviews
Reviewed By smbegaraaj - Chennai (Madras), India
Lumbini the Birth place of Buddha was absolutely peaceful and we can spend a minimum of one day here, The Lumbini Gardens is a vast area with may monasteries and gompas/temples of different countries like Japan, China, Korea, Nepal and many more.
We went to this wonderful place on our way to Mukthinath yathra from Chennai via Lucknow Gorakhpur Sounali Lumbini Pokhara Jomsom Mukthinath,
We had a fabulous time in Lumbini where we took lots of photos and videos to cherish for our entire lifetime,
Must visit for all age groups when you are travelling from Gorakhpur to Kathmandu , please experience this experience for the experience sake and give a thumbs up.
Thanks a lot for everything,
Loving you so much,
Peacefully yours,
S M Bega Raaj.
Happy travelling...
9. Dae Sung Shakya (Korean Temple)
Overall Ratings
4 based on 22 reviews
Reviewed By nik_0107 - New Delhi, India
One of the best monastery to visit. Really huge and colorful. Repairs were being done when we visit, though no doubt it will look great once done. We hired driver Yadav (98194 84832 / 98194 80552) who took us around. Really important to get a good driver since most of them try to cheat the tourist by overcharging and bad behaviour
10. Kudan Stupa
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