PILGRIMAGE/II/Pilgrim Overnight
TIER II

Pilgrim Overnight.

Sleep where Suddhodana's palace once stood. Wake to chanting from the Mayadevi Temple.

Duration
1–2 days
Cohort size
Up to 24
Price band
$100 – $300
Status
Open · accepting applications
THE EXPERIENCE

Single-site, guided. You walk the Sacred Garden at dawn with a senior layperson trained in monastic etiquette. You attend chanting at the Royal Thai Monastery. You eat vegetarian breakfast in the Greater Lumbini Estate hospitality wing. You sleep in a heritage-design villa overlooking the Bodhi grove. One night, two nights — the depth scales to your stay.

A DAY IN THE LIFE

Day 1: Arrive Lumbini 14:00. Welcome ceremony at the Estate. 16:30 guided walk of the Sacred Garden. 18:30 alms-round teaching from a resident bhikkhu. Vegetarian dinner. Day 2: 04:30 chanting at Mayadevi Temple. Sunrise meditation by the Pushkarini. Breakfast. 09:30 visit Tilaurakot. Depart 15:00.

SACRED SITES VISITED
  • 01Lumbini
  • 02Bodh Gaya
Price band
$100 – $300

Tourist visa (Nepal: $30 · India: e-visa)

Cohort sizeUp to 24
Year-3 target80,000 / year
Monastery partnerRoyal Thai Monastery
Open · accepting applications
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INCLUDES
  • 1–2 nights heritage-design villa accommodation
  • All vegetarian meals (Lumbini-grown via Agribid)
  • Daily chanting attendance
  • Senior layperson guide
  • Alms-round teaching
  • Tilaurakot day-trip (Lumbini tier)
  • Welcome sash and pilgrim mala
DOES NOT INCLUDE

Inclusions are comprehensive at this tier. Speak with the concierge for bespoke requirements.

PARTNERS

Royal Thai Monastery · Sri Lankan Mahabodhi · Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling

BEST FOR

Curious travelers extending a regional trip. Buddhist couples deepening practice. Corporate retreatants on the gateway tier.

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