Pilgrim Overnight.
Sleep where Suddhodana's palace once stood. Wake to chanting from the Mayadevi Temple.
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.
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.
- 01Lumbini
- 02Bodh Gaya
Tourist visa (Nepal: $30 · India: e-visa)
- 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
Inclusions are comprehensive at this tier. Speak with the concierge for bespoke requirements.
Royal Thai Monastery · Sri Lankan Mahabodhi · Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling
Curious travelers extending a regional trip. Buddhist couples deepening practice. Corporate retreatants on the gateway tier.