Panauti to Namobuddha day hiking and excursion

About this tour

Day hike to the Panauti and Namobuddha are both historically and culturally significant places in Nepal. Both places are visited by the large number of travelers everyday. The hike starts from Panauti which is one the medieval period town. Generally the hiker starts by following the dirt road along the river and passing the town’s Hindu temple. For the next two hours, the trail leads through small villages and rice fields. You can also see the locals planting, harvesting rice and other crops and get a great insight into the village life of Nepal.

As you reach to Namobuddha, the atmosphere will be so peace and clean air along with the great devotees of Buddha. Namobuddha is dedicated to the previous life of Gautam Buddha. You can observe around the Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, Namobuddha Chorten, a cave where Buddha sacrifices his body to the hungry tigress etc. After the Namobuddha excursion, we drive back to Kathmandu. The hiking will be around 2-3 hours.