Lumbini Province
Birthplace of the Buddha — sal forests, Bardiya tigers and the pilgrim circuit.
Legend
- Treks
- Hikes
- Lakes
Quick Stats
- Spots
- 14
- Landforms
- 3
- Terrain
- Siwalik & Terai
Trails & landmarks
Lumbini Sacred Garden
The Buddha's birthplace — Maya Devi temple, Ashoka's pillar and monasteries from 50 Buddhist nations.
Tilaurakot (Kapilvastu)
The palace where Prince Siddhartha grew up — moat, gateway and excavated Shakya ruins.
Bardiya National Park
Nepal's largest Terai wilderness — tigers on foot, dolphins in the Karnali and fewer crowds than Chitwan.
Banke National Park
A Terai Arc corridor connecting Bardiya to India — sal forest, blackbuck and elephant migration paths.
Resunga
A Gulmi hilltop shrine with 365 water taps — Annapurna and Dhaulagiri on the northern skyline.
Ranimahal
A riverside Rana-era palace — the 'Taj Mahal of Nepal', built for queen Tej Kumari on the Kaligandaki.
Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve
Nepal's only hunting reserve — alpine meadows under Dhaulagiri V, the rarest of approaches.
Tansen (Palpa)
A Newar hill bazaar town — Srinagar Danda gives a full Himalayan horizon from Dhaulagiri to Manaslu.
Supa Deurali
Arghakhanchi's ridge-top Durga temple — a pine forest pilgrimage with a long open balcony of the Dhaulagiri skyline.
Chillikot Hill
Dang's short hike above Ghorahi — a view-tower over the Deukhuri valley and the emerald loop of the Rapti.
Triveni Dham
Nawalparasi West's Narayani confluence — forest ghats bordering Chitwan's western edge and a Makar Sankranti fair.
Swargadwari
Pyuthan's 'Gateway to Heaven' — a Mahabharat ridge ashram reached by a steep forested pilgrim path.
Kamal Daha (Rukum East)
Rukum East's hidden alpine lotus lake — glacial water, wild lotus blooms and a Janai Purnima pilgrim camp.
Thabang
Rolpa's stone-roofed Magar village on a high terrace — chestnut forest trails and the start of the Jaljala ridge walk.