Wellness
Lumbini Meditation Retreat
Birthplace of the Buddha · 5 days
Sit where it all began. Guided vipassana meditation in the sacred garden where the Buddha was born, slow bicycle rides through the monastic zone, and evenings of chanting under the Bodhi trees.
✦Daily guided vipassana with a resident teacher
✦Maya Devi temple and the sacred garden at dawn
✦Cycling the international monastic zone
✦Candlelit metta ceremony at the World Peace Pagoda
From $540
per person
Day by Day
Day 1Arrive and settle into a garden guesthouse; orientation sit and walking meditation as the heat softens.
Days 2–4A gentle rhythm: dawn sits at the Maya Devi garden, teaching sessions, silent lunches and afternoon cycles between the great monasteries of twenty nations.
Day 5Closing metta ceremony at the World Peace Pagoda and unhurried departure.
What's Included
✓Resident meditation teacher
✓Garden guesthouse, vegetarian full board
✓Bicycles and monastic-zone fees
✓Kathmandu flight or drive arranged