Monastic-zone cycling and a monk's dawn meditationलुम्बिनी साइकल र ध्यान
Hosted by Ramkali Tharu
and the Thai monastery's Venerable Chaiya
3 h
including pickup where listed
Max 12
you can book for a group
English · Nepali · Thai
languages on the day
Wellness
Oct–Mar only (the heat is not a joke in April). Tuesdays add the nunnery.
Highlights
05:15 start, bikes, and 22 km of empty lane between sixty monasteries while herons cross in front of you. Ends with the nunnery meditation hall for 45 minutes of actual silence, and a monk who will answer anything about why the Bodhi tree matters more than the temple.
- 05:15 bikes, 22 km of empty lane between sixty monasteries
- 45 minutes of actual silence with Venerable Chaiya
- Herons on the path; the Bodhi tree explained without a brochure
- Tuesday adds the nunnery garden
Oct–Mar only (the heat is not a joke in April). Tuesdays add the nunnery.
In / exclusion
Included
- Bicycle
- Route map
- 45-min guided meditation
- Entry to the nunnery garden (Tue only)
- Fruit after
Not included
- Guesthouse night
- Lunch
- Helmet upgrade (standard helmets are with the bikes)
Itinerary
1 day · 3 h on the ground
Day 1
Dawn loop, then the hall
October to March only. The April heat is not a joke.
- 05:15
South gate bike shed
Lights, map, a pace that is not a race. Ramkali leads.
- 05:30
Monastic zone
Empty lanes, sal grove, monasteries waking. 22 km if the group wants the long loop.
- 07:00
Meditation hall
45 minutes. Then questions. Fruit after. You are done before the tourist buses.
- 05:15
Good to know
- Meeting point
- Guesthouse bike shed, Monastic Zone south gate
- Languages
- English, Nepali, Thai
- Good for
- Solo travellers, Early risers, Yoga retreat people
- Province
- Lumbini · Lumbini
रु1,800 total
1 guest · 3 h