Hiking in Nepal - Namo Buddha Hiking

General Information

Namo Buddha a very popular Buddhist pilgrimage is located at the hill-top of Panauti 38 km. east of Kathmandu. History says that Lord Buddha gave his life to a starving tigress and her cubs in this very place. It is also home to Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery founded by V.V khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche in 1978 which is now home to more than 250 monks. The hike to Namo Buddha follows through steep uphill newar town and small villages with huge rice fields which gives you a chance to see How Nepali people plant and harvest the crop.