Why Nepal is important for Buddhist traveler?

Nepal is beautiful country located between two giants country china and India. Nepal is always important place for Buddhist as Lord Gautama Buddha was born in Nepal. Though more than 80% of Nepali people are Hindus. Hindu people treat Gautama Buddha as an avatar of Lord Vishnu. Hindus work-ship lord Buddha as god.

For those interested to learn about Buddhism, where better to come but to the country where Buddha was born. There are numerous monasteries and institutions where visitor can learn more about Buddhism, meditation and where volunteers can help teaching monks. Show them the right path to live a happy and peaceful life. The most visited Buddhists pilgrimage site of Nepal are Boudhanath monastery, Swayambhunath monastery, kopan monastery, namobuddha monastery, lumbini.

As every Nepali is proud to tell you, the Lord Buddha was born in Nepal. That is to say, he was born in the Shakya Kingdom of Kapilvastu which is now in the Rupandehi district in the Lumbini zone of Nepal. No one is exactly certain of the year when Prince Siddhartha was born, but it was probably around 623 B.C). According to the Tripitaka, he visited his father’s kingdom and converted his family and clan to Buddhism. Subsequently the Shakya clans moved to the Kathmandu Valley where they helped establish Buddhism there.

About 11 percent of Nepalese practice Buddhism and are mainly from Tibeto-Burman ethnic groups like Sherpas, Tamangs and Bhotia people from the mountain areas along the border with Tibet. In many areas, Hinduism has absorbed Buddhism to a large extent, but the two religions have many shared deities and temples. In Muktinath, the temple there is sacred for both Hindus and Buddhists.since, Nepal has huge population of Hindu but the Buddhists and Hindus are lived with friendly behaviors and mutual cooperation .according to the 2001 census 80.62% of Nepalese were Hindu and 10.42%were Buddhists.

There are said to be over 1,200 Buddhist temples in Nepal, some going back as far as 2,000 years. As well as in the Kathmandu Valley, monasteries can be found in many of the mountain districts that border onto Tibet to the north and India to the east.

According to Nepal tourism census 2017 the percent of tourist visit in Nepal is increased by 7%.the mainly occasion to visit lumbini is Buddha jayanti . Nepal has popular touristic destination and trekking destinations in world.
The popular tour package for Buddhist in Nepal are Buddhist cultural circuit tour and Lumbini birthplace of Buddha tour. Buddhist circuit tour includes most popular Buddhist religious site of Nepal in single package. The Lumbini birthplace of Buddha tour package includes sightseeing around Kapilvastu lumbini.

Popular trekking destinations are Everest base camp trekking, Annapurna base camp trekking, Upper mustang trekking, Mardi himal base camp trekking, the great Himalaya trails.

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How to rent or book Hiace Van in Nepal?

How to book Hiace in Nepal? please go through this blog to know complete process about hiace rental process in Nepal.

What is Hi-ace?

The HiAce (pronounced as “High Ace”) is a light commercial van produced by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. The max capacity of this van is 15 pax including driver. Currently there are two types of Hi-ace are available in Nepal. One is Toyata hiace and another is Nissan hiace. Hiace is categorized as luxurious vehicle for group who want to travel in asphalt roads.

Where can I travel in Hi-ace?

You can travel all around Nepal where the roads are asphalt or is in very good condition. If you are planning to travel in off roads I suggest you to choose 4W vehicles like Scorpio and sumo.

How to book hiace in Nepal?

If you are already in Nepal and want to book or rent hi-ace visit nearest travel agency or transport company. They can arrange vehicle for you. If you are not in Nepal or do not want to visit agents you can directly contact vehicle owner by clicking here book hiace  van in Nepal.

Is it good to contact vehicle owner or vehicle agents for renting vehicles in Nepal?

If you do not know any vehicle owner you have no choice so you must contact vehicle rental  agents. They will provide you vehicle on commission basis. But if you know vehicles owners they can provide you the cheaper rates than agents.

Adventure vision treks is vehicle rental agency or owner company?

Adventure vision treks and travels owns its own vehicle and provides rental facility through online as well through various rental agencies in Kathmandu Nepal. As we are vehicle owner company we have B2B contracts with others owners so we can provide vehicle hiring and booking in Nepal at cheaper rates than travel agencies. As already I said we have B2B contracts, If our vehicle is not available in specified date then also we can provide other owners vehicles on same rate as our vehicle.

How much should I pay to book or rent vehicle?

For the confirmation of booking we charge 20% of total cost for booking vehicle. The booking charge is 100% refundable (bank payment commission 4% is deducted) if you cancel your trip before 10 days. And 50% is refundable before 1 day.

How to confirm vehicle booking?

First send us inquiry about your pick up and drop off location, we will provide you the rate of vehicle booking or rental on your date. Then you should go to our payment processing page by clicking here or link provided on email. Then you will get confirmation email of booking.

How to cancel or change the date of my booking?

Just send us one email. All thing is done. We will process your request as soon as we receive your email. The refund process can be held up to 48 hours by bank (not by us).

I am traveling with another trekking agency, can I book vehicle with you?

Yes, off course you can book vehicle in Nepal with us, traveling agency does not matter for that.

You will provide driver with rental vehicle?

Yes, all the cost provided by us are included with driver charge.

Can I book only vehicle not driver?

Yes, you can book but some terms and conditions should be fulfilled before taking vehicles from us. You must provide proof of valid driving license which is valid in Nepal. You must keep **some security deposit which will be refunded when you return our vehicles.

Which vehicle is perfect for what kind of group?

If you want single vehicle for group we suggest following. But if you prefer more than 1 vehicle , you can book or rent any vehicle.

  1. 1 – 4 : Car
  2. 3-7 : Scorpio
  3. 5 – 14: Hiace
  4. 14+: Bus
Toyota Hiace in Nepal
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