15 Nov 2022
The Lumbini site is as extensive as it is beautiful and interesting. Being the birthplace of Buddha, Lumbini is a pilgrimage for many Buddhists and people with an interest in religious history.
The Tour Operator is another story! We we arrived at the tour office after a prearranged airport pickup, the operator seem very surprised and unprepared to see us. They then spent 20 minutes on the phone finding a guide. A guide arrived and then we we asked if we wanted to hire a car or tuctuc for the tour. We responded the transport should be included. The tour then started on foot. Finally the guide independently arranged a tuctuc. The tour took 4 hour rather than a full day and they didn’t even provide a bottle of water. I wouldn’t use or recommend this operator.