• Asura Cave, Pharping, Dakshinkali, Nepal - Your expert Guide for this tour will pick you up from your Hotel’s Lobby and drive for Pharping. After 1 hour drive, you will reach Pharping and start sightseeing of Asura Cave, self-arising Ganesh, Vajrayogini temple, Shesnarayan temple, Gorakhnath temple.

Asura cave a cave sacred to Guru Rinpoche, located above the village of Pharping, near Kathmandu, Nepal. It is also known as the ‘Upper cave of Yangleshö’. On the upper left side of the entrance door is the imprint of a hand in the rock.

There is a Tara and Ganesh statue that is said to be self-arising. It was not carved by humans and slowly over the years becomes larger and more apparent from the rock.

• Vajrayogini Temple - This temple, dedicated to Vajrayogini, is located on the side of the hill between the Yanglesho caves and the town of Pharping. It is one of the main Newar Buddhist Vajrayogini temples of the Nepal mandala which include the Sankhu Vajrayogini, Vidhyeshvari Vajrayogini, Phamting Vajrayogini, Guhyeshwari and the Pulchowk Khagayogini temples.

It is said to have been established by the Pamtingpa brothers, two important disciples of the Buddhist mahasiddhas Naropa and Maitrepa. The present structure probably dates to the 17th century and has been renovated.

• Asura Cave, Pharping, Dakshinkali, Nepal - The temple of Sesh Narayan is one of the four Narayana temples of the Kathmandu Valley, a World Heritage Site. The other three are Icchangu Narayan, Bishanku Narayan and Changu Narayan. These temples, which stand in the four cardinal directions, are believed to be built during the reign of the Licchavi king Vishnugupta.
• Pharping Road - The enormous 40m-high statue of Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) constructed in 2012 overlooks the monasteries of Dollu and Pharping.

• Hotel pick up and drop off service
• All transfer
• Applicable entrance fee
• Guide Fee

• Any meals and drinks
• Tips

Visit one of the scared sites for Buddhism, Pharping 19 km south of Kathmandu in Nepal. It is known as the Yangleshö, famous for both Hinduism and Buddhism where Guru Padmasambhava (Guru Rimpoche, known as lotus born God who spread Tibetan Buddhism in Tibeat) attained the level of Mahamudra vidyadhara. Other important religious sites are Vajrayogini temple, Shesnarayan temple, Gorakhnath temple and self-arising Ganesh near Asura Cave.

• Hotel pick and drop off outside Kathmandu city ring road in additional charge.
• A moderate amount of walking is involved; comfortable shoes are recommended.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.