Birth Place of Gautam Buddha, Lumbini, Nepal

Lumbini that means 'The Lovely One' in Sanskrit is a famous Buddhist site in the Lumbini District Zone of Nepal. Lumbini is considered the birthplace of Gautam Buddha. Many a times referred as 'The Light of Asia', Buddha was the founder of Buddhism faith. His period is estimated to be approximately between 563 and 483 BC. 

Lumbini is located 25kms east of the municipality of Kapilvastu. Kapilvastu was the seat of governance of the then kingdom of Nepal. In the year 1896, the Indo-British archaeology team discovered a great stone pillar at the site. Later that pillar was attributed to Ashoka, the Mauryan ruler and propagator of Buddhism. The records maintained by Fa Hein were also taken in to consideration in the process. For Buddhists, this is one of four pilgrimage sites based around the life of Gautam Buddha, the other three being Kushinagar, Bodh Gaya, and Sarnath. Going by its cultural, religious and historical importance, UNESCO declared Lumbini, a world heritage site in the year 1997. 

The place is famous for Maya Devi temple. It is believed that the present temple has been built at the place where Queen Maya gave birth to lord Buddha. Another important structure is the Ashoka pillar. Apart from that Lumbini has ruins of various Stupas and monasteries. Then there is Pushkarni pond where Queen Maya took bath before giving birth to Buddha. 

The Lumbini region comes under Lumbini Trust, an NGO. Foreign pilgrims here have constructed new temples and monasteries. The Buddhist associations of China, Myanmar and Gautami Nuns have their separate pagodas. The ones by Japan, Sri Lanka and Vietnam are under construction.

Agni Air for Nepal

Agni Air Pvt. Ltd. is an airlines Company who spread its wing in 16th march 2006 with one Dornier Do-228 aircraft for only one sector Lukla and is registered as a private limited company with the Company Registrar Office of the Ministry of Industry and commerce, Government of Nepal, under the Company Act, 2053 BS of Nepal. Agni Air is determined to play an effective role in stimulating the economic development of the nation by promoting development of the tourism industry of Nepal while simultaneously providing an extensive connection. Presently, we are operating 6 aircrafts, 3 Dornier-228 Aircrafts built in German and 3 Jetstream-41 built in UK to various domestic sectors. The company head office is located in Santinagar, Kathmandu whereas there is one city sales offices at Nagpokhari, Naxal, Kathmandu.

Agni Air Pvt. Ltd. aims at providing air transportation services with a technically sound and economically viable, competitive fleet for regional sectors within Nepal. We fly to the most popular tourist destinations such as Lukla, Tumlingtar, Biratnagar, Bhadrapur, Bhairahawa, Pokhara and Jomsom. Agni air also works hard at fostering a self driven and personalized staff base driving towards complete customer centric orientation. The airline has served the isolated population of Nepal living in far-flung mountain areas by providing the only means of transportation and connection for the outside world. Progressive and philanthropic, Agni air has always strived to serve the people of Nepal and beyond by providing affordable air connections and quality service.

Having made a modest beginning, the airline has assumed a larger responsibility now. Agni Air is unarguably one of carrier flying to the far remote destinations in Nepal. In most cases, the only way that National and International relief aid as well as personals can reach these locations is by Agni Air. We take immense pride in being able to connect our country as extensively as we do.

Lukla Flight & Lukla Airport Nepal

Jumping-off point for a climb up Mt. Everest is the most dangerous airport in the world.

There is no safety net at Lukla Airport. The 1500-foot runway abruptly drops off into a river valley below, and if you don't take off successfully your plane will hurtle to a violent end thousands of feet up in the Himalayas.

Although it isn't the highest airport in the world, it is certainly one of the most dangerous. The runway is situated 9000 feet above sea level and is flanked by the rugged Himalayas on all sides. As with Paro Airport, the geography affords no misstep in landing or takeoff.

The runway itself is at a 12% incline, which necessitates even more skill and careful planning on the part of the pilot, as do the clouds that obscure the runway on a regular basis. Fittingly, the airport is the gateway to climbing Mount Everest, allowing thrill seekers to begin their adventure the second their plane begins heading for Lukla.

Himalaya Airlines for Nepal

Himalaya Airlines, a full-service carrier, established in August 2014, started its international flights operation from April 12th 2016, flying directly to Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Airline started its first scheduled flights from May 31st 2016 flying directly to Doha, Qatar. The airline has planned services to more destinations including Delhi, India followed by Lhasa, Chengdu and Beijing in China a few months later. 

The airline had welcomed its first new aircraft MSN 6626, Airbus 320-214, Nepal registration number 9N-ALM, on March 9, 2016 at 14:25 NST. This aircraft carried the Right Honorable Prime Minister, Mr. K.P. Oli, Madam Radhika Shakya and the delegation on an official visit to Beijing, the capital city of the People’s Republic of China at 11:00 NST on March 20, 2016. The aircraft also flew to Colombo, Sri Lanka offering a promotional package of round trip on April 12th 2016 and May 3rd 2016.

The airline has full preparation in terms of training flight crew, maintenance personnel and all functions of airline operation and has in place systems, people and infrastructure to start commercial flights.

Over the coming five years, the airline aims at acquiring 15 Airbus aircrafts and will operate from Kathmandu to various cities in Asia and beyond. The company will introduce long haul wide body aircraft of A330 family in due course of time for the operation of direct flights to Japan, Korea, Europe, Australia, and America.

Tibet Airlines holds 48.99%of equity capital of the company, whereas the Nepalese side holds 51.01%.

Himalaya Airlines (H9) now seamlessly connects daily direct flights to Doha, Qatar strengthening the convenient travel experience with reliable service and warm hospitality to its entire passengers.

Mountain Flight Nepal information

Everest Experience

Everest Experience is a close-encounter mountain flight-seeing tour with Buddha Air.  Indulge in the panorama and maybe, just maybe, you might realize what you have been missing, or find what you have been looking for, all this while.

After all a trip to Nepal would be incomplete without truly understanding what really makes it beautiful.

Nothing compares to the sheer beauty or awe, the Himalayas has to offer.  Take the mother of all mountain flights, the Everest Experience where we put you, one on one with Mt. Everest, so close that you can almost touch it.

Fly at the top of the world

·         Flight starts at 6:00 AM early in the morning

·         Mt. Everest 20 miles from your window

·         Witness fantastic Himalayan peaks, lakes and glaciers

·         50 minutes flight with guaranteed window seat