FAITH & PILGRIMAGE
Pilgrimage & religious tours across Asia, Europe & Africa
From the Buddha’s birthplace at Lumbini to the Ganges ghats of Varanasi, the Camino de Santiago and the rock churches of Lalibela, our faith journeys are planned around your beliefs, your pace and the practical rules of each site. Open any place for highlights, dress and entry notes, best season and travel tips, then send us an enquiry.
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- Asia · Faith & Pilgrimage Lumbini Birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.View details & enquire →
- Asia · Faith & Pilgrimage Pashupatinath Temple Nepal's holiest Shiva temple on the banks of the Bagmati River, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.View details & enquire →
- Asia · Faith & Pilgrimage Boudhanath Stupa One of the largest stupas in the world and the heart of Tibetan Buddhism in Nepal.View details & enquire →
- Asia · Faith & Pilgrimage Swayambhunath Ancient hilltop stupa with panoramic views over the Kathmandu Valley, sacred to Buddhists and Hindus.View details & enquire →
- Asia · Faith & Pilgrimage Muktinath High Himalayan shrine at about 3,710 m, holy to both Hindus and Buddhists.View details & enquire →
- Asia · Faith & Pilgrimage Mount Kailash & Lake Manasarovar The most sacred mountain for four faiths and one of the world's great pilgrimages.View details & enquire →
- Asia · Faith & Pilgrimage Bodh Gaya The place where the Buddha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree.View details & enquire →
- Asia · Faith & Pilgrimage Varanasi (Kashi) One of the world's oldest living cities, on the Ganges, sacred to Hindus and close to Sarnath.View details & enquire →
- Asia · Faith & Pilgrimage Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib) The holiest gurdwara of Sikhism, gleaming above the Amrit Sarovar pool.View details & enquire →
- Asia · Faith & Pilgrimage Tirumala Tirupati Balaji Temple One of the most visited temples in the world, dedicated to Lord Venkateswara.View details & enquire →
- Asia · Faith & Pilgrimage Char Dham Yatra (Himalayas) The classic Himalayan circuit: Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath.View details & enquire →
- Asia · Faith & Pilgrimage Ajmer Sharif Dargah Revered shrine of the Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, visited by people of all faiths.View details & enquire →
- Asia · Faith & Pilgrimage Vaishno Devi Cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi, reached by a pilgrim trek from Katra.View details & enquire →
- Asia · Faith & Pilgrimage Makkah (Mecca): Hajj & Umrah The holiest city in Islam, home of the Kaaba and the destination of Hajj and Umrah.View details & enquire →
- Asia · Faith & Pilgrimage Madinah The city of the Prophet's Mosque (Al-Masjid an-Nabawi), usually visited with Umrah or Hajj.View details & enquire →
- Asia · Faith & Pilgrimage Jerusalem Old City A city sacred to three faiths: the Western Wall, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Al-Aqsa compound.View details & enquire →
- Asia · Faith & Pilgrimage Angkor Wat The world's largest religious monument, a Hindu temple that became Buddhist.View details & enquire →
- Asia · Faith & Pilgrimage Borobudur The world's largest Buddhist temple, a UNESCO-listed monument built in the 9th century.View details & enquire →
- Asia · Faith & Pilgrimage Shwedagon Pagoda The glittering golden stupa that is the spiritual heart of Myanmar.View details & enquire →
- Asia · Faith & Pilgrimage Fushimi Inari Taisha Famous Shinto shrine with thousands of vermilion torii gates winding up a forested hill.View details & enquire →
- Asia · Faith & Pilgrimage Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) Houses a relic of the Buddha's tooth and is Sri Lanka's most sacred Buddhist site.View details & enquire →
- Asia · Faith & Pilgrimage Wat Phra That Doi Suthep Golden mountaintop temple overlooking Chiang Mai, reached by a 300-step naga staircase.View details & enquire →
- Europe · Faith & Pilgrimage Vatican City & Rome The centre of the Catholic Church with St Peter's Basilica and the Sistine Chapel.View details & enquire →
- Europe · Faith & Pilgrimage Lourdes One of the great Marian pilgrimage sites, where Bernadette Soubirous reported visions in 1858.View details & enquire →
- Europe · Faith & Pilgrimage Fátima Sanctuary where three children reported Marian apparitions in 1917.View details & enquire →
- Europe · Faith & Pilgrimage Santiago de Compostela & the Camino Final destination of the Camino de Santiago, walked by pilgrims for over a thousand years.View details & enquire →
- Europe · Faith & Pilgrimage Assisi Medieval hill town of St Francis, with the UNESCO-listed Basilica of St Francis.View details & enquire →
- Europe · Faith & Pilgrimage Canterbury Cathedral Mother church of the Anglican Communion and a major medieval pilgrimage destination.View details & enquire →
- Europe · Faith & Pilgrimage Mont-Saint-Michel A medieval abbey rising from a tidal island and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.View details & enquire →
- Europe · Faith & Pilgrimage Meteora Monasteries Orthodox monasteries built on towering rock pillars, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.View details & enquire →
- Europe · Faith & Pilgrimage Mount Athos (Holy Mountain) Self-governed monastic peninsula, home to 20 monasteries for over a thousand years.View details & enquire →
- Europe · Faith & Pilgrimage Jasna Góra, Częstochowa Poland's most important shrine, home of the icon of the Black Madonna.View details & enquire →
- Europe · Faith & Pilgrimage Medjugorje A popular modern Catholic pilgrimage village, visited by many pilgrims each year.View details & enquire →
- Europe · Faith & Pilgrimage Istanbul: Hagia Sophia & Blue Mosque A city where Byzantine and Ottoman heritage meet, anchored by Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque.View details & enquire →
- Europe · Faith & Pilgrimage Mezquita-Catedral of Córdoba A great Umayyad mosque with a cathedral built inside it, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.View details & enquire →
- Africa · Faith & Pilgrimage Lalibela Rock-Hewn Churches Eleven medieval monolithic churches carved from rock, still in use today.View details & enquire →
- Africa · Faith & Pilgrimage Axum Ancient capital of the Aksumite Empire and home of the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion.View details & enquire →
- Africa · Faith & Pilgrimage Saint Catherine's Monastery & Mount Sinai One of the oldest working Christian monasteries, at the foot of the mountain traditionally linked to Moses.View details & enquire →
- Africa · Faith & Pilgrimage Islamic Cairo & Al-Azhar A dense old city of mosques, madrasas and markets, centred on Al-Azhar Mosque from the 10th century.View details & enquire →
- Africa · Faith & Pilgrimage Coptic Cairo The old Christian quarter of Cairo, with churches linked to the Holy Family's tradition in Egypt.View details & enquire →
- Africa · Faith & Pilgrimage Hassan II Mosque One of the largest mosques in the world, built on the Atlantic coast with a very tall minaret.View details & enquire →
- Africa · Faith & Pilgrimage Great Mosque of Kairouan One of the oldest and most important mosques in the Islamic West and a UNESCO-listed medina.View details & enquire →
- Africa · Faith & Pilgrimage Touba (Great Mosque) Holy city of the Mouride brotherhood, with one of West Africa's largest mosques.View details & enquire →
- Africa · Faith & Pilgrimage Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove One of the last remaining sacred forests of Yorubaland and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.View details & enquire →
- Africa · Faith & Pilgrimage Basilica of Our Lady of Peace One of the largest churches in the world, rising from the savannah.View details & enquire →
- Africa · Faith & Pilgrimage Namugongo Martyrs' Shrine Shrine honouring the Uganda Martyrs, drawing hundreds of thousands of pilgrims each year.View details & enquire →
- Africa · Faith & Pilgrimage Ganga Talao (Grand Bassin) A sacred crater lake and the most important Hindu pilgrimage site outside India.View details & enquire →
- Asia · Faith & Pilgrimage Janakpurdham & Janaki Mandir Birthplace of Sita in tradition and home of the grand Janaki Mandir, a key stop on the Ramayana circuit.View details & enquire →
- Asia · Faith & Pilgrimage Ayodhya The sacred city of Lord Ram on the Saryu River, home to the Ram Mandir.View details & enquire →
- Asia · Faith & Pilgrimage Tiger's Nest (Paro Taktsang) A monastery clinging to a cliff above Paro valley, Bhutan's most iconic sacred site.View details & enquire →
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