World Peace Pagoda Hike
A scenic boat ride across Phewa Lake followed by a forest trail to the gleaming white Shanti Stupa with the best combined view of mountains and lake.
Know before you go
Trip readiness
Best timing
October-April
Treat this as the first planning window, then verify local trail and weather conditions.
Time needed
3.5h
Include acclimatization and transport buffers for mountain routes.
Permit status
No listed permit
Confirm current trekking rules before booking guides, flights, or jeeps.
Difficulty
Easy
Pokhara route. Match this to fitness, altitude experience, and daily walking hours.
Live conditions
Trail weather available
Use the weather card before starting, especially during monsoon and winter windows.
This hike combines a scenic boat ride across Phewa Lake with a steep forest trail leading to the World Peace Pagoda (Shanti Stupa), one of 80 peace pagodas worldwide built by the Japanese Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist order. The stupa sits on Anadu Hill and provides arguably the best combined view of the Annapurna range and Phewa Lake in one frame.
The gleaming white stupa features gold Buddha statues on four sides and was inaugurated in 1999. The trail from the boat landing is steep but short, winding through forest before emerging at the pagoda.
The boat ride across Phewa Lake is part of the experience — hire a rowboat from Lakeside and be dropped at the south shore trailhead.
Planning this trek? Local operators publishing trips here can arrange it.
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