How long
~10 days
full-time pace
What it costs
$0 – $120
$6/day
Starting level
Beginner
no experience needed
Best months
Sep-May
9-month window
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Taught in the country the Buddha was born in: the standard ten-day course, noble silence, 4am starts, ten hours of sitting a day, and no charge beyond what you choose to give. Give it 10 days and you leave with a practice that travels home with you.
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Taught in the country the Buddha was born in: the standard ten-day course, noble silence, 4am starts, ten hours of sitting a day, and no charge beyond what you choose to give. 8 other cities on this map teach wellness & spiritual too - the reason to pick this one over them is what's above.
Yes. It starts from zero, no experience needed. That is the whole point. The days are intense and close to full-time, so come rested.
It runs about 10 days, and the length is fixed. There is no certificate at the end. You come away with the skill itself. Expect it to be donation-based, noble silence, famously hard.
Around $0 – $120 for the whole thing, about $6 a day, or ₹0 – ₹11,500 in rupees. That covers 10-day course, taught by donation; room and meals included. Flights and visas never are, and this is a researched estimate, not a quote. Range built from typical 2026 market rates. Verify before you book.
Actually, no. At $6 a day this is among the cheapest wellness & spiritual on the map, against a $89/day median.
Best across roughly 9 months of the year: sep-may. Outside that window the season is against you, not the school, so it is worth planning the trip around it.
3 other things on this map, starting with thangka painting in Kathmandu from $400. A trip does not have to teach you only one thing.
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We don't sell ten-day vipassana in Kathmandu. The good schools do. Here's the honest way to get from reading this to booking it:
- Expect to pay $0 – $120about $6 a day. Well above that is usually a tourist markup.
- Aim for Sep-MayLine up dates before you pay a deposit.
- Book directly on the school's own websiteSkip marketplaces and resellers, they mark up the same course.
- Know a school here? Tell usSend us the name and we'll add it as a real listing for the next person.
- Stack it into a Nepal trip4 things worth learning there.
Atlas maps and prices this. It doesn't sell it. Costs are researched estimates to plan around, not a live quote; confirm current dates and price with the school directly before you pay anything.
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