Introducing Sunauli & Bhairawa
About 165km southwest of Narayangarh, Sunauli (pronounced 'so-nor-li') is the most popular border crossing between India and Nepal. There's not much here - just a strip of hotels along the dusty highway - and most travellers just whistle through on their way south to Delhi and Varanasi or north to Kathmandu and Pokhara. If you do choose to stop over, there are more places to stay in Bhairawa, a more substantial town 4km north of the border.
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Bhairawa is also the starting point for trips to Lumbini, the historical birthplace of Gautama Buddha and an increasingly popular place to break the journey between India and Nepal. If you want to visit Lumbini, you can skip both Sunauli and Bhairawa and stay in one of the friendly guesthouses at Lumbini Bazaar.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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