Buddhist
Pilgrimage Tour



Duration:
11 Nights / 12 Days (Delhi - Varanasi - Bodhgaya -
Rajgir - Nalanda - Vaishali - Patna - Kushinagar - Lumbini - Balrampur -
Lucknow - Delhi)
Day
01: Delhi - Arrival at Delhi Arrive Delhi. Welcome and assistance
upon arrival at the airport. Later transfer to hotel.
Day 02:
DelhiMorning free to relax and adjust to the time zone. Afternoon
visit one of the Buddhist Culture center.
Day 03: Delhi -
Varanasi Morning transfer to airport for flight to Varanasi. Arrive
Varanasi and transfer to hotel. Afternoon visit Sarnath - a place where
Buddha first preached his sermon.
Day 04: Varanasi
Early morning sunrise boat cruise over river Ganges. Later depart by private
motorcoach /Car to Bodhgaya. Arrive and check in at hotel.
Day
05: Bodhgaya Full day visit to Bodhgaya a place where Lord Buddha
entered a state of mediation under the 'Bodhi' tree (banyan tree) and
attained Nirvana (the enlightenment). On the walls of Mahabodhi temple, one
can see images of Lord Buddha in different aspects.



Day
06: Bodhgaya - RajgirMorning depart by motorcocach /car to Rajgir.
Arrive and check in at hotel. Visit Rajgir - a sacred town to all Buddhist
where Lord Buddha meditated and preached on the Hill, Karanda Tank where
Lord Buddha would bathe, seven hot springs where Lord Buddha for its healing
powers. Also visit the ancient Nalanda University founded in the fifth
century B.C. Ancient Buddhist texts revelas that Lord Buddha studied here. A
Chinese travel Heum Tsang, who spent several years at this University wrote
about this great seat of learning. Visit the Archaeological museums.
Day 07: Rajgir - Vaishali - Patna Morning depart by private
motorcoach/car to Patna visiting enroute Vaishali - a place where Lord
Buddha visited frequently and during the last visit here told his
disciplines that they would see him no more as he was to attain the
Mahaparinirvana (the ultimate bliss). Visit the Buddhist stupas. Arrive
Patna and check in at hotel.
Day 08: Patna - Kushinagar
Morning depart ofr Kushinagar by motorcoach/car. Arrive and check in at
hotel. Afternoon city tour of Kushinagar where Lord Buddha breathed his last
and attained Mahaparinirvana saying decay is inherent in all component
things. Visit the Nirvana temple which enshrines a colossal statue of Lord
Buddha in a reclining position.
Day 09: Kushinagar - Lumbini
- Balrampur Morning depart for Lumbinin by motorcoach/car on
Indo-Nepal border. Lumbini, a tiny village situated on the fotthills of
Himalayas witnessed the birth of a Prince called Shakyamuni Gautam
Siddhartha who later vecame Lord Buddha the awakened one. Visit the sacred
pond, Ashoka Pillar, Mahadevi temple.
Later drive to Balrampur.
Arrive and check in at hotel.
Day 10: Balrampur - Sahetath -
Lucknow Leave for Lucknow by motorcoach/car via Satehmath famous
for Buddhist Stupas. Arrive Lucknow and check in at hotel.
Day 11:
Lucknow - Delhi Transfer to airport for flight to Delhi. Arrive and
check in at hotel.
Day 12: Delhi - Onward Journey
Transfer to airport flight to your onward destination.
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