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Speciality Buddhist Tours in India
Duration : 09 Nights / 10 Days Speciality Buddhist Tours
Destinations :
Delhi - Patna - Bodhgaya - Varanasi - Sarnath - Kushinagar - Lumbini - Sravasti
- Lucknow - Delhi - Agra - Delhi
Day 01 : Delhi
Arrive Delhi. Half Day sightseeing of the
city.
Day 02 :
Delhi - Patna - Bodhgaya -
Start the Buddhist Tours in India. Leave Delhi for Patna by air. Drive to Bodhgaya
where the Buddha attained enlightenment and which is one of the most sacred
pilgrimage place for the Buddhist. Enroute visit Nalanda and Rajgir. Nalanda:a
great center of Buddhist learning and one of the most famed university citadels
of ancient times. Rajgir, it was once the ancient capital of the powerful
Kingdom of Maghada. From the out:skirts of Rajgir, a historic road leads to
Gridhakuta or vultures peak where the Buddha preached. Here the first Buddhist
Council was held after the Lord's Mahaparinirvana. Arrive in Budhgaya for Budhgaya tours and
overnight in Budhgaya.
Day 03 : Budhgaya
Sightseeing of
Budhgaya Tours by visiting Mahabodhi temple. Overnight in Bodhgayaand enjoy
Budhgaya tours.
Day 04
: Budhgaya tours - Varanasi Tours
Morning leave Bodhgaya for Varanasi by surface. On
arrival transfer to hotel. Afternoon excursion to Sarnath. Overnight in
Varanasi.
Day 05 : Varanasi Tours- Sarnath - Kushinagar
Early
morning boat ride on the river Ganges for Varanasi tours to see the sunrise and the bathing Ghats
of an ancient Hindu city. Later leave Varanasi for Kushinagar. Overnight in
Kushinagar.
Day 06 : Kushinagar - Lumbini - Sravasti
Leave
Kushinagar for Lumbini (in Nepal) by surface. Sightseeing of Lumbini where Lord
was born. Emperor Ashoka, in the twenty first year after his coronation, visited
this Birthplace and raised a pillar on the spot. Later proceed to Sravasti
(Sahet:Mahet). Overnight at Sravasti.
Day 07 : Sravasti -
Lucknow
Morning visit Sravasti (Sahet:Mahet), capital of the ancient
Kingdom of Kosala, an active centre for Buddhism. After sighseeing proceed to
Lucknow. Overnight in Lucknow.
Day 08 : Lucknow - Delhi
Leave Lucknow for Delhi
by air. Upon arrival transfer to hotel, Overnight in Delhi.
Day 09
: Delhi - Agra - Delhi
Full Day excursion to Agra, city of the Taj Mahal.
Also visit Agra Fort. Overnight in Delhi.
Day 10 : Delhi - Onward
Destination
Morning half Day sightseeing of Old & New Delhi visiting
Red Fort, Jama Masjid, Kutub Minar & Secretarial Buildings. Day at leisure
in Delhi. Transfer to airport for journey to onward destination.
