discover buddha tour

Discover Buddha Tour 13 Nights / 14 Days

Destinations Covered :
Delhi - Agra - Lucknow - Varanasi - Bodhgaya - Rajgir - Nalanda - Vaishali-Kushinagar - Lumbini - Kapilvastu - Sravasti - Lucknow - Delhi

Day 01 - Arrival Delhi (L/D)

Arrive Delhi, meet on arrival by Representative. Transfer to restaurant for Lunch. Check in at hotel. Afternoon visit the city of Delhi visiting, Lakshmi Narayan temple, Gandhi Museum. Drive past India Gate, Presidents house Rashtrapati Bawan, the Government buildings and the Parliament house Lok Sabha and Qutab Minar. After city tour transfer to hotel. Dinner at hotel / local restaurant.

Day 02 Delhi- Agra (B/L/D)

After breakfast drive to Agra (203 kms / 5 hours) , Check-in at Hotel.Lunch at hotel at 1P.M. : Visit the world famous Taj Mahal and drive thru Agra Fort. Dinner at hotel. Overnight at Hotel. (Taj Mahal remains closed on Friday).

Day 03 : Agra-lucknow (B/PL/D)

Drive 10 11 hrs to Lucknow enroute visit SANKASIA, with packed lunch, where Lord descended from heaven after giving sermon to his mother after 7 years of her dealth. Later continue drive to Lucknow, Check-in at Hotel. Dinner and overnight Lucknow.

Day 04 : Lucknow -Varanasi (B/L/D)

After early breakfast drive 7 hrs to Varanasi, Check-in at Hotel. Lunch at hotel. Afternoon free for own activities / personal shopping. Dinner and overnight stay at hotel.

Day 05 : Varanasi (B/L/D)

Early morning Boat ride on River Ganges to see the bathing Ghats. Lunch at hotel. After lunch afternoon visit SARNATH along with Pirith ceremony (where Buddha delivered his first sermon). Dinner and overnight stay at hotel.

Day 06 : Varanasi- Bodhgaya (B/L/D)

After breakfast drive 243 kms / 6.5 hours to Bodhgaya. Check-in at Hotel. Lunch at hotel. Dinner and overnight stay at Hotel.

Day 07 : Bodhgaya (B/L/D)

Morning visit Mahabodhi Temple & Bodhi Tree, Great Buddha Statue, Niranjana River, Sujata Temple - which is across the Niranjana river. Lunch at hotel. Afternoon visit to Dungeshwari caves. Dinner and overnight stay at Bodhgaya.

Day 08 : Bodhgaya-Rajgir- Nalanda -Bodhgaya (B/L/D)

After early breakfast drive to Rajgir the vulture Hill, hot spring in Rajgir, world peace Stupa, Bamboos Garden. Continue to Nalanda to visit the ruins of world oldest University.Lunch in Nalanda. Return back to Bodhgaya.Dinner and overnight stay at hotel.

Day 09 : Bodhgaya- Vaishali - Kushinagar (B/L/D)

After early breakfast drive to Vaishali. Hot lunch on way. Checkin at hotel. Visit Maha Parinirwana Temple (where Buddha took his last breathe) and Rambhar Stupa (cremation site of lord Buddha), Japan Temple. Dinner and overnight at Hotel.

Day 10 : Kushinagar- Lumbini (B/PL/D)

After breakfast drive 5 hrs to Lumbini with packed lunch. (Nepal). While going to Lumbini, stop at India/Nepal border for Visa/Immigration formalities. Later check-in at Hotel. 15 Min. drive from the Nepal Border. Noon visit Lumbini, the Birth place of Lord Buddha. Overnight stay in Lumbini.

Day 11 : Lumbini-Kapilvastu-Sravasti (B/L/D)

After breakfast morning leave for Sravasti, enroute visit Kapilavastu - where Buddhas childhood was spent & also visit ruins of the Palaces. Later continue drive to Sravasti & on arrival check-in at hotel. Lunch at hotel.Later visit Sravasti, where Buddha spent his 24 monsoons, visit Jetvana and Ananda Bodhi Tree. Dinner and overnight stay at Sravasti.

Day 12 : Sravasti- Lucknow-Delhi (B/L/D on train)

After breakfast drive 5-6 hrs to Lucknow. Lunch in Lucknow. Thereafter transfer to Railway station to board shatabdi express train to New Delhi. Departure Lucknow station : 15:35 hrs. Dinner on board on train. Arrive New Delhi station : 22:05 hrs. Meet on arrival and transfer to hotel. Overnight stay at hotel.