Age All
Duration9 Days 8 Nights
LocationDelhi - Lucknow - Sravasti – Lumbini - Kusinagar - Vaishali - Patna - Nalanda - Rajgir - Bodhgaya - Varanasi - Delhi.
Admire the stunning structural design and take glimpse of art collections, Buddhist Pilgrimage Tour is a superb trip of great moral importance. Our packages include various Buddhist sites like Varanasi, Bodhgaya, Kushinagar, Sravasti and Lucknow. The journey offers you the opportunity of knowing the life story of Lord Buddha also known as Siddhartha Gautama. All these Buddhist sites are matchless in their own way. Take up the best package and experience tranquility, peace and Buddhist teachings.
From Delhi , Fly to Lucknow or catch early morning Train (Jan Shatabdi) for Lucknow. You will be received at Lucknow Airport/Railway Station. Have lunch in Lucknow and drive to Shravasti . Check-in to hotel. Have dinner and night stay at hotel in Sravasti
After breakfast, proceed to visit Saheth ( Jetvanaram) & Maheth (Angulimal Caves). You can also visit other Sightseeing of Shravasti like Jetavana Vihara , Anandha Bodhi Tree , Monasteries , Angulimala's Stupa and Anathapindika's Stupa. Later drive to Lumbini . Kindly obtain double entry visa for India & single entry visa for Nepal . On arrival, check in to hotel. Dinner and night stay at hotel in Lumbini.
After breakfast, we will visit Holy Birth place of Siddhartha Gautama. Later drive to other local sightseeing of Lumbini like Maya Devi Temple , Eternal Peace Flame , Lumbini Museum , Thai Buddhist Monastery and Myanmar Golden Temple. Later, drive to Kushinagar. Have dinner and night stay at hotel in Kushinagar .
After Breakfast, visit Local Sightseeing of Kushinagar like Mahaparinirvana Temple ( where Buddha took his last breathe) and Rambhar Stupa (cremation site of lord Buddha) and Japan Temple . Later drive to Patna en-route visit Kesaria to cover Biggest Ancient Buddhist Stupa - Kesaria Stupa . Again drive to visit Last Sermon Place of Lord Buddha in Vaishali . Later, visit other Sightseeing of Vaishali like Ashokan Pillar, Ananda Stupa , Abhishek Pushkaran , Buddha Stupas , Kutagar Shala Vihara and more. Continue, drive to Patna . Check-in to hotel. Have dinner and night stay in Patna.
After breakfast, drive to Nalanda to visit Nalanda University Archaeological Complex . After the walk around the ruins, visit the Xuan Zang Memorial Hall which is a Chinese Pagoda. Later, drive to Rajgir , capital of the ancient Magadha Kingdom and pilgrimage for Buddhists. The Japanese Buddhists have built the massive World Peace Stupa on the Ratnagiri Hill. The stupa has statues of Buddha at the four stages of his life - birth, enlightenment, teaching and death. Griddhakuta (Vulture Peak) is another site where Lord Buddha stopped by to preach. Also visit Venuvanaram and Bimbisar Prison . Later, drive to Bodhgaya . Have dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Bodhgaya.
After breakfast, visit Lord Buddha Temple (Mahabodhi Temple) and Bodhi Tree under which Lord Buddha got enlightenment and Buddhist Monasteries . The Mahabodhi Temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and world famous Buddhist Pilgrimage place in India built adjacent to the site of enlightenment in the 6th century AD. Later, visit Dungeshwari Cave Temples also known as the Mahakala Caves. Lord Buddha under went years of penance here before he descended to Bodhgaya. Also cover, Sujata Village Temple Drive back to Bodhgaya. Have dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Bodhgaya.
After Breakfast, transfer to Varanasi . Check-in to hotel. In evening, get ready to experience one of the most memorable moments of your life of participating in Ganga Arti at Dashaswamedh Ghat . Get a glimpse of the cultural diversity and social and religious activities being carried out at the Ganga Ghats . Return to hotel for dinner and night stay in Varanasi.
Early morning we will go to feel spirituality of Subah-e-Banaras in Varanasi in which you will enjoy Morning Boat Ride in the Ganges during sunrise . Experience the different Ghats of Varanasi . Each Ghat has its own history and value. Come back to hotel for breakfast. After breakfast, we will be taken for an excursion to Sarnath . Sarnath is the place where Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon to his disciples at deer park ( Rishipattana).Other Local Sightseeing of Sarnath is the Buddha Temples , Dhamekha Stupa , Chaukhandi Stupa , Mulagandh Kuti Vihara and the Archaeological Museum . Return back to hotel. Have dinner and night stay at hotel in Varanasi.
After breakfast, drop to Lal Bahadur Shastri, Varanasi Airport / Varanasi Cantt. Railway Station to board the flight or train for onwards journey.Return with sweet memories of Holy Trip of Buddhist Circuit in India.