DAY- 01 DELHI
Arrival in Delhi. Transfer to hotel. Overnight stay at hotel
DAY-02 DELHI-PATNA-GAYA -
Morning transfer to airport to board flight to patna. Upon arrival
transfer to Bodhgaya. Overnight stay at hotel.
DAY-03 BODHGAYA -
Full day for religious activities at the Mahabodhi Temple - where
Gautam Buddha got the supreme enlightenment under a Bodhi tree
25 centuries ago. The 55m high temple is substantially the same
temple that existed in the 7th century.
Overnight stay a hotel.
DAY 04 BODHGAYA-RAJGIR-NALANDA-PATNA
After breakfast, drive to Patna covering a distance of (150 kms
/ 3 hours). En route visit Rajgir - the town where Buddha meditated
and preached. Here at Gridharkuta Hill, visit the monastry Venuvan
Vihar, built by King Bimbisar as an offering to Buddha, also visit
Nalanda - the great Buddhist university which came up after Buddha
passed into Mahaparinirvana, on arrival check into the hotel at
Patna. Overnight at hotel.
DAY-05 PATNA-KUSHINAGAR-GORAKHPUR
After breakfast, drive towards kushinagar (en route visit Vaishali
- the town Buddha visited on three occasions and where he announced
his approaching Nirvana. Visit the monasteries. Later drive to
Gorakhpur and check in at hotel. Overnight stay at hotel.
DAY-06 GORAKHPUR-LUMBINI
After breakfast drive to Lumbini covering a distance of (161 kms.
/ 4 hours). On arrival check in the hotel. After fresh-up proceed
for sight seeing tour of Lumbini where you will see the Ashoka
Pillar, Sacred Pond, Maya Devi Temple, Temple of Lords and the
ruins of an old Monastery. Overnight at hotel.
DAY-07 LUMBINI-KAPILAVASTU-SRAVASTI
After breakfast, drive to Sravasti via Kapilavastu, the place
where Buddha spent his early childhood (240 kms. / 7-8 hours).
Afternoon - sight seeing tour of Sravasti, the capital of the
ancient kingdom of Kosala. Overnight at hotel
DAY-08 SRAVASTI-VARANASI-DELHI
After breakfast drive to Varanasi to catch flight to Delhi. Upon
arrival Delhi, transfer to International airport to board flight
to onward destination.