Buddhist Pilgrimage
Package
DAY
1 - Delhi
Arrive Delhi. Half day
sightseeing of the city.
DAY
2 - Delhi / Patna / Bodhgaya
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 Bodhgaya and overnight
in Bodhgaya.
DAY
3 - Bodhgaya
Sightseeing of Bodhgaya
visiting Mahabodhi temple.
Overnight in Bodhgaya.
DAY
4 - Bodhgaya / Varanasi
Morning leave Bodhgaya
for Varanasi by surface.
On arrival transfer to
hotel. Afternoon excursion
to Sarnath. Overnight
in Varanasi.
DAY 5 - Varanasi / Sarnath
/ Kushinagar
Early morning boat ride
on the river Ganges to
see the sunrise and the
bathing Ghats of an ancient
Hindu city. Later leave
Varanasi for Kushinagar.
Overnight in Kushinagar.
DAY
6 - 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
7 - 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
8 - Lucknow / Delhi
Leave Lucknow for Delhi
by air. Upon arrival transfer
to hotel, Overnight in
Delhi.
DAY
9 - 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.
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| Buddhist
Destinations in India |
| Delhi,
Agra,
Varanasi
& Sarnath, Sankasia,
Bodhgaya,
Nalanda,
Rajgir,
Kushinagar,
Lumbini,
Ajanta
and Ellora, Sanchi,
Sravasti
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