Buddhist Tour [ 14 Days - 13 Nights ]

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

Explore Trip plan

• Arrive DELHI : Arrive Delhi. On arrival transfer to hotel for overnight stay.

• Delhi : Full day city tour visiting, Lakshmi Narayan temple, Gandhi Museum, Raj Ghat, Humayun Tomb, Jama Mmasjid, Red Fort etc. Drive past India Gate, Presidents' house "Rashtrapati Bhawan", the Government buildings and the Parliament house "Lok Sabha" and Qutab

• DELHI AGRA : After breakfast drive to Agra (203 kms / 5 hours), Check-in at Hotel. Afternoon visit the world famous Taj Mahal and drive thru Agra Fort. Overnight at Hotel. (Taj Mahal remains closed on Friday).

• AGRA - LUCKNOW : Drive to Lucknow (approx 8 hrs) enroute visit SANKASIA, 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.

• LUCKNOW VARANASI : After early breakfast drive 6 hrs to Varanasi, Check-in at Hotel. Afternoon free for own activities / personal shopping. Evening watch "Ganga Aarti" a hindu ritual with fire. Overnight stay at the hotel.

• VARANASI : Early morning Boat ride on River Ganges to see the bathing Ghats. Morning visit Bharat Mata Temple, Banaras Hindu University etc. Afternoon visit SARNATH along with Pirith ceremony (where Buddha delivered his first sermon). Overnight stay at hotel.

• VARANASI BODHGAYA : After breakfast drive 243 kms / 6 hours to Bodhgaya. Check-in at Hotel. Lunch at hotel. Dinner and overnight stay at Hotel.

• BODHGAYA : Morning visit Mahabodhi Temple & Bodhi Tree, Great Buddha Statue, Niranjana River, Sujata Temple - which is across the Niranjana river & it's 30 minutes walk. Afternoon visit to Dungeshwari caves. Overnight stay at Bodhgaya.

• BODHGAYA - RAJGIR - NALANDA -BODHGAYA : After early breakfast drive to Rajgir the vulture Hill, hot spring in Rajgir, world peace Stupa, Bamboo's Garden. Continue to Nalanda to visit the ruins of world oldest University. Return back to Bodhgaya. Overnight stay at hotel.

• BODHGAYA- VAISHALI - KUSHINAGAR : After early breakfast drive to Vaishali. Check in at hotel. Visit Maha Parinirwana Temple (where Buddha took his last breathe) and Rambhar Stupa (cremation site of Lord Buddha), Japan Temple. Overnight at Hotel.

• KUSHINAGAR LUMBINI : After breakfast drive to Lumbini (in Nepal). While going to Lumbini, stop at India/Nepal border for Visa/Immigration formalities. Later check-in at Hotel. Noon visit Lumbini, the Birth place of Lord Buddha. Overnight stay in Lumbini.

• LUMBINI-KAPILVASTU-SRAVASTI : 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. Later visit Sravasti, where Buddha spent his 24 m

• SRAVASTILUCKNOW-DELHI : After breakfast drive 5-6 hrs to 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 transf

• DELHI / Onward Destination : After breakfast free for own activities / day at relax. (Own lunch and dinner).