North India Tour Packages
Buddhist Pilgrimage with Nepal |
Duration
10 Night / 12 Days
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Places Covered
Delhi - Lucknow - Balarampur - Lumbini - Kushinagar -
Patna - Bodhgaya - Varanasi - Kathmandu - Delhi. |
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Get the best of both the worlds. Experience the architectural splendor
of the ancient India with the places that were once the stronghold of Buddhism.
The serenity of Buddhism and the thrill of the Nepal adventures will give you
a fascinating experience on the tour.
Day 1 : DELHI - LUCKNOW
After breakfast, transfer to airport for flight to Lucknow. On arrival, transfer
to hotel. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 2 : LUCKNOW - BALRAMPUR
Morning,surface transfer to Balrampur. On arrival, check-in at hotel. Later visit
Saravasti where Lord Buddha spent 24 rainy seasons. Overnight at hotel.
Day 3 : BALRAMPUR - LUMBINI
After breakfast, surface transport to
Lumbini. On arrival check-in at hotel. Afternoon visit the site where Buddha was
born 2500 years ago. Overnight at hotel.
Day 4 : LUMBINI - KUSHINAGAR.
After breakfast leave by surface to Kushinagar.On arrival in Kushinagar,
check in at the hotel. Later city tour visiting MAHAPARINIRVANA TEMPLE commemorating
the place of the great decease with a reclining statue of Lord Buddha, RAMBHAR
STUPA where Lord Buddha was cremated. Overnight at hotel.
Day 5 :
KUSHINAGAR - PATNA.
After breakfast, leave by surface for Patna enroute
visiting Vaishali. At Kolhua in Vaishali, Lord Buddha delivered his last sermon.On
arrival in Patna, check -in at hotel. Evening at leisure. Overnight at hotel.
Day 6 : PATNA - BODHGAYA
After breakfast, leave by surface for
Bodhgaya enroute visiting Rajgir & Nalanda. RAJGIR is a sight of great sanctity
& significance for Buddhists. NALANDA is one of the oldest universities of
the world. On arrival in Bodhgaya, check-in at hotel. Evening at leisure. Overnight
at hotel.
Day 7 : IN BODHGAYA.
After breakfast, full day
city sight-seeing tour. BODHGAYA - reckoned as the most important Buddhist Pilgrimage
centre in the state of Bihar, it is the place where Lord Buddha entered into meditation
after being moved by the sufferings of mankind. Visit the MAHABODHI, JAGANNATH
TEMPLE. Finally, a visit to the Bodhgaya Archaeological Museum is a must for a
religious art lover. Overnight at hotel.
Day 8 : BODHGAYA - VARANASI.
After breakfast, leave by surface for Varanasi.On arrival, check in at
hotel. Afternoon excursion to SARNATH, the buried Buddhist city where Lord Buddha
gave his first sermon. Overnight at hotel.
Day 9 : VARANASI - KATHMANDU.
Early morning boat excursion on the holy river Ganges to see the bathing
ghats & cremation site. After breakfast, transfer to airport in time for flight
to KATHMANDU. On arrival check in at hotel. Afternoon at leisure.Overnight at
hotel.
Day 10 : KATHMANDU.
Half day sight - seeing tour to
SWAYAMBHUNATH and PATAN. Evening at leisure. Overnight at hotel.
Day
11 : KATHMANDU - DELHI.
Breakfast & transfer to airport in time for
your flight back to Delhi. END OF SERVICES.
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