Buddhist
Tour Itineraries >> Buddhist Connection |
Delhi--Lucknow--Sravasti--Lumbini--Kushinagar—Patna--Rajgir-Bodhgaya--Varanasi—Kathmandu |
Day 01 / Arrival Delhi
Arrive Delhi , Meet assist at the airport & transfer to hotel.
Night stay in Delhi.
Day 02 / Delhi/Lucknow
Sravasti Morning transfer to railway station to board Shatabdi
exp. for Lucknow , Arrive Lucknow , After lunch leave for Sravasti
by road , Arrive Sravasti & transfer to hotel. Dinner and overnight
at hotel. |
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Day 03 / Sravasti/Lumbini
Morning visit Sahet Mahet. Later leave for Lumbini- the birthplace
of the Buddha, was located in 1890 after being untraced for 1,500
years, enroute visit Kapilavastu - it was in Kapilavastu's opulent
environs, that the holy soul of prince Siddharth (Gautam Buddha) spent
his childhood. Here he saw sorrow and pain, disease and death. Then,
finally when he saw a radiant happy Sadhu who had conquered all these,
he decided to renounce all worldly riches and pleasures to seek truth
and embark on the path of salvation. On arrival transfer to hotel
. Dinner and overnight at hotel. |
Day 04 / Lumbini/Kushinagar
Morning visit Birth place of Lord Buddha , Later leave for Kushinagar
- Kushinagar is where the Buddha finally attained Mahaparmirvana.
Amongst the ruins are the Mukutbandhan Stupa and a beautiful statue
of the reclining Buddha ,on arrival transfer to hotel . Afternoon
visit Nirvana Temple , Ramabhar Stupa & Cremation site of Lord
Buddha . Dinner and overnight at hotel |
Day 05 / Kushinagar/ Patna
Breakfast at hotel. Morning leave for Patna enroute visit Vaishali
carrying box lunch. On arrival transfer to hotel. Dinner and
overnight at hotel. Day 06 / Patna –Rajgir-Bodhgaya
Morning leave for Bodhgaya - As the place of the Buddha's Enlightenment,
Bodhgaya is the spiritual home of Buhddhists. It attracts tens of
thousands of believers from all over the world. Bodhgaya situated
near the river Niranjana, is one of the holiest Buddhist pilgrimage
centres since it was here that Buddha attained enlightenment under
the Bodhi tree, enroute visit Nalanda & Rajgir - Like many others
in search of truth, Prince Siddhartha, after he renounced his royal
heritage came to this city to seek the path of vation. . On arrival
transfer to hotel. Dinner and overnight at hotel. |
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Day 07 / Bodhgaya
Breakfast at hotel. Visit temple and Niranjana river. Meals and overnight
at hotel. Day 08 / Bodhgaya/ Varanasi
Breakfast at hotel. Morning leave for Varanasi, carrying box lunch.
On arrival transfer to hotel. Afternoon visit Sarnath - where the
Buddha preached his first sermon in the Deer Park, contains the
most impressive remains, as well as a modern temple. Dinner and
overnight at hotel. |
Day 09 / Varanasi/ Kathmandu
Early morning boat ride on river Ganges. Breakfast at hotel. Later
transfer to airport for flight to Kathmandu. Arrive Kathmandu &
transfer to hotel. After lunch city tour of Kathmandu. Dinner &
overnight at hotel.
Day 10 / Kathmandu
After breakfast visit to Patan City , Swyabhunath , golden temple
& Bodhnath . Dinner & overnight at hotel.
Day 11
/ Departure
Transfer in time to airport for onward destination. |
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