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Places covered : Delhi - Varanasi - Bodhgaya - Rajgir - Nalanda - Patna -
Vaishali - Kushinagar - Lumbini - Kapilavastu - Saravasti - Lucknow - Delhi
Itinerary
Day 1: Delhi- Lucknow
Day 2 : Lucknow- Sarvasti
Day 3 : Kathmandu - Lumbini
Day 4 : Lumbini – Kushinagar
Day 5 : Kushingar - Vashali –Rajgir
Day 6 : Rajgir – Bodhgaya
Day 7: Bodhgaya
Day 8 : Bodhgaya – Sarnath
Day 9 : Sarnath – Varanasi Airport
DAY 01. ARRIVE DELHI-
On arrival at Delhi International Airport take connecting flight to Lucknow Airport .Upon arrival meet and greet by our our representative . Transfer to Hotel. Overnight stay at Lucknow.
DAY 02.: LUCKNOW – SRAVASTI
After breakfast at hotel drive to Sravasti, (Sahet-Mahet) capital of the ancient kingdom of Kosala where the Buddha preached most of his sermons. Here he is said to have performed many miracles, and levitated. During the monsoon, he used to stay at the Jetavana monastery on the outskirts of this town. Lunch at Hotel . Visit Jetavana (one of the most famous of the Buddhist monasteries) and Ananda Bodhi Tree also known as peepal tree. These holy sites mark the 24 rainy seasons spent by Lord Buddha. Dinner and overnight stay at Sravasti.
DAY 03.: SRAVASTI- - KAPILAVASTU - LUMBINI
After breakfast at hotel. Drive to Lumbini en-route visit Kapilavastu, the capital of the Sakyas, where the Buddha spent the first thirty years of his life. Upon arrival at Lumbini After lunch. Later visit the birth place of Buddha - Mayadevi Temple. This place is a blessed one for its serenity and the natural beauty, purely coinciding to the perception of a place where the legend was born. Dinner and overnight stay at Lumbini.
DAY 04. LUMBINI – KUSHINAGAR
After breakfast at hotel drive to Kushinagar is the place that the Buddha chose for his Mahaparinirvana, or final exit from earth. Lunch at Kushinagar. Later visit Mahaparinirvana Temple (where Buddha took his last breathe) and Rambhar Stupa (cremation site of Lord Buddha). Dinner and Overnight stay at Kushinagar hotel.
DAY 05. KUSHINAGAR –VASHALI – RAJGIR
After breakfast at hotel drive to Vashali - Lord Buddha visited this place frequently and at Beluva, close by, preached his last sermon. Vaishali hosted the second great Buddhist council. Visit Ananda Stupa (Ashoka Pillar) and the famous Relic Stupa. After Lunch proceed to Rajgir- Buddha delivered some of his famous sermons and converted king Bhimbisara of the Magadha Kingdom and countless other to his creed. Upon arrival Check In hotel . Dinner and overnight stay at Rajgir.
DAY 06. RAJGIR – NALANDA- BODHGAYA
Morning breakfast visit Saptaparni caves. Gridhkuta Peak, World peace Stupa , Venuvan and Bimbisar Jail. Lunch at Rajgir. Later to proceed to Nalanda 15 kms drive / Approx 30 minutes it was one of the oldest Universities of the World and International Centre for Buddhist Studies. Nalanda Museum ( Closed on Friday) Later proceed to Bodh Gaya . Dinner and Overnight stay at Bodh Gaya.
DAY 7 : BODHGAYA
Morning visit "The Mahabodhi Temple" - It is the greatest and the most sacred shrine to the glory of Lord Buddha and is marked by stone lotuses and a soaring tower. Different aspects of the Buddha are depicted on its walls. Along the stone built balustrade he is shown as in one of his previous births. The Bodhi Tree - is on the western side of the temples. A raised platform marks the spot where the Buddha sat in meditation and where he attained Nirvana.
DAY 8 : BODHGAYA- SARNATH
Morning breakfast drive to Sarnath - where Lord Buddha gave his first sermon. Visit to Dhamekh Stupa - one of the most visited and most revered Buddhist Shrines in the world. Also visit Sarnath Museum ( Closed on Friday )
In evening experience of Ganga Aarti. Hindus in India worship the River Ganges as a goddess. The ceremony of Aarti is performed at the Dashashwamedh Ghat. Dinner and Overnight stay at Varanasi
DAY 9 : SARNATH- VARANASI
Early morning enjoy boat ride to watch the sunrise over the Ganges when hundred of people are worshiping & taking bath. Later return back to hotel. After breakfast rest of the time is free . In times transfer to Varanasi Airport
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