Tour name – Bodhgaya – Rajgir-Nalanda – Varanasi (Sarnath)
Duration – 4 nights 5 days
Day 1: BodhGaya ( D)
Arrive at Gaya Intenational airport Our representative will welcome you at the airport and transfer
you to the hotel. After check in and some rest, start visit to around Gaya, Uruvela forest, Mahakala
Cave where Buddha practice the extreme method for 6 years, Sujata house, the place where Sujata
offers the milk rice, Niranjana River, the river where Buddha flow his bowl, the place where Sudda
offers the 8 tacks of grass to Buddha. Then return back to hotel and dinner there. After dinner, visit to
Mahabodi Temple and 7 miracle places about (7) pm.
Mahabodi temple (where Buddha attained his enlightenment under Bodi tree and after his
enlightenment, he spent 7 weeks in 7 different places in that garden).Night stay at Bodhgaya.
Day 2 – Bodhgaya – Nalanda – Rajgir – Bodhgaya (B/L/D)
After breakfast visit –
Rajgir – Rajgir or Rajgrih means the home of Royalty. This place has been associated with Lord
Buddha and Buddhism. Buddha not only spent many years in Rajgir but also delivered sermons here
and proselytized emperor Bimbisar at the Griddhakoota hill. The Jivekarmavan monastery was the
favorite residence for Buddha. Even Bimbisar gave VenuvanVihar to Buddha for his residence. It was
also the venue for the first Buddhist Council. Rajgir has come up as health and winter resort with its
warm water ponds. The added attraction of Rajgir is the Ropeway which takes you uphill to the
Shanti Stupa and Monasteries built by the Japanese Devotees on top of the Ratnagiri hills.
Nalanda – Nalanda was a great center of learning in ancient time. Nalanda was one of the greatest
monastic Universities of the ancient world. At Nalanda, you will visit the ruins of the Nalanda
University, temples and stupas.Nalanda University Ruins, Archaeological Complex, Museum, Nava
NalandaMahavihar, Hieun Tsang memorial Hall, Silap, SurajpurBaragoan.
OvernightArrive at Bodhgaya about (5) pm check in hotel. Night stay at Bodhgaya .
Day 3 – Bodhgaya – Varanasi (B/L/D)
After early breakfast proceed to Varanasi (Sarnath) .
Arrive Varanasi around 12:00 noon and check in hotel and lunch there. After lunch, go to Sarnath to visit
Sarnath Garden (DhammarajikaStupa, DhemmakStupa, Ashoka Pillar, MulagandakutiVihara,
Sarnath Museum and ChaukhandiStupa). Do some shopping near Monastery. Evening Ganga Aarti on river Ganga .
After that, come back to hotel and dinner there. Night stay at Varanasi .
Day 4 – Varanasi – Bodhgaya (B/L/D)
Early morning boat ride over River Ganga .Back to hotel ,take breakfast .Checkout from hotel,
and proceed to Bodhgaya
Day 5 – Bodhgaya drop . NO TOUR