Tour name – Dambadiva (Buddhism) tour from Varanasi
Place to visit – Varanasi (Sarnath) – Bodhgaya – Rajgir-Nalanda-Vaishali-Kushinagar-Lumbini-Kapilvastu-Sravasti-Lucknow-Agra-Delhi
Duration – 10 nights 11 days
Day 01 – Varanasi
On arrival at Varanasi Lal Bahadur Shastri International airport.Meet our representative and transfer to hotel ,check-in to hotel. Later visit Sarnath is the place where Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon to his disciples at deer park(Rishipattana) .Other Local Sightseeing of Sarnath is the Buddha Temples , Dhamekha Stupa , Chaukhandi Stupa , Mulagandh Kuti Viharaand the Archaeological Museum.
Come back to hotel. Have dinner and overnight stay in hotel in Varanasi.
Day 02 – Varanasi -Bodhgaya
Morning boat ride over river Ganga.BAck to hotel take breakfast .Checkout from hotel and proceed to Bodhgaya .( 5 -6 hr) .Check into hotel .Assemble at the hotel lobby to proceed to the world heritage site of the famous Mahabodhi Temple built by Ashoka the Great – Visit the temple and the sacred Bodhi tree.Night at Bodhgaya .
Day 03 – Bodhgaya
After breakfast .visit the Thai, Sri Lankan, Vietnamese, Japanese Monasteries. Next Visit Sujata village & Niranjana River. It is said that a village lady named Sujata offered kheer (porridge made of rice and milk) to Prince Siddhartha when he was resting under a banyan tree, extremely tired, feeble and starved after practicing severe penance for 6 long years at the Dongeswari caves. Dinner, Return & overnight at the hotel in Bodhgaya
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Day 04 – Rajgir – Nalanda – Patna /Vaishali
Buffet breakfast the hotel. Assemble at the hotel lobby to proceed to Rajgir – ancient city & the first capital of the Kingdom of Magadha (distance from Gaya to Rajgir – 75 kms & time taken 1 hour & 45 minutes approx.). Visit the Vishwa Shanti Stupa, photo-stop at Sapatarani Cave, Bimbisar Jail, Ajatsatru Fort & temple. Post lunch transfer to Nalanda – distance 15 kms from Rajgir & visit the ruins of Nalanda University, Buddhist monastery & Hindu temple.Night at Patna .
Day 05 – Patna – Vaishali-Kushinagar
After early breakfast proceed to Vaishali .Later drive to Vaishali . visit Vaishali Local Sightseeing like Last sermon place of Buddha . Ashokan Lion Pillar -at Kolhua . Abhishek Pushkaran(Coronation Tank).
Continue to Kushinagar .visit Mahaparinirvana Temple ( Buddha took his last breathe and attained Mahaparinirvana), Rambhar Stupa (cremation site of Lord Buddha) and Japan Temple.
Day 06 – Kushinagar-Lumbini
After breakfast procee to Lumbini .drive to Lumbini . (Kindly obtain double entry visa for India & single entry visa for Nepal.) On arrival, check in at hotel. Holy Birth Place of Lord Buddha and Buddhist Monasteries. You can also enjoy Local sightseeing of Lumbini like Maya Devi Temple and Eternal Peace Flame .Have dinner and stay at night at hotel in Lumbini.Visit
Day 07 – Lumbini-Kapilvastu-Sravasti
After breakfast, drive to childhood home of Siddhartha Gautama in Kapilvastu. Enjoy the local sightseeing of Kapilvastu like Ancient Kapilvastu Kingdom.
Sravasti. visit Saheth ( Jetvanaram) & Maheth (Angulimal Caves). Also cover Tourist Attractions of Sravasti like Ananda Bodhi Tree ,Ghoshitaram Monastery , Angulimala’s Stupa and Anathapindika’s Stupa. Night at Sravasti .
Day 08 – Sravsti – Lucknow
After breakfast procee to Lucknow .Night at Lucknow
Day 09 Lucknow – Agra
After breakfast, proceed for Agra ,visit the wonder of world Taj Mahal built by Mughal Ruler Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife Mumtaj Mahal .Night at Agra
Day 10 – Agra – Delhi
After breakfast proceed to Delhi .If time permited visit Red fort ,India Gate .Night at Delhi .
Day 11 – Delhi airport drop . NO TOUR
