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Buddhist Pilgrimage Tour
   
Duration: 14 Days / 13 Nights

Destinations Covered:Delhi - Jaipur
  Agra - Varanasi - Bodhgaya - Vaishali-
  Kushinagar - Lumbini - Kapilvastu - Sravasti -   Lucknow- Delhi


Day 01 – Arrive Delhi
 On arrival you will be received by our representative and transferred to hotel where we will be holding  the rooms on ready occupancy basis. Overnight at hotel.

Day - 02 - Delhi
 This day you will be taken for a trip to this very heart of India. The trip will cover Qutab Minar / Humayun  Tomb / India Gate / Red Fort / Jama Masjid / Gandhi Memorial etc. Overnight at hotel. Guide Map of  Delhi.

Day 03 – Delhi – Jaipur
 Morning commence drive to Jaipur. Upon arrival, check in into hotel. Evening free time to enjoy the city  atmosphere which by many means is fabulous. Overnight at hotel.

Day 04 – Jaipur
 The day is to be started with the Elephant ride at Amer Fort, followed by the city tour covering - Hawa  Mahal, Royal Observatory, City Palace, Nawab Sahab Ki Haveli and Johari Bazar etc. Overnight at  hotel.

Day 05 – Jaipur – Agra
 Today we will drive to Agra en-route visiting the old deserted town of Mughal Dynasty i.e. Fatehpur Sikri.  On arrival, check in into hotel. Afternoon city tour covering Taj Mahal, Red Fort and the Tomb of Itmad- ud-daula’s Tomb. Overnight at hotel.

Day 06 – Agra – Varanasi
 Morning transfer to Delhi Airport to catch flight to Varanasi. On arrival , transfer to hotel. Late in  Afternoon city tour of Sarnath: famous for its Dhamekh Stupa and for it being the place where Buddha  preached his first sermon enshrining the principle of his teachings into laws. Overnight at hotel in  Varanasi.

Day 07 – Varanasi
 At dawn enjoy boat ride at River Ganges, followed by a city tour covering - Vishwanath Temple, Bharat  Mata Temple etc. Overnight at hotel.

Day 08 and Day 09– Varanasi – Bodhgaya
 Stay there for two nights with excursions to Rajgir/ Nalanda / Sapta pari cave and Venevamas. Above  two days you will come across with many locales of Buddhist significance, i.e., Rajgir : an important  Buddhist pilgrimage since the Buddha spent 12 years here , and the first Buddhist council after the  Buddha attained Nirvana was held here, Nalanda : founded in the 5th century known as center of  intellectualism. Overnight at hotel.

Day 10 - Bodhgaya – Vaishali – Kushinagar
 M. Proceed to Vaishali, a very special place to Buddhists as The Lord delivered his last sermon &  announced his impending " Nirwana". See the majesty of Ashok Pillar – Lotus tank, Chaumukhi &  proceed to Kushinagar for overnight stay.

Day 11 – Kushinagar – Lumbini
 Morning visit Mahanirvana Temple, the modern Japan/Srilanka Buddhist center & monasteries , then proceed to Lumbini. Overnight at hotel.

Day 12 – Lumbini – Kapilvastu – Sravasti
 Morning visit to Ashoka’s pillar (249 BC) rediscovered in 1890’s inside thick sal forest, a temple of  Mayadevi, the ruins of an old monastery and some new stupas, then in the afternoon proceed to  Sravasti On arrival transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.

Day 13 – Sravasti- Lucknow
 Morning city tour. Later continue drive to Lucknow. On arrival check in into hotel. Overnight at hotel.

Day 14 – Lucknow- Delhi
 Transfer to Airport for flight to Delhi. On arrival transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.





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