Itinerary
Day 1: Varanasi Airport Arrival
Pass By: Sarnath Via-Anlabereni, Varanasi 759026 India
Arrive at Varanasi and transfer to the hotel. Afternoon proceed on a half day temple tour of Sarnath, 10 km from Varanasi, where the Buddha preached his first sermon in the Deer Park, contains the most impressive remains, as well as a modern temple. The Dharmarajika, Chaukhandi and Dhamek stupas are outstanding. There are also the remains of a monastery, and the beautifully polished Lion Capital of Ashoka. Return to hotel for overnight stay.
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Accommodation included: 3/4 Star Hotel
Hotel Meadows
Double/Twin/Single Bedroom
Day 2: Varanasi - Bodhgaya
Pass By: Mahabodhi Temple, Bihar 824231, Bodh Gaya 824231 India
Morning proceed for Bodhgaya which is about 247 kms / 6-7 hrs drive. Bodhgaya is the place where Gautama Buddha attained unsurpassed, supreme Enlightenment. On arrival check into hotel and after lunch enjoy the sightseeing of Bodhgaya is counted one among the four most important Buddhist pilgrimage sites. Explore the beauty of Buddhist culture and lifestyle with a stroll around this place. Visit places like the Great Buddha Statue, Niranjana River and Sujata Temple. Sightseeing of Maha Bodhi Temple and Bodhi Tree. Visit the Chinese Temple. Also visit the school of the destitute. After your sightseeing tour, return to the hotel and stay overnight
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Accommodation included: 3/4 Star Hotel
Hotel Taj Drabar Inn
Double/Twin/Single Bedroom
Day 3: Bodhgaya - Rajgir - Nalanda - Patna
Pass By: Saptaparni Cave, Vaibhava Hill, Rajgir India
Morning leave Bodhgaya for Patna (182 kms - 6 hrs) enroute visiting Rajgir and Nalanda. Rajgir is a site of great sanctity and significance for Buddhists. Rajgir is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site since the Buddha spent 12 years here and the first Buddhist council after the Buddha was hosted here at the Saptaparni caves. Afternoon visit Gridhakuta Hill, Bimbisara jail. Drive to Nalanda which is 14 kms drive and it was one of the oldest Universities of the World and International Centre for Buddhist Studies. Drive to Patna which is 90 kms, on arrival at Patna transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
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Accommodation included: 3/4 Star Hotel
Hotel Windsor
Double/Twin/Single Bedroom
Day 4: Patna - Vaishali - Kushinagar
Pass By: Parinirvana Stupa, Kushinagar India
Morning proceed to Kushinagar (approx. 256 kms and 07 hrs drive) enroute visiting Vaishali - place where Buddha announced the approaching of his Mahaparinirvana. After that continue drive to Kushinagar (place where Lord Buddha had left the world behind him after offering an invaluable contribution to humanity, the great religion known as Buddhism). On arrival Kushinagar, transfer to hotel. Afternoon visit Mahaparinirvana Temple (where Buddha took his last breathe) and Rambhar Stupa (cremation site of Lord Buddha). Overnight stay at Kushinagar hotel.
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Accommodation included: 3/4 Star Hotel
Hotel Lotus Nikko
Double/Twin/Single Bedroom
Day 5: Kushinagar - Lumbini
Pass By: Lumbini Monastic Site, Taulihawa Road, Lumbini 32914 Nepal
Morning drive to Lumbini - the birth place of Lord Buddha (180 kms and 05 hrs drive). On arrival, transfer to hotel. . Afternoon 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. Overnight stay at Lumbini hotel.
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Accommodation included: 3/4 Star Hotel
Hotel Annanda Inn
Double/Twin/Single Bedroom
Day 6: Lumbini - Kapilavastu - Shravasti
Pass By: Kapilvastu, Nepal, M489+2XP, Banaganga 32800, Nepal
Morning leave for Sravasti (225 kms and 5.30 hrs drive) enroute visiting Kapilavastu - the childhood home of Gautam Buddha. Afterthat proceed to Sravasti 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. Visit Sahet Mahet and Angulimal caves. Overnight stay in Sravasti.
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Accommodation included: 3/4 Star Hotel
Hotel Lotus Nikko
Double/Twin/Single Bedroom
Day 7: Shravasti - Lucknow Airport Drop
Pass By: Rumi Darwaza, Husainabad Trust Road, Lucknow 226003 India
Morning leave shravasti to Lucknow covers Imambara, Rumi Darwaza and other historical monuments. In the evening transfer to Lucknow Airport for flight for onward journey to New Delhi to catch your flight for home.
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