Duration: 12 Days (Delhi- Agra- Lucknow- Sarawasti-
Kapilvastu- Lumbini- Kushinagar- Rajgir- Bodhgaya- Sarnath- Varanasi- Delhi)
Revisit the history of Buddhism during the Buddha tour package and visit
the birth and preaching places of Lord Buddha that were once the strongholds
of Buddhism in India.
Day 1: Arrive Agra
Drive to Agra. Check in the hotel. Visit Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and the Tomb
of Itmad- Ud- Daula.
Day
2: Arrive Lucknow
Check in the hotel on arrival and spend day visiting the historical
monuments of the city and for private activities also.
Day 3: Arrive Saravasti
Afternoon drive to Sravasti and other Buddhist shrines en route. Overnight
at hotel.
Day 4: Arrive Kapilavastu
110 Kms from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh visit the sights of the childhood
home of Lord Buddha. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 5: Arrive Lumbini
Morning, the trip moves onwards to the excursion Lumbini, the place where
Buddha was born, to view the nativity of Buddha still preserved.
Day 6: Arrive Kushinagar
Drive to Kushinagar, the place where Buddha passed into Parinirvana. Visit
Ramabha stupa, Natha Kumarka Kot enshrining. Overnight at hotel.
Day 7: Arrive Bodhgaya
Reach Bodhgaya and en route, visit Baraliar caves, the earliest example of
rock cut caves. Overnight in the hotel
Day 8: Bodhgaya sightseeing
Bodhgaya is one of the holiest Buddhist pilgrimage centers. It was here
that Gautama attained enlightenment and became Buddha under the "Bodhi"
tree. Besides this the Satabodhi temple, Japanese and Tibetan monasteries
and the Magadha University Museum are must to be visited.
Day 9: Arrive Varanasi
Early morning reach Varanasi and also visit Gridhakuta Hill, Vishwa Shanti
Stupa, Lakshmi Narayan Mandir, Ajatshatru's Fort in Rajgir that is en route.
Transfer to hotel. In the afternoon visit ghats and temples and Banaras
Hindu University. Overnight at hotel.
Day 10 / 11: Varanasi sightseeing
Spend two days visiting the temples and shrines of Varanasi. Also visit
Sarnath, the principle center of Buddhism and the Dhamekh and Dharmarajika
stupas.
Day 12: Return to Delhi
Arrive Delhi and leave for onwards destinations.