Buddhist Pilgrimage Tours
Enlighten yourself with the teachings of the divine Gautama Buddha with our Buddhist Pilgrimage Tours. We promise to offer a unique experience that will transform and reshape you as an individual. Explore the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha as we take you to the major pilgrimage sites in India and Nepal. In short, our Buddha tour package will give you an opportunity to revisit the history of the famous Buddhism religion, the birthplace of Lord Gautam Buddha, and his several preaching spots, which serve as strongholds of Buddhism in our country.
Destinations : Delhi- Agra- Lucknow- Sarawasti- Kapilvastu- Lumbini- Kushinagar- Rajgir- Bodhgaya- Sarnath- Varanasi- Delhi
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.