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To Lord Buddha

Varanasi

Destinations Covered: Delhi - Agra - Sankasya - Lucknow - Sravasti - Lumbini - Kushinagar - Varanasi - Bodhgaya - Rajgir - Nalanda - Patna - Delhi
Duration: 10 Nights/11 Days

Day 1 Delhi

Welcome to Delhi.
Transfer to hotel for overnight stay.


Day 2 Agra

Drive to Agra, the city of Taj, enroute visiting Sikandra.
Sightseeing tour of the city including Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri and Taj Mahal.

Agra - One of the India's top tourist attractions, the city of Taj, the white marble requiem of love, Agra was transformed by Mughal monarchs into a land of art, culture, architectural splendor, learning and commerce. Besides the majestic buildings, the leatherwork and pietra dura marble-inlay work of Agra is an inseparable part of the city's identity. Agra Fort and Itmad-ud-daulah's tomb are the legendary gems of Mughal architectural style along with the nearby excursions of Fatehpur Sikri and Sikandra that are not worth missing.

Transfer to hotel for overnight stay.


Day 3 Lucknow

Drive to Lucknow enroute visiting Sankasya.
Transfer to hotel for overnight stay at the hotel.


Day 4 Sravasti

Excursion to Sravasti.
Explore the city.
Overnight stay at the hotel.


Day 5 Kushinagar

Drive to Kushinagar enroute visiting Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha.
Transfer to hotel for overnight stay.


Day 6 Varanasi

Transfer to the 3000-year-old city of Varanasi. Explore the Ghats and temples alongside River Ganges.

Varanasi - Also known as Benaras or Kashi, this 3000-year old living city of India, holds an uppermost position in all the Hindu pilgrimage centres. Besides the holy Ghats of River Ganges, one must visit the Vishwanath temple or Golden Temple dedicated to Vishveswara-Shiva with 800 kg of gold plating on its towers provided by Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Lahore, Benaras Hindu University, a great centre of learning and the largest residential university in Asia, Tulsi Manas Temple built in the modern marble shikhara-style, Durga temple built in the 18th century by Bengali maharani and is stained red with ochre, 17th century Ram Nagar Fort & Museum and Bharat Mata Temple.

Overnight stay at the hotel.


Day 7 Sarnath

Excursion to Sarnath, where Buddha preached his first sermon after attaining enlightenment.
Overnight stay at hotel in Varanasi.


Day 8 Bodhgaya

Drive to Bodhgaya, where Buddha attained enlightenment.
Explore the city.
Overnight stay the hotel.


Day 9 Bodhgaya

Sightseeing tour of the city.

Bodhgaya- After several year of rigorous meditation, it was here that prince Siddhartha became enlightened and became the Buddha under a Peepal Tree. It is the most sacred spot for Buddhists from all over the world. The highlights of the city are the Bodhi Tree, the Mahabodhi Stupa besides several other monasteries to visit Tibetan Monastery, Thai Monastery, Myanmar Monastery, Chinese Monastery, Bhutanese Monastery, Japanese Monastery and Sri Lankan Monastery.

Overnight stay at the hotel.


Day 10 Patna

Drive to Patna enroute visiting Rajgir and Nalanda.
Overnight stay at the hotel. Bodhgaya - Rajgir - Nalanda - Patna.


Day 11 Delhi / Calcutta

Flight to Delhi for onward destination.