Buddhist Pilgrim Tour

8 Nights / 9 Days

Itinerary

Day 1 Arrival Delhi

Welcome upon arrival at Delhi airport, after assistance transfer to Hotel.
Overnight stay at Hotel.

Meals: lunch,dinner,

Day 2 Delhi – Lucknow – Shravasti

  • Early morning transfer to New Delhi Railway station to catch the Train Superfast Shatabdi Express at 0610 hours. Arrive Lucknow at 1230 hours. From there transfer to Shravasti (170 km – 04 hours drive). 
  • As another option can fly as well, Delhi to Lucknow is about 1 hour flight.
  • On arrival at Shravasti, transfer to Hotel.
  • Overnight stay at Hotel.  

Meals: lunch,dinner,

Day 3 Shravasti – Kapilvastu – Lumbini

Morning sightseeing of Shravasti – visiting Saheth and Maheth. 
Then transfer to Lumbini (Nepal). En route also visit Kapilvastu. On arrival at Lumbini, transfer to Hotel. 
Overnight stay at Hotel.
Saheth :- Saheth is one of the most visited clusters of shrines in the Buddhist tourism circuit. Saheth covers an area of around 35 square Kilometers and is located in the very heart of Shravasti. The site 
falls on your right when you move nearly a kilometer Southwest from Maheth. The place rose to prominence when excavation works revealed that Saheth was the original site of once magnanimous Jetavana monastery. 
Maheth :- Maheth is another important cluster of shrines in Shravasti. Though not as famous as Saheth, Maheth also has a cluster of shrines that are very popular among the tourists visiting Shravasti. In fact, Maheth was the actual site of the erstwhile Shravasti city. Spread across the area of near about 400 acres, Maheth was the site of numerous shrines and Stupas. 

Meals: lunch,dinner,

Day 4 Lumbini – Kushinagar

Morning visit to the Birth Place of Lord Buddha.
The Lord Buddha was born in 623 BC in the sacred area of Lumbini located in the Terai plains of southern Nepal, testified by the inscription on the pillar erected by the Mauryan Emperor Asoka in 249 BC. Lumbini is one of the holiest places of one of the world's great religions, and its remains contain important evidence about the nature of Buddhist pilgrimage centres from as early as the 3rd century BC.
The complex of structures within the archaeological conservation area includes the Shakya Tank; the remains within the Maya Devi Temple consisting of brick structures in a cross-wall system dating from the 3rd century BC to the present century and the sandstone Ashoka pillar with its Pali inscription in Brahmi script. Additionally there  are the excavated remains of Buddhist viharas (monasteries) of the 3rd century BC to the 5th century AD and the remains of Buddhist stupas (memorial shrines) from the 3rd century BC to the 15th century AD. The site is now being developed as a Buddhist pilgrimage centre, where the archaeological remains associated with the birth of the Lord Buddha form a central feature.

Then Transfer to Kushinagar (175 km – 4.5 hours). On arrival at Kushinagar, transfer to Hotel. Then visit Mahaparinirvana Temple and Rambhar Stupa (Cremation centre). 

Overnight stay at Hotel.

Description :- In Kushinagar, after teaching Dhamma for 45 yrs, Lord Buddha entered into Mahaparinirvana (passed away) under a sala tree at the age of 80 yrs on full moon day. It is here Lord Buddha announced the four holy places to be visited by every Buddhist pilgrim that is Lumbini- Birth place, Bodhgaya- Enlightenment place, Sarnath- First Sermon place & Kushinagar- Mahaparinirvana place.
It is here in Kushinagar after his entering into Mahaparinirvana his body was cremated and the ashes (remains) were divided into eight parts and distributed among eight claimants who enshrined the remains in their kingdoms and built Stupas. 

Meals: breakfast,

Day 5 Kushinagar – Vaishali – Rajgir

Morning transfer to Rajgir (360 km – 09 hours drive). 
En route also visit Vaishali. On arrival at Rajgir, transfer to Hotel.
Overnight stay at Hotel.

Meals: lunch,dinner,

Day 6 Rajgir – Nalanda - Bodhgaya

Morning visit Gridhkuta (Vulture Peak), Venuvana Vihar and Bimbisara Prison. 

Then also visit Nalanda (just 30 minutes drive) and see Ruins of famous Nalanda University and Nalanda Museum. 

Then transfer to Bodhgaya (95 km – 2.5 hours drive). On arrival at Bodhgaya, transfer to Hotel.

Overnight stay at Hotel. 

Meals: breakfast,lunch,dinner,

Day 7 At Bodhgaya

Full day sightseeing at Bodhgaya, visiting Mahabodhi Temple (World heritage site), Sujata Village, Nirajana River, 80 feet statue of Lord Buddha and various Monasteries. Mahabodhi Temple is the place where Lord Buddha attained his enlightenment. 
Mahabodhi Temple, Bodhgaya - In the 6th century B.C. Prince Siddhartha Gautama attained Supreme Enlightenment at this Holy place and became the Buddha. The Mahabodhi Mahavihara has now been declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO on the 27th June 2002.
Bodhi Tree (Mahabodhi Temple) :- The sacred Bodhi tree - the shades under which the Siddhartha Gautama meditated and attained Enlightenment on the full Moon day of Vaisakh Purnima (May month). This peepal tree’s botanical name is Ficus Religiosa. It was under this tree that the Buddha spent the first week in meditation after attaining Enlightenment. The present tree is probably the fifth succession of the original tree.

Meals: lunch,dinner,

Day 8 Bodhgaya – Varanasi

Morning transfer to Varanasi (250 kms – 5.5 hours drive). 
Arrive in Varanasi, transfer to Hotel. 
Then visit Sarnath (Sarnath is the place where Lord Buddha preached his first sermon after attaining Enlightenment at Bodhgaya). 
Sarnath :- Sarnath is the place where the Buddha preached his first sermon is home to perhaps the most interesting landmark on India's religious and historical landscape. This remarkable structure honouring the Buddha was built by Ashoka There's the Deer Park, where the Buddha preached his first sermon after attaining enlightenment. Towards the southern fringes of the Deer Park are the Mulgandha Vihar, the Dhamek Stupa and the Ashoka Pillar. The 34-metre-high Dhamek Stupa towers over the gardened heart of Sarnath and marks the spot where the Buddha is said to have preached the famous first sermon. The majestic Ashoka Pillar to its east records the visit of Emperor Ashoka to Sarnath and was originally adorned by a capitol of four lions. Now, the four lions, adopted as the National Emblem of India.
Evening enjoy the arti on River Ganges. 
Overnight at hotel.

Meals: breakfast,dinner,

Day 9 Varanasi – Delhi + Departure

Early morning boat ride on the Holy River Ganges, return to hotel for breakfast. 
Later on transfer to airport to board the flight for Delhi (one and a half hour flight) 

At Delhi proceed for a panoramic city tour – visit India Gate and Pass thru President House, Parliament House, etc. 

Then evening, transfer to international airport.  

Meals: breakfast,

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