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Buddhist Circuit Tour


Tour Type : Pilgrimage Tour
Duration : 12 Night / 13 Days
Destination Covered : Delhi, Agra, Lucknow,Balrampur, Saravasti, Lumbini, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Varanasi, Bodhgaya, patna, Delhi
Accommodation Type : Standards Hotels
Tour Customizations : Customizable & Extendable



Detailed Itinerary

Days 1 : :Arrive Delhi
Upon arrival in Delhi, Traditional Welcome and Transfer to Hotel Afternoon visit Qutab Minar India Gate , Rajghat and Shanti Vana the cremation sites of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, Drive past Red Fort, Jama Masjid and Parliament street and President House.Over night at hotel.

Days 2 : Delhi - Agra ( By Surafce) 210 kms 5 hrs Drive
Breakfast at hotel. We Leave By Surface for Agra . Upon arrival checkin at your Hotel. Afternoon city tour of Agra visting Taj Mahal, the mausoleum built by a sorrowing Shah Jehan in memory of his young wife, Mumtaz Mahal and Agra Fort etc.

Clock Tower, LukhnowDays 3 : Agra - Lucknow ( By Surface) 292 kms 7 hrs Drive
Breakfast at hotel. We Leave By Surface for Lucknow . Upon arrival Check in at your Hotel.
After noon city tour of Lucknow .

Days 4 : Lucknow - Balrampur( By Surface) 208 KMS - 05 HOURS
Breakfast at hotel. We Leave By Surface for Balrampur . Upon arrival Check in at your Hotel. Afternoon excursion to Saravasti - Sravasti, the capital of the ancient kingdom of Kosala, has the honour for sheltering Buddha for 24 rainy seasons in the Jetvana Gardens. The city believed to be founded by the mythological king Sravast, has age-old stupas, majestic monasteries and several temples. Buddha is said to have performed some miracles here.This holy place also has the famous Anand Bodhi tree, an offspring of the one, said to have been planted by Buddha's main disciple .

Days 5 : Balrampur - Lumbini (By Surface) 271 KMS - 06 HOURS
Breakfast at hotel. We Leave By Surface for Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha, was located in 1890 after being untraced for 1,500 years Lumbini grove, the sacred site of Lord Buddha's birth is toDays a small village.

Days 6 : Lumbini - Gorakhpur(By Surface) 108 KMS - 3 HOURS
Breakfast at hotel. We Leave By Surface for Gorakhpur . Upon arrival checkin at your Hotel . Afternoon EXCURSION TO Kushinagar 55 KMS EAST OF Gorakhpur. Kushinagar is where the Buddha finally attained Mahaparnirvana. Amongst the ruins are the Mukutbandhan Stupa and a beautiful statue of the reclining Buddha.

Days 7 : Gorakhpur - Varanasi( By Surface) 215 KMS - 06 HOURS
Breakfast at hotel. We Leave By Surface for Varansi . Upon arrival check in at your Hotel . afternoon excursion to Sarnath where Lord Buddha gave his first sermon. Participate in evening Arti and Pooja .

Days 8 : Varanasi
Early morning boat ride on river Ganges.Breakfast at hotel and city tour of Varanasi.

Days 9 : Varanasi - Bodhgaya( By Surface)243 KMS - 06 HOURS
Breakfast at Hotel . we Leave for Bodhgaya.On arrival transfer to hotel. Over night at hotel.
Budha Status, Bodhgaya
Days 10 : Bodhgaya
As the place of the Buddha's Enlightenment, Bodhgaya is the spiritual home of Buhddhists. It attracts tens of thousands of believers from all over the world. Bodhgaya situated near the river Niranjana, is one of the holiest Buddhist pilgrimage centres since it was here that Buddha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree
Visit temples and Niranjana river etc.

Days 11 : Bodhgaya - patna(By Surface) 95 Kms 2 Hrs Drive . Via Raj Gir And Nalanda
Breakfast at hotel.we Leave By Surface for patna enroute visit Nalanda University and Gridhkut mountain and RajGir .Upon arrival check in at your Hotel . Afternoon city tour of patna . Over night at Hotel .

Days 12 : patna - Delhi (By Flight)
Breakfast at Hotel and Later Transfer to Airport to board the flight for Delhi . Upon arrival in Delhi Transfer to Hotel . Rest of the Days free.

Days 13 : Leave Delhi
Transfer to Airport to board flight for Your onward Journey.



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