ON THE FOOT STEP OF BUDDHA
Day 01: Arrive Delhi
On arrival at airport, garlanding and transfer to hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. Evening welcome dinner with Dances of India Show. Overnight at hotel.
Day 02: Delhi
Morning after breakfast, leave hotel for city tour of Old and New Delhi, Evening at leisure. Overnight at hotel.
Day 03: Delhi – Agra
Morning after breakfast, leave for Agra to visit TAJ MAHAL, after lunch leave for Delhi. Overnight at hotel.
Day 04: Delhi – Varanasi (Flight)
Morning after breakfast, intime transfer to airport to board flight for Varanasi on arrival transfer to hotel. Afternoon visiting Samath, where Lord Buddha delivered his first seron, later proceed for city tour to Varanasi. Overnight at hotel.
Day 05: Varanasi – Bodhgaya (242 Kms.)
Early Morning boat ride on river Ganges, visiting Bathing and cremation Gnats. After breakfast leave for Bodhgaya on arrival check into the hotel. Afternoon visit the place where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight at hotel.
Day 06: Bodhgaya
Morning after breakfast, walk to the village of Uravilva crossing Narranjana River to visit the place where Lord Buddha engaged in austere practices for 6 years. This place also relates to offering of Golden Bowl filled with rice prepared in the essence of the mild of 1000 cows by Sujata to Lord Budha, Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight at hotel.
Day 07: Bodhgaya-Rajgir-Nalanda-Patna (196 kms)
After breakfast at hotel, leave for Nalanda enroute visiting Rajgir where the first Buddhist Council was held, climb the Vulture’s peak where Buddha expounded the Heart Sutra. Later visit the ancient Buddhist University at Nalanda. On arrival in Patna check into the hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 08: Patna-Vaishali-Kushinagar
After breakfast at hotel, leave for Kushinagar enroute visiting Vaishali where Lord Buddha turned the Third wheel of Dharma and also proclaimed that his Parinirvana would take place with in a short time. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight at hotel.
Day 09: Kushinagar –Lumbini (161 Kms)
After breakfast leave for Lumbini, on arrival check into the hotel. Afternoon visit the site where Gautam Buddha was born 2500 years ago, The Ashoka Pillar, unearthed four gateways, defense walls, a wealth coins and artifacts. Besides the Ashoka Pillar and the Maya Devi Temple is the Sacred Pond where infant and his mother bathed. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight at hotel.
Day 10: Lumbini Kathmandu (7 hours).
On arrival check-in at Hotel. Overnight at Hotel
Day 11: Kathmandu
Fullday tour of Katmandu Durbar Square, Swayambhunath Stupa & Patan city. Overnight at Hotel
Day 12: Leave Kathmandu.
