ON THE FOOTSTEPS OF BUDDHA
Duration: 08 DAYS/07 NIGHTS
Destinations: BODHGAYA-RAJGIR-NALANDA-PATNA-KUSHINAGAR-GORAKHPUR-LUMBINI-KAPILAVASTU-SRAVAST-VARANASI-DELHI

PACKAGE COST:

Luxury Package : $ 1100
First Class : $ 980
Deluxe Class: $ 825
Standard : $ 655

DAY- 01 DELHI
Arrival in Delhi. Transfer to hotel. Overnight stay at hotel.

DAY-02 DELHI-PATNA-GAYA -
Morning transfer to airport to board flight to patna. Upon arrival transfer to Bodhgaya. Overnight stay at hotel.

DAY-03 BODHGAYA -
Full day for religious activities at the Mahabodhi Temple - where Gautam Buddha got the supreme enlightenment under a Bodhi tree 25 centuries ago. The 55m high temple is substantially the same temple that existed in the 7th century.
Overnight stay a hotel.

DAY 04 BODHGAYA-RAJGIR-NALANDA-PATNA
After breakfast, drive to Patna covering a distance of (150 kms / 3 hours). En route visit Rajgir - the town where Buddha meditated and preached. Here at Gridharkuta Hill, visit the monastry Venuvan Vihar, built by King Bimbisar as an offering to Buddha, also visit Nalanda - the great Buddhist university which came up after Buddha passed into Mahaparinirvana, on arrival check into the hotel at Patna. Overnight at hotel.

DAY-05 PATNA-KUSHINAGAR-GORAKHPUR
After breakfast, drive towards kushinagar (en route visit Vaishali - the town Buddha visited on three occasions and where he announced his approaching Nirvana. Visit the monasteries. Later drive to Gorakhpur and check in at hotel. Overnight stay at hotel.

DAY-06 GORAKHPUR-LUMBINI
After breakfast drive to Lumbini covering a distance of (161 kms. / 4 hours). On arrival check in the hotel. After fresh-upproceed for sight seeing tour of Lumbini where you will see the Ashoka Pillar, Sacred Pond, Maya Devi Temple, Temple of Lords and the ruins of an old Monastery. Overnight at hotel.

DAY-07 LUMBINI-KAPILAVASTU-SRAVASTI
After breakfast, drive to Sravasti via Kapilavastu, the place where Buddha spent his early childhood (240 kms. / 7-8 hours). Afternoon - sight seeing tour of Sravasti, the capital of the ancient kingdom of Kosala. Overnight at hotel.

DAY-08 SRAVASTI-VARANASI-DELHI
After breakfast drive to Varanasi to catch flight to Delhi. Upon arrival Delhi, transfer to International airport to board flight to onward destination.

PACKAGE COST:

Luxury Package : $ 1100
First Class : $ 980
Deluxe Class: $ 825
Standard : $ 655

* Breakfast and Dinner
* Airfare, Transfers and sightseeing by airconditioned Coach/ Car
* Rates are per person on USD on twin sharing basis.
* Mouments fee, Guide charges
* Standard package is with 2 star hotels or equivalent, Deluxe package is with 3 star hotel or equivalent, First class package is with 4 star hotels or equivalent, Luxury package is with 5 star hotels or equivalent

 

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