Buddhist India Tour: 10 Days of Sacred Exploration

Day 1

• Departure: Get picked up at 09:00. Enter your preferred location at checkout. The operator will make the final confirmation accordingly..The operator will re-confirm your pick-up time in advance
• [Transportation] 10:00 By car
• [Attraction/experience] 11:00, Guided tour, Jama Masjid, Red Fort, Arrive at Delhi. Welcome at the airport and transfer to hotel. We start our tour by first visiting Old Delhi.we stop at Jama Masjid which is the oldest and one of Asia’s largest mosques.
• [Accommodation] 20:00, 3 Star Hotel in Delhi; Overnight Stay in Delhi Hotel

Day 2

• [Dining] 08:00, Breakfast, 3 Star Hotel in Delhi, After breakfast Early morning transfer to railway station to board a train to Lucknow.
• [Transportation] 09:00 By train
• [Attraction/experience] 12:00, Lucknow Railway Station, Arrive at Lucknow station and immediately leave for Sravasti is where Buddha delivered many of his important sermons.
• [Transportation] 13:00 By car
• [Attraction/experience] 16:00, Guided tour, Shravasti, Sravasti is the most important Buddhist pilgrimage site in the country.
• [Accommodation] 20:00, 3 Star Hotelin Shravasti; Overnight Stay in Shravasti Hotel

Day 3

• [Dining] 08:00, Breakfast, 3 Star Hotelin Shravasti
• [Transportation] 10:00 By car
• [Attraction/experience] 11:00, Guided tour, Shravasti, Kapilvastu, Saheth in Sravasti. It has a number of Buddhist Stupas and monasteries. The main attraction here are two chambers; Gandhakuti and Kosambakuti, which were used by Buddha.
• [Accommodation] 20:00, 3 Star Hotel in Lumbini; Overnight Stay in Lumbini

Day 4

• [Dining] 08:00, Breakfast, 3 Star Hotel in Lumbini
• [Transportation] 10:00 By car
• [Attraction/experience] 11:00, Guided tour, Maya Devi Temple, The Kushinagar Japanese Buddhist Temple - Kushinagar District, Uttar Pradesh, India, Morning visit Maya Devi Temple marks the spot where Queen Maya Devi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama in around 563BC. The temple is enclosed by the brick foundations of monasteries and ancient temples
• [Accommodation] 20:00, 3 Star Hotel in Kushinagar; Overnight Stay in Kushinagar

Day 5

• [Dining] 08:00, Breakfast, 3 Star Hotel in Kushinagar
• [Transportation] 10:00 By car
• [Attraction/experience] 11:00, Guided tour, Keshariya, Vaishali Stupa, In the morning leave for Patna, en route visit Keshariya which was known as Kesaputta and was dominated by Kalamas, which was later annexed by its monarchical neighbour Kosala.
• [Accommodation] 20:00, 3 Star Hotel in Patna; Overnight Stay in Patna

Day 6

• [Dining] 08:00, Breakfast, 3 Star Hotel in Patna
• [Transportation] 10:00 By car
• [Attraction/experience] 12:00, Guided tour, Nalanda University, Rajgir hills, NalandaAll the buildings are made with red bricks built in Kushana style of architecture. The most imposing structure is the Sariputra stupa at the extreme south of the University.
• [Accommodation] 20:00, 3 Star Hotel in Bodhgaya; Overnight Stay in Bodhgaya Hotel

Day 7

• [Dining] 08:00, Breakfast, 3 Star Hotel in Bodhgaya
• [Transportation] 10:00 By car
• [Attraction/experience] 11:00, Self-guided, Bodhgaya Bodhi Tree, Full day is dedicated to visit of Bodhgaya. Visit Mahabodhi Temple which is believed to be built by Great Ashoka who visited this site 250 years after the enlightenment of Buddha.
• [Accommodation] 20:00, 3 Star Hotel in Bodhgaya; Overnight Stay in Bodhgaya

Day 8

• [Dining] 08:00, Breakfast, 3 Star Hotel in Bodhgaya
• [Transportation] 10:00 By car
• [Attraction/experience] 13:00, Guided tour, Dhamekh Stupa, Sarnath, In the morning leave for Varanasi with stop en-route at Sarnath, one of the four most important Buddhist pilgrimage destinations in India. Visit Dhamekh Stupa which is the most wonderful and massive s
• [Accommodation] 20:00, 3 Star Hotel in Varanasi

Day 9

• [Dining] 08:00, Breakfast, 3 Star Hotel in Varanasi
• [Transportation] 10:00 By car
• [Attraction/experience] 11:00, Guided tour, Assi Ghat, Ganga Aarti place, Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, commonly known as the cultural and spiritual capital of India is one of the oldest inhabited cities of the country. Since bygone era, the city has proudly carried the legacy of the rich tra
• [Accommodation] 20:00, 3 Star Hotel in Delhi; ater transfer to airport to catch flight for Delhi. Upon arrival at Delhi airport, transfer to hotel for overnight stay.

Day 10

• [Dining] 08:00, Breakfast, 3 Star Hotel in Delhi
• [Transportation] 10:00 By car
• [Return] 11:00, Shuttle included