Buddha Enlightenment Tour: 9 Days of Sacred Sites

Day 1

• Departure: Get picked up at 08:00. 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, Bodhgaya Bodhi Tree, Bodhgaya is the site where Buddha began his mission to spread peace and nirvana. It is home to numerous monasteries and temples dedicated to Buddhism, creating a deeply spiritual and meditative atmosp
• [Accommodation] 20:00, 3 Star Hotel in Bodhgaya; Overnight Stay in Bodhgaya

Day 2

• [Dining] 08:00, Breakfast, 3 Star Hotel in Bodhgaya
• [Transportation] 10:00 By car
• [Attraction/experience] 11:00, Guided tour, Mahabodhi Temple, Spend the full day exploring Bodhgaya. Visit the Mahabodhi Temple, originally built by Emperor Ashoka 250 years after Buddha’s enlightenment. Reconstructed in the 7th century A.D.
• [Accommodation] 20:00, 3 Star Hotel in Bodhgaya; Overnight Stay in Bodhgaya

Day 3

• [Dining] 08:00, Breakfast, 3 Star Hotel in Bodhgaya
• [Transportation] 10:00 By car
• [Attraction/experience] 11:00, Guided tour, Rajgir hills, Nalanda University, Morning leave for Rajgir which was once the ancient capital of the Magadha Kings. Buddha often visited this place, seeking the solitude and tranquillity of the Jivkamaravana monastery
• [Accommodation] 20:00, 3 Star Hotel in Patna; Overnight Stay in Patna

Day 4

• [Dining] 08:00, Breakfast, 3 Star Hotel in Patna
• [Transportation] 10:00 By car
• [Attraction/experience] 11:00, Guided tour, The Kushinagar Japanese Buddhist Temple - Kushinagar District, Uttar Pradesh, India, Morning: Depart for Kushinagar, with an enroute visit to Vaishali. This site is significant in Buddhism as Lord Buddha delivered his last sermon here and visited multiple times after his enlightenment
• [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, Ramabhar Stupa, Morning visit Kushinagar where excavations reveal structures and artefacts related to all sects of Buddhism
• [Transportation] 13:00 By car
• [Attraction/experience] 15:00, Guided tour, Lumbini Museum, Finally, proceed to Lumbini which is famous in the world for being the sacred site of Lord Buddha’s birth.
• [Accommodation] 20:00, 3 Star Hotel in Lumbini; Overnight Stay in Lumbini

Day 6

• [Dining] 08:00, Breakfast, 3 Star Hotel in Lumbini
• [Transportation] 10:00 By car
• [Attraction/experience] 11:00, Guided tour, Maya Devi Temple, Morning visit Maya Devi Temple marks the spot where Queen Maya Devi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama in around 563BC.
• [Transportation] 17:00 By car
• [Accommodation] 20:00, 3 Star Hotel in Varanasi; Overnight Stay in Varanasi

Day 7

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

Day 8

• [Dining] 08:00, Breakfast, 3 Star Hotel in Varanasi
• [Transportation] 10:00 By car
• [Attraction/experience] 11:00, Guided tour, Dhamekh Stupa, Sarnath, Dashashwamedh Ghat, Visit Dhamekh Stupa which is the most wonderful and massive structure at Sarnath.
• [Accommodation] 20:00, 3 Star Hotel in Varanasi; Overnight Stay in Varanasi

Day 9

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