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Day 01 :
Arrive Gaya / Bodhgaya

Arrival Gaya Int'l airport. Meeting and Greeting at the
airport. Transfer to hotel in Bodhgaya. Bodhgaya is the
place of the Buddha's Enlightenment and spiritual home
of Buddhists. It attracts many believers from all over
the world. Bodhgaya situated near the river Niranjana,
is one of the holiest Buddhist pilgrimage centres and in
the second place of the four holy sites in Buddhism.
Afternoon sightseeing tour of Bodhgaya visiting
Mahabodhi Temple - The temple, named after the Buddha,
is a sacred place for the Buddhists in Bodh Gaya, Maha-
bodhi tree - The tree is considered holy since Lord
Buddha attained enlightenment under it. Also visit
monastries of different countries and Archaeological
Museum. Overnight stay at Bodhgaya Hotel.
Day 02 : Bodhgaya - Rajgir - Nalanda - Patna
Morning leave Bodhgaya for Patna (182 kms - 6 hrs)
enroute visiting Rajgir and Nalanda. Rajgir is a site of
great sanctity and significance for Buddhists. Rajgir is
an important Buddhist pilgrimage site since the Buddha
spent 12 years here and the first Buddhist council after
the Buddha was hosted here at the Saptaparni caves.
Afternoon visit Gridhakuta Hill, Bimbisara jail. Drive
to Nalanda which is 14 kms drive and it was one of the
oldest Universities of the World and International
Centre for Buddhist Studies. Drive to Patna which is 90
kms, on arrival at Patna transfer to hotel for overnight
stay.
Day 03 : Patna - Vaishali - Kushinagar
Morning proceed to Kushinagar (approx. 256 kms and 07
hrs drive) enroute visiting Vaishali - place where
Buddha announced the approaching of his Mahaparinirvana.
After that continue drive to Kushinagar (place where
Lord Buddha had left the world behind him after offering
an invaluable contribution to humanity, the great
religion known as Buddhism). On arrival Kushinagar,
transfer to hotel. Afternoon visit Mahaparinirvana
Temple (where Buddha took his last breathe) and Rambhar
Stupa (cremation site of Lord Buddha). Overnight stay at
Kushinagar hotel.
Day 04 : Kushinagar - Lumbini
Morning drive to Lumbini - the birth place of Lord
Buddha (180 kms and 05 hrs drive). On arrival, transfer
to hotel. . Afternoon visit the birth place of Buddha -
Mayadevi Temple. This place is a blessed one for its
serenity and the natural beauty, purely coinciding to
the perception of a place where the legend was born.
Overnight stay at Lumbini hotel.

Day 05 : Lumbini - Kapilavastu - Sravasti
Morning leave for Sravasti (225 kms and 5.30 hrs drive)
enroute visiting Kapilavastu - the childhood home of
Gautam Buddha. Afterthat proceed to Sravasti where the
Buddha preached most of his sermons. Here he is said to
have performed many miracles, and levitated. During the
monsoon, he used to stay at the Jetavana monastery on
the outskirts of this town. Visit Sahet Mahet and
Angulimal caves. Overnight stay in Sravasti.
Day 06 : Sravasti - Varanasi
Morning proceed to Varanasi (300 kms / 08 hrs drive)-
one of the oldest living cities of the world. On arrival
Varanasi, trip to Sarnath (12 kms from Varanasi).
Sarnath is the place where Lord Buddha had preached His
first sermon to His five disciples after attaining
enlightenment. Visit to Dhamekh Stupa - one of the most
visited and most revered Buddhist Shrines in the world.
Also visit Sarnath Museum. Evening back to Varanasi
hotel for overnight stay.
Day 07 : Varanasi - Bodhgaya
Early moring boat ride at River Ganges to view Sunrise.
After breakfast, drive to Bodhgaya. which is 242 kms and
07 hrs drive. On arrival, transfer to hotel followed by
visit to Dungeswari Caves where Buddha had meditated for
some time and Niranjana River. Overnight stay in
Bodhgaya.
Day 08 : Bodhgaya - Onward Destination
After breakfast, departure transfer to International
airport to connect flight for onward destination. |