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Buddhist Pilgrimage
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Places Covered : Delhi - Lucknow - Balrampur - Kushinagar
- Patna - Bodhgaya - Varanasi
Duration : 09 Nights / 10 Days
This interesting itinerary takes one to almost all of the important
places associated with Lord Buddha. Visit the places that were once the strongholds
of Buddhism in india.Every destination covered in the tour is related to the birth
and life of Lord Buddha along with the rise of Buddhism as a religion in ancient
India.The tour starts from , the birth place of Lord Buddha, Lumbini where you
drive from Lucknow Then to Sarnath & Bodhgaya. Also to be visited are Nalanda
& Patna.
Day 01 : Arrive Delhi Arrive Delhi and transfer
to hotel for two nights stay.
Day 02 : Delhi Late morning
tour the historic city of old Delhi to include the magnificent Red Fort, Jama
Masjid, largest mosque in Asia, both built by Shahjahan, Rajghat-memorial to Mahatma
Gandhi, the "Father of the Nation". Afternoon, tour of New Delhi to
include Humanyun Tomb, Qutab Minar, India Gate, Birla Mandir, Bahai Temple. Optional
tours in the evening can be arranged for sound and light show at the Red Fort.
or local dance show.
Day 03 : Lucknow Transfer to airport
for flight to Lucknow .On arrival drive to Balrampur via Sravasti(297 kms- drive
time-6 ½ hours).transfer to hotel for overnight.
Day 04 :
Lumbini Morning excursion to Lumbini, the place where Buddha was born.
Continue drive to Kushinagar - the place where Buddha passed into Parinirvana
for overnight.
Day 05 : Vaishali Morning Visit Ramabha stupa,
Natha Kumarka Kot. Later drive to 2500 year old ancient city of Patna via Vaishali
,where Lord Buddha preached his last sermons Visit stupas holding urns containing
ashes of Buddha and Ashok pillar erected by Emperor Ashoka to mark places sanctified
by Buddha. The place is also known now for famous Madhubani paintings. Overnight
at hotel.
Day 06 : Bodhgaya Leave in the morning for Bodhgaya
via Rajgir and Nalanda. Visit Gridhrakula, Sapataparni cave, Ajatsatru fort and
Venuvana. Also visit Nalanda and monasteries and temples with impressive Buddhist
& Hindu images. The Institute for research into Buddhism and Pali literature
which houses rare manuscripts, is also worth visiting for the enthusiasts. Archaeological
musuem is also not to be missed for the rare collections. Overnight at hotel.
Day 07 : Bodhgaya Bodhgaya is one of the holiest Buddhist
pilgrimage centres, the "Bodhi" tree Satabodhi temple, Japanese and
Tibetan monasteries alongwith Magadha university musuem are also to be visited.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 08 : Varanasi Early morning after
breakfast depart for Varanasi (243 kms / 6 hrs) by road Arrive by afternoon and
transfer to hotel. Afternoon visit to Sarnath, the principle centre of Buddhism.
Also visit Dhamekh and Dharmarajika stupas. Overnight at hotel.
Day
09 : Ganges Early morning boat ride on river Ganges to see the beautiful
sunrise at Ganges. After breakfast if time permits you may also visit visit ghats
and temples and Benaras Hindu University Transfer to airport for flight to Delhi.Arrive
Delhi and transfer to hotel.Overnight.
Day 10 : Back home
Transfer to airport for flight back home.
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