Buddha Tour with Taj
Mahal
Duration : 14 Nights / 15 Days
Destinations Covered : Delhi - Agra - Jaipur -
Varanasi - Bodhgaya - Vaishali - Kushinagar - Lumbini - Kapilvastu -
Sravasti - Balrampur - Lucknow
Day - 1 -- » Arrive Delhi
On
arrival you will be received by our representative and transferred to hotel
where we will be holding the rooms on ready occupancy basis. Overnight at
hotel.
Day - 2 -- » Delhi
This day you will be taken for a trip to this very heart of India. The trip
will cover Qutab Minar / Humayun Tomb / India Gate / Red Fort / Jama Masjid
/ Gandhi Memorial etc. Overnight at hotel.
Day - 3 -- » Delhi - Jaipur
Morning commence drive to Jaipur. Upon arrival, check in into hotel.
Evening free time to enjoy the city atmosphere which by many means is
fabulous. Overnight at hotel.
Day - 4 -- » Jaipur
The day is to be started with the Elephant ride at Amer Fort, followed by
the city tour covering - Hawa Mahal, Royal Observatory, City Palace, Nawab
Sahab Ki Haveli and Johari Bazar etc. Overnight at hotel.
Day
- 5 -- » Jaipur - Agra
Today we will drive to Agra en-route visiting the old deserted town of
Mughal Dynasty i.e. Fatehpur Sikri. On arrival, check in into hotel.
Afternoon city tour covering Taj Mahal, Red Fortand the Tomb of
Itmad-ud-daula’s Tomb Overnight at hotel.
Day - 6 -- » Agra - Varanasi
Morning
transfer to Airport to catch flight to Varanasi. On arrival , transfer to
hotel. Afternoon city tour of Sarnath: famous for its Dhamekh Stupa and for
it being the place where Buddha preached his first sermon enshrining the
principle of his teachings into laws. Overnight at hotel in Varanasi.
Day - 7 -- » Varanasi
At dawn enjoy boat ride at River Ganges, followed by a city tour covering -
Vishwanath Temple, Bharat Mata Temple etc. Overnight at hotel.
Day - 8 & 9 -- » Varanasi - Bodhgaya
Stay there for two nights with excursions to Rajgir/ Nalanda / Sapta pari
cave and Venevamas. Above two days you will come across with many locales of
Buddhist significance, i.e., Rajgir : an important Buddhist pilgrimage since
the Buddha
spent
12 years here , and the first Buddhist council after the Buddha attained
Nirvana was held here, Nalanda : founded in the 5th century known as center
of intellectualism. Overnight at hotel.
Day - 10 -- » Bodhgaya - Vaishali - Kushinagar
A.M. Proceed to Vaishali, a very special place to Buddhists as The Lord
delivered his last sermon & announced his impending " Nirwana".
See the majesty of Ashok Pillar – Lotus tank, Chaumukhi & proceed
to Kushinagar for overnight stay.
Day
- 11 -- » Kushinagar - Lumbini
Morning visit Mahanirvana Temple, the modern Japan/Srilanka Buddhist center
& monasteries , then proceed to Lumbini. Overnight at hotel.
Day
- 12 -- » Lumbini - Kapilvastu - Sravasti - Balrampur
Morning visit to Ashoka’s pillar (249 BC) rediscovered in 1890’s
inside thick sal forest, a temple of Mayadevi, the ruins of an old monastery
and some new stupas, then in the afternoon proceed to Balrampur enroute
visiting Sravasti where you will see the extensive ruins of this ancient
city & Jetavana Monastery. On arrival transfer to hotel. Overnight at
hotel.
Day - 13 -- » Balrampur - Lucknow
Morning city tour. Later continue drive to Lucknow. On arrival check in
into hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day - 14 -- » Lucknow
Morning city tour covering Imambara , Rumi Darwaza . P.M. Transfer to
Airport for flight to Delhi. On arrival transfer to hotel. Overnight at
hotel.
Day - 15 -- » Departure Delhi
Departure transfer to International Airport to take flight back home.
