Footsteps
of Buddha Tour Duration:
11 Nights / 12 Days Destinations Covered: Delhi - Varanasi - Bodhgaya -
Rajgir - Nalanda - Vaishali - Patna - Kushinagar - Lumbini - Balrampur
Day 01: Arrive Delhi
Arrive Delhi. Welcome and assistance upon arrival at the airport. Later
transfer to hotel.
Day 02: Delhi Morning free to
relax and adjust to the time zone. Afternoon visit one of the Buddhist
Culture center.
Day 03: Delhi - Varanasi Morning
transfer to airport for flight to Varanasi. Arrive Varanasi and transfer to
hotel. Afternoon visit Sarnath - a place where Buddha first preached his
sermon.
Day 04: Varanasi Early morning sunrise boat cruise over river
Ganges. Later depart by private motorcoach /Car to Bodhgaya. Arrive and
check in at hotel.
Day 05: Bodhgaya Full day visit
to Bodhgaya a place where Lord Buddha entered a state of mediation under the
'Bodhi' tree (banyan tree) and attained Nirvana (the enlightenment). On the
walls of Mahabodhi temple, one can see images of Lord Buddha in different
aspects.
Day 06: Bodhgaya - Rajgir Morning depart by
motorcocach /car to Rajgir. Arrive and check in at hotel. Visit Rajgir - a
sacred town to all Buddhist where Lord Buddha meditated and preached on the
Hill, Karanda Tank where Lord Buddha would bathe, seven hot springs where
Lord Buddha for its healing powers. Also visit the ancient Nalanda
University founded in the fifth century B.C. Ancient Buddhist texts revelas
that Lord Buddha studied here. A Chinese travel Heum Tsang, who spent
several years at this University wrote about this great seat of learning.
Visit the Archaeological museums.
Day 07: Rajgir - Vaishali -
Patna Morning depart by private motorcoach/car to Patna visiting
enroute Vaishali - a place where Lord Buddha visited frequently and during
the last visit here told his disciplines that they would see him no more as
he was to attain the Mahaparinirvana (the ultimate bliss). Visit the
Buddhist stupas. Arrive Patna and check in at hotel.
Day 08:
Patna - Kushinagar Morning depart ofr Kushinagar by motorcoach/car.
Arrive and check in at hotel. Afternoon city tour of Kushinagar where Lord
Buddha breathed his last and attained Mahaparinirvana saying decay is
inherent in all component things. Visit the Nirvana temple which enshrines a
colossal statue of Lord Buddha in a reclining position.
Day 9
Kushinagar - Lumbini - Balrampur Morning depart for Lumbinin by
motorcoach/car on Indo-Nepal border. Lumbini, a tiny village situated on the
fotthills of Himalayas witnessed the birth of a Prince called Shakyamuni
Gautam Siddhartha who later vecame Lord Buddha the awakened one. Visit the
sacred pond, Ashoka Pillar, Mahadevi temple.
Later drive to
Balrampur. Arrive and check in at hotel.
Day 10: Balrampur - Sahetath - Lucknow
Leave for Lucknow by
motorcoach/car via Satehmath famous for Buddhist Stupas. Arrive Lucknow and
check in at hotel.
Day 11: Lucknow - Delhi Transfer
to airport for flight to Delhi. Arrive and check in at hotel.
Day 12: Delhi - Onward Journey Transfer to airport flight to your
onward destination.