15 Days Buddhist Pilgrimage Tour of India

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DAY 1 - Arrival Mumbai
- Arrive Mumbai International airport, meet our representative and transfer to your pre-booked hotel. Stay overnight at Mumbai.
DAY 2 - Mumbai - Aurangabad (By flight)
- After breakfast transfer to Mumbai Airport to board your flight for Aurangabad.
- You will be met on arrival by our representative and transferred to Hotel.
- In the afternoon we visit Ellora caves 15 Kms - famous for rock cut caves temples of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain religion.
- Also visit monolithic Kailasa temple, Buddhist Vishvakarma Chaitya and Vihara, Jain cave no. 32 famous for a magnificent Yakshi statue and ceiling paintings.
- In the evening return back to Aurangabad for overnight stay.
DAY 3 - Aurangabad
- After breakfast we visit Ajanta (110 Kms).
- The group of 29 caves were built by Buddhist monks.
- Impressive figures are carved by monks on the walls with simple tools like hammer and chisel.
- The cave house panels depict the tales of life of Buddha and his several incarnations.
- Return back to Aurangabad in the evening.
- Stay overnight at Aurangabad.
DAY 4 - Aurangabad - Bhusaval - Bhopal ( By Train)
- After breakfast drive to Bhusaval by car (180 Kms, 4 Hrs).
- Arrive and drop at Bhusaval train station to board Train to Bhopal.
- Arrive Bhopal in the evening and transfer to Hotel.
DAY 5 - Bhopal
- After breakfast visit Sanchi Stupas - 46 kms from Bhopal.
- Sanchi has the most perfect and well-preserved Buddhist stupas.
- Buddhist saints Sariputra and Mahamodgilya remains are also preserved here.
- The holy relics are displayed on the last Sunday of November during the annual Chetiyagiri Vihar festival every year.
- In the afternoon visit Bhimbetka - the World Heritage Site situated south of Bhopal Bhimbetka has the second oldest cave paintings in the World.
- The Bhimbetka displays stone age rock paintings around 9000 year old.
- Return back to Bhopal in the evening for overnight stay.
DAY 6 - Bhopal – Agra
- After breakfast morning free to relax.
- Check-out from the hotel and transfer to Bhopal Train station to board Shatabdi Express to Agra departing at 2:40 PM.
- Arrive Agra at 8.40 PM and transfer to Hotel.
- Stay overnight at Agra.
DAY 7 - Agra – Varanasi
- After breakfast we visit Agra Fort and Taj Mahal.
- In the evening transfer to Agra Train station to Board your overnight train to Varanasi.
- Overnight in the train.
DAY 8 - Varanasi – Sarnath - Varanasi
- Morning arrive at Varanasi railways station.
- Our representative will meet and greet you and transfer you to Hotel. Check-in.
- In the afternoon we take you for a visit to Sarnath.
- Sarnath is a deer park located 13 Kms from Varanasi. Its here Gautam Buddha first taught Dharma.
- We will visit Dhamek Stupa, Dharmarajika Stupa, Chaukhandi Stupa, Ashoka Pillar and Sarnath Archaeological museum.
- Return back to Varanasi in the evening.
- In the evening visit Dashashwamedh Ghat to witness the prayer ceremony on the banks of Holy Ganges.
- Overnight stay at your hotel in Varanasi.
DAY 9 - Varanasi – Bodhgaya
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- After breakfast drive to Bodhgaya.
- Arrive Bodhgaya and check-in at Hotel.
- In the afternoon we take you for sightseeing tour of Bodhgaya.
- We visit Mahabodhi Temple complex with diamond throne and the holy bodhi tree.
- We also visit many Buddhist monasteries & temples built by various countries around Mahabodhi temple.
- Overnight stay at your hotel in Bodhgaya
DAY 10 - Bodhgaya - Ragjir - Nalanda – Patna
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- After breakfast we will drive to Patna.
- En-route we will visit Nalanda.
- Located 88 Kms from Patna, Nalanda was world’s first residential University.
- From Nalanda we drive on to Rajgir.
- Rajgir was the ancient capital of the Magadh Kings. Its known to be one of the favorite places of Buddha and he often visited Rajgir.
- Visit Vishwa Shanti Stupa.
- Rajgir is also an important place of pilgrimage for Hindus as the temple complex here is dedicated to the Sun God.
- Drive on to Patna.
- On arrival and check-in at your Hotel. Stay overnight at Patna.
DAY 11 - Patna – Vaishali – Kushinagar
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- After breakfast drive to Kushinagar (230 Kms - 6 Hrs).
- Enruote we visit Vaishali.
- Lord Buddha visited Vaishali 5 years after his enlightenment. Visit Relic Stupa, Kutagarasala Vihar, Coronation Tank and world peace Pagoda.
- Drive on to Kushinagar. On arrival check-in at your Hotel.
- Stay overnight at your hotel in Kushinagar.
DAY 12 - Kushinagar- Lumbini
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- After breakfast visit Mahaparinirvana Temple and Ramabhar Stupa - the cremation site of Lord Buddha.
- Later drive to Lumbini (160 Kms, 4Hrs) - The birth place of Lord Buddha located in Nepal.
- Arrive in Lumbini. Check-in.
- Overnight stay at hotel in Lumbini.
DAY 13 - Lumbini - Sravasti
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- After breakfast we take you for a tour of Lumbini.
- Visit Mayadevi Temple, Ashokan Pillar, Holy Pushkarni Pond and ancient monasteries.
- In the afternoon we drive to Sravasti (225 Kms, 6Hrs).
- Arrive Sravasti and check in at Hotel.
- Stay overnight at hotel in Sravasti.
DAY 14 – Sravasti - Lucknow – Delhi
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- After breakfast proceed for sightseeing tour of Sravasti the capital of ancient kingdom of Kosala.
- Visit Sahet Mahet, Jetvana Vihar, Angulimala's stupa, Anathapindika's stupa and an old temple dedicated to a Jain Tirthankara.
- Visit many Buddhist monasteries built by Thailand, South Korea, China, Tibet, Srilanka and Myanmar.
- In the afternoon drive to Lucknow (170 Kms, 4 Hrs).
- On arrival transfer to Lucknow Airport to board evening flight to Delhi.
- Arrive Delhi and transfer to hotel.
- Stay overnight at Delhi.
DAY 15 – Depart Delhi
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- After breakfast city tour of Delhi.
- Visit Qutub Minar, India Gate, Humayuns Tomb, Red Fort, Jama Masjid, The President's House, Mahatama Gandhi Memorial, Laxmi Narayan Temple and Lotus temple.
- In the evening transfer to Delhi international airport for your onward flight.
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