The Buddhist pilgrimage tour with Varanasi, Sravasti, Lumbini, Kushinagar, Patna and Rajgir.

Buddhist Pilgrimage Tour Package Itinerary

Day 01 : Arrival Varanasi
On arrival at Varanasi our representative will assist you during check in at the hotel. Varanasi is a holy city known as Banaras. After freshen up proceed to the sightseeing of Vranasi. BHU, Ganga Ghat.

Overnight stay at the hotel
Day 02 : Varanasi – Sravasti (300 Km, 7 hours’ drive)
Morning after breakfast proced to boat ride in the holy river Ganga. After breakfast. Visit to Sarnath is planned for the day. Sarnath is a deer park where Lord Buddha first taught Dharma. Later drive to Sravasti. On arrival transfer to the hotel.

Overnight stay at the hotel
Day 03 : Sravasti – Lumbini (225 Kms, 6 hours’ drive)
Morning after breakfast proceed to visit Sravasti. Sravasti is said to be founded by legendary king Sravast. The place is devoted to Lord Buddha and it is believed that Lord Buddha performed many miracles at Sravasti. After Sravasti we also visit Sahet Mahet and Angulimal cave. Later drive to Lumbini. On arrival transfer to the hotel.

Overnight stay at the hotel
Day 04 : Lumbini – Kushinagar (182 Kms, 5 hours’ drive)
Morning after breakfast at the hotel, leave for Lumbini. Lumbini features a number of temples. Lumbini is the place where Rani Mayadevi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautam. The most prominent temples in Lumbini include Mayadevi Temple and Ashoka Pillar. Later in the afternoon drive to Kushinagar. Kushinagar is final resting place of Lord Buddha where he attained Mahaparinirvana in 483 BC. On arrival check in hotel and after resting a while, continue visiting prominent destinations in Kushinagar. This includes visit to Mahaparinirvana Stupa where Lord Buddha attained salvation.

After dinner at hotel, night spent in Kushinagar.
Day 05 : Kushinagar-Vaishali-Patna (225 Kms, 6 hours’ drive)
After breakfast at the hotel, leave for Patna and en-route visit to Vaishali. Vaishali was visited by Lord Buddha in his fifth year of enlightenment. Lord Buddha spent the rainy season here. Vaishali is the place where Lord Buddha declared his parinirvana. We will also visit Ananda Stupa, Ashoka Pillar and continue our drive to Patna.

On arrival, check-in hotel. After dinner, night spent in Patna.
Day 06 : Patna – Rajgir/ Nalanda – Bodhgaya (182 Km/ 6 hours)
Early in the morning after breakfast at the hotel we will drive to Bodhgaya, en-route visit to Rajgir and Nalanda. Rajgir was the former capital of Magadha kingdom and evolved as Maurayan Empire. Also visit Griddhkuta which means ‘Hill of Vultures’. Later visit Nalanda, which is the ruin of the oldest university in the world. On arrival at Bodhgaya, check in hotel.

Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 07 : Bodhgaya
in the morning after breakfast at the hotel we will start our Bodhgaya tour. Bodhgaya is considered as one of the four most holy sites in Buddhism. Bodhgaya is the place where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment. It is believed that Lord Buddha penanced here under the Bodhi tree. In the course of the day we visit Mahabodhi Temple, Sujata village and many monasteries.

Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 08 : Bodhgaya – Gaya – onward destinations
Morning after breakfast transfer to the International airport for your flight to onward journeys.

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