Taj
Mahal with Buddist Tours Duration:
12 Nights / 13 Days
Destinations: Delhi
- Agra - 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: Agra Proceed for sight-seeing of
the city after breakfast. First, proceed to TAJ MAHAL which is just walking distance
from the hotel.
Visit TAJ MAHAL at sunset. Overnight will be at Agra.
Day 04: Agra - 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 05: Varanasi
Early morning sunrise boat cruise over river Ganges. Later depart by private motorcoach
/Car to Bodhgaya. Arrive and check in at hotel.
Day 06: 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 07: 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 08: 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 09: 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 10: 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 11:
Balrampur - Sahetath - Lucknow Leave for Lucknow by motorcoach/car via
Satehmath famous for Buddhist Stupas. Arrive Lucknow and check in at hotel.
Day 12: Lucknow - DelhiTransfer to airport for flight to Delhi. Arrive
and check in at hotel.
Day 13: Delhi - Onward Journey Transfer
to airport flight to your onward destination.
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