(Walking with The Buddha – 14 Nights / 15 Days Tour)
Places Covered : Kolkata – Patna – Vaishali – Kushinagar – Lumbini – Sravasti – Varanasi – Nalanda – Rajgir – Delhi – Dharamshala – Delhi
Day 01: Arrive Kolkata
Arrive Kolkata. Meeting & Greetings at the Airport. Transfer to Hotel. Overnight in Kolkata.
Day 02: Kolkata – Patna
Morning sight-seeing tour of Kolkata visiting the Victoria Memorial, Birla Planetarium, Fort William. Later transfer to Railway Station to connect Train (#12033) Jan Shatabadi Exp. departure at 14:05 hrs and arrival Patna at 22:15 hrs. On arrival transfer to Hotel. Overnight in Patna.
Day 03: Patna – Vaishali – Kushinagar (253 kms / 6 hrs)
Morning drive to Kushinagar en-route visit Vaishali. On arrival transfer to Hotel. Overnight in Kushinagar.
Day 04: Kushinagar – Lumbini (160 kms / 4 hrs)
Morning sightseeing of Kushinagar visiting various stupas and Mahaparinirvana temple – which houses the recumbent figure of Lord Buddha. Later drive to Lumbini. On arrival transfer to Hotel. Overnight in Lumbini.
Day 05: Lumbini – Sravasti ( 150 Kms / 04 hrs drive)
Morning sightseeing of Lumbini where Lord was born. Emperor Ashoka, in the twenty first year first year after his coronation, visited this Birthplace and raised a pillar on the spot. Later drive to Sravasti.
Day 06: Sravasti – Varanasi (330 Kms / 6 hrs drive)
Morning drive to Varanasi. On arrival transfer to Hotel. Overnight in Varanasi.
Early Morning boats ride on River Ganges to visit Bathing Ghats, return to hotel for breakfast. City tours of Varanasi visiting various temples and noted Banaras Hindu University. Afternoon excursion to Sarnath. It was here that the Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon and set in motion the wheel of law of Buddhist faith. Overnight in Varanasi
Day 08: Varanasi – Bodhgaya (275 kms. / 7 hrs.)
Day 09: Bodhgaya
Day 10: Bodhgaya-Nalanda-Rajgir –Bodhgaya-Delhi
Day 11: Delhi
Day 12: Delhi -Dharamshala
Day 13: Dharamshala
Day 14: Dharamshala – Delhi
Day 15: Delhi
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