Tajmahal With Buddhist Pilgrimage Tours
Duration : 14 Nights / 15 Days
Destination : Delhi - Agra - Jaipur - Varanasi - Bodhgaya -
Vaishali - Kushinagar - Lumbini - Kapilvastu - Sravasti - Balrampur
- Lucknow - Delhi - Onward Destinations
Day - 01
Arrive Delhi
On arrival you will be received by our representative and transferred
to your pre booked hotel. Overnight stay will be at hotel.
Day - 02
Delhi
After an early breakfast in hotels a trip to cover Old & New Delhi,
tour will cover Rikshaw Ride In Chandni Chowk, Qutab Minar, Humayun
Tomb, India Gate, Red Fort, Jama Masjid, Gandhi Memorial, Birla Mandie,
Akshardham Temple, Jantar Mantar etc. Overnight stay will be at hotel
Day
- 03
Delhi - Jaipur
Take an early breakfast & commence drive to .
Jaipur. Upon arrival, check in into pre booked hotel. Evening free time
to enjoy the city atmosphere which by many means is fabulous in historical
Pink City. Overnight stay will be at hotel.
Day - 04
Jaipur
Day is to be started with the Elephant ride at Amer Fort, followed by
the city tour covering - Hawa Mahal ( Palace Of Winds ), Royal Observatory
( Jantar Mantar ), City Palace, Ram Niwas Garden, Nawab Sahab Ki Haveli
and Johari Bazar etc. Overnight stay will be at Jaipur.
Day - 05
Jaipur - Agra
After an early breakfast in hotel drive to Agra en-route visiting the
old deserted town of Mughal Dynasty Fatehpur Sikri. On arrival, check
in into your pre booked hotel. Afternoon city tour covering Taj Mahal,
Red Fort and the Tomb of Itmad-ud-daula's Tomb Overnight accommodation
at hotel.
Day - 06
Agra - Varanasi
After taking light breakfast in hotel morning transfer to Airport to
catch flight to Varanasi. On arrival transfer to hotel. Afternoon city
tour of Sarnath : - famous for its Dhamekh Stupa and for it being the
place where Buddha preached his first sermon enshrining the principle
of his teachings into laws. Overnight accommodation at hotel in Varanasi.
Day - 07
Varanasi
At dawn enjoy boat ride at River Ganges, followed by a city tour covering
- Vishwanath Temple, Bharat Mata Temple etc. Overnight at hotel.
Day - 08 & 09
Varanasi - Bodhgaya
Stay there for two nights with excursions to Rajgir, Nalanda, Sapta
pari cave and Venevamas. Above two days you will come across with many
locales of Buddhist significance, i.e., Rajgir : an important Buddhist
pilgrimage since the Buddha spent 12 years here, and the first Buddhist
council after the Buddha attained Nirvana was held here, Nalanda : -
founded in the 5th century known as center of intellectualism. Overnight
at hotel.
Day
- 10
Bodhgaya - Vaishali - Kushinagar
Early morning proceed to Vaishali, a very special place to Buddhists
as The Lord delivered his last sermon & announced his impending
" Nirwana". See the majesty of Ashok Pillar - Lotus tank,
Chaumukhi & proceed to Kushinagar for overnight stay.
Day - 11
Kushinagar - Lumbini
Morning visit Mahanirvana Temple, the modern Japan / Sri lanka Buddhist
center & monasteries , then proceed to Lumbini. Overnight accommodation
at hotel.
Day - 12
Lumbini - Kapilvastu - Sravasti - Balrampur
Morning visit to Ashoka's pillar (249 BC) rediscovered in 1890's inside
thick sal forest, a temple of Mayadevi, the ruins of an old monastery
and some new stupas, then in the afternoon proceed to Balrampur enroute
visiting Sravasti where you will see the extensive ruins of this ancient
city & Jetavana Monastery. On arrival transfer to hotel. Overnight
at hotel.
Day - 13
Balrampur - Lucknow
Morning city tour. Later continue drive to Lucknow. On arrival check
in into hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day - 14
Lucknow - Delhi
Morning city tour covering Imambara , Rumi Darwaza Transfer to Airport
for flight to Delhi. On arrival transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day - 15
Departure Delhi - Onward Destinations
After an early breakfast this day is free for leisure acitivity &
last time shopping etc. In the evening check out at hotel & transfer
to International Airport to take flight back home with sweet memories
of beautiful Taj Mahal & Buddha.
Tour Cost |
1200$ |
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