Day 01 Arrive –
Delhi
On arrival at
International airport you will be met by our representative,
meet and transfer to Hotel. Stay overnight at Hotel.
Day 02 Delhi -
Patna
Transfer to
airport for flight to Patna, ancient Buddhist capital of
Patliputra, meet and transfer to Hotel.
Stay overnight at Hotel
Day 03 Patna –
Vaishali
- Patna
All day visit to
Vaishali, where the Buddha preached his last sermon.
Day 04 Patna –
Rajgir
Drive to Rajgir,
where the Buddha preached at the "Vulture's Peak", and the
First Buddhist Council was held after his death. Ascend to
the Peak by cable car. En route visit Nalanda, one of the
greatest universities of the ancient world. Stay overnight
at Hotel.
Day 05 Rajgir –
Bodhgaya
Afternoon drive to
Bodhgaya, place of the Buddha's enlightenment. Stay
overnight at Hotel
Days 6 & 7
Bodhgaya
Visit the
Mahabodhi Temple and sit under the Bodhi tree of
enlightenment. Stay overnight at Hotel.
Day 08
Bodhgaya
– Varanasi
Drive or train to
Varanasi. Stay overnight at Hotel.
Day 09
Varanasi
Dawn boat ride on
the sacred river Ganges, where devotions are performed
towards the rising sun. See the funeral Ghats, and some of
Varanasi's many temples. Afternoon visit to the great stupa
at Sarnath, where the Buddha preached his first sermon. Stay
overnight at Hotel.
Day 10
Varanasi-Kushinagar
Afternoon train to
Kushinagar. Stay overnight at Hotel.
Day 11 Kushinagar
Visit ancient
stupas and modern temples, commemorating the Buddha's death
and cremation, and see the spectacular reclining Buddha
statue. Stay overnight at Hotel.
Day 12 Kushinagar
– Lumbini
Drive across the
border into Nepal to Lumbini, birthplace of the Buddha. Stay
overnight at Hotel .
Day 13 Lumbni –
Katmandu
Afternoon flight
to Kathmandu. Stay overnight at Hotel.
Day 14 Kathmandu
Visit the two
ancient and magnificent stupas of Swayambunath and Bodhinath.
Time for shopping and exploring the city of Kathmandu.
Day 15 Katmandu
Visit the village
of Nagarkote, with stupendous views of the Himalaya and
Kathmandu Valley. Optional trek to the 4th century World
Heritage temple of Changu Narayan.
Day 16
Optional Everest flight. Afternoon flight to Delhi to
connect with late evening transfer to airport for flight to
onwards journey.