Tour Code: CT 01
Duration : 9 Nights / 10 Days
Destinations Covered :
Delhi - Agra - Varanasi - Bodhgaya -Rajgir - Nalanda - Patna - Vaishali - Kushinagar - Lumbini - Balrampur - Lucknow
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Day1:ArriveDelhi
Traditional welcome on arrival. Transfer to your Hotel, afternoon & evening in New Delhi.
Day 2 : Delhi/Agra
Leave for Agra by surface. Half day city tour including a visit to Taj Mahal. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 3 : Agra/Varanasi
Morning transfer to airport to board a flight for Varanasi. Evening excursion to Sarnath, where the Buddha preached his first sermon. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 4 : Varanasi/Bodhgaya
Early morning boat ride on holy river Ganges. Later leave for Bodhgaya by surface. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 5 : Bodhgaya
Visit the Mahabodhi temple where the Buddha attained enlightenment. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 6 : Bodhgaya/Rajnagar/Nalanda/Patna
Leave for Patna enroute visiting Rajgir,the first Buddhist council and Nalanda, the great Buddhist university. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 7 : Patna/Vaishali/Kushinagar
Leave for Kushinagar by coach enroute visiting Vaishali.Afternoon visit the site of Lord Buddha's cremation and visit the Mahaparinirvana Temple.
Day 8 : Kushinagar/Lumbini
Morning leave for Lumbini by surface.Evening visit the birthplace of Lord Buddha. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 9 : Lumbini/Balrampur
Leave for Balrampur by surface. Evening visit Sharavasti where the Buddha spent 24 rainy seasons preaching. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 10 : Balrampur/Lucknow
Morning leave for Lucknow by road. Evening half day city tour.Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 11 : Lucknow/Delhi
Transfer to railway station to board the Shatabdi Express. Transfer to Airport in time to connect your flight for onward destination.
