Tour Code: CT06
Best time to visit : End of September – March end of the year.
Duration : 15 Nights / 16 Days
Destinations Covered :
Delhi – Dharamsala - Patna – Nalanda – Rajgir - Bodhgaya – Varanasi - Kushinagar – Lumbini – Sravati – Lucknow - Delhi |
Day 01 : Delhi
After arrival receive and transfer to Hotel.
Day 02 : Delhi / Dharamsala (530 km ~ 13 hrs by coach)
Early morning drive from Delhi to Dharamsala. Evening arrive and check in at hotel.
Day 03 : Dharamsala
Morning visit His Holiness Temple ( Theckchen Cheoling ) the main temple of HH The Dalai Lamaand after lunch drive to Sidhpur Gyuteo Monastery and visit Norbulingkha Institute. . Over night Hotel.
Day 04 : Dharamsala / Delhi
Morning drive back to Delhi. Arrival check in at Hotel.
Day 05 : Del / Patna
Early take flight to Patna. After arrival receive and check in Hotel. After lunch drive to vaishali. Overnight hotel in Patna.
Day 06 : Patna / Nalanda / Rajgir (100 km) / Bodhgaya (70 km)
Morning drive to Nalanda and visit ancient ruined university. After lunch visit Rajgir. Then drive off to Bodhgaya and check in at hotel.
Day 07 : Bodhgaya
Full day in Bodhgaya for teaching.
Day 08 : Bodhgaya
Full day excursion to near by sites like Sujata Temple, Niranjan River etc. Overnight hotel.
Day 09 Gaya / Varanasi (255 km ~ 07 hr)
Morning drive to after check in at Hotel.
Day 10 : Varanasi
Morning visit Ganges River to see the sunrise and Ghats on boat. Come back for Breakfast and then excursion to Sarnath, where the Buddha preached his first sermon. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 11 : Varanasi to Kushinagar (267 km ~ 8 hr)
Leave for Kushinagar by coach in the morning. After arrival check in at Hotel and visit the site of Lord Buddha's cremation and visit the Mahaparinirvana Temple. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 12 : Kushinagar / Lumbini (176 km ~ approx 5 hr)
Morning leave for Lumbini by surface.Evening visit the birthplace of Lord Buddha. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 13 : Lumbini/Tilaurakot/Lumbini
Morning drive to Tilaurakot( Nepal side Kapilavastu) Overnight hotel.
Day 14 : Lumbini / Piprahwa / Sravasti (147 km ~5 hr by coach)
Morning leave for Sravasti via Kapilvastu. After arrival check in at hotel. Later visit Sharavasti where the Buddha spent 24 rainy seasons preaching. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 15 : Sravasti to Lucknow (by coach - 151 km) Lucknow / Delhi (flight 9w 726 : 1715 hr -1815 hr)
After arrival receive and transfer to Hotel.
Day 16 : Delhi
Morning sightseeing of Delhi including INDIA gate, National Museum. Evening departure to catch flight back home.
