| Day 01 | Delhi |
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| Meeting & greeting at the Airport. Transfer to hotel. |
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| Day 02 | Delhi - Agra |
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| After breakfast sightseeing of Qutab Minar, tallest stone tower in India, Red Fort, You drive past the imposing India Gate and the Rashtrapati Bhawan.Later drives to Agra. Overnight at Hotel. |
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Day 03 | Agra
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After breakfast visit world famous Tajmahal,"Pearl of India" built by Emperor Shajehan in memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal and Agra fort , built by great Mughal Emperor Akbar Later visit Fatehpur Sikri red sanstone city build by Emperor Akbar. Evening free time for shopping - Overnight at Hotel. |
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| Day 04 | Agra - Gorakhpur (Overnight train) |
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| Today in afternoon you will board an overnight train to Gorakhpur. |
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| Day 05 | Gorakhpur - Lumbini |
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Arrival transfer in Gorakhpur.Later drive to Lumbini and transfer to hotel. Lumbini - the place Lord Buddha -the apostle of peace and the light of Asia was born in 623 B.C, was located in 1890 after being untraced for 1,500 years. Evening sightseeing tour of Lumbini including a visit to the birth Place of Lord Buddha. Overnight at Lumbini. |
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| Day 06 | Lumbini - Kushinagar |
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| Half day sightseeing of Lumbini .Later drive to Kushinagar the founder of Buddhism, Lord Buddha passed away at this place near the Hiranyavati River and was cremated at the Ramabhar stupa . The Mauryan emperor Ashoka added grandeur to this place by getting the magnificent statue of Buddha carved on a single piece of red sandstone. Fa Hien, Huen Tsang, and I-tsing, the three famous Chinese scholar travelers to India , all visited Kushinagar. Overnight in Kushinagar. |
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| Day 07 | Kushinagar |
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After breakfast Visit the Mahaparinirvana Temple, Nirvana Stupa, mathakaur shrine, japaneese temple & Kushinagar Museum.Overnight at Hotel. |
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| Day 08 | Kushinagar – Patna Via Vaishali |
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| After breakfast drive to Patna via Vaishali Lord Buddha visited Vaishali more than once during his lifetime and announced his approaching Mahaparinirvana to the great followers he had here.sightseeing of Ashokan Pillar The Lion Pillar at kolhua built by Emperor Ashoka,Bawan Pokhar Temple , Buddha Stupa-I exterior of this stupa which is now in a dilapidated condition has a plain surface. One-eighth of the sacred ashes of the Lord Buddha were enshrined here in a stone casket,Buddha Stupa-II excavation at this site in 1958 led to the discovery of another casket containing the ashes of the Lord Buddha ,Shanti Stupa etc .Check in at Hotel in Patna . |
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| Day 09 | Patna - Gaya Via Vaishali & Rajgir |
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After breakfast drivre ot Gaya via Nalanda the most renowned University in Ancient India & Rajgir during the lifetime of the Buddha this was the capital of the powerful Magadhan kingdom, ruled by the virtuous king Bimbisara sightseeing of Vishwa Shanti Stupa , marble structure with niches bearing golden images of the Buddha, built by the Nipponza Myohoji sect of Japan. Opposite the Stupa stands the Saddharma Buddha Vihara & Griddhakuta sanctified by the Master's presence. The strange rock protrusion resembling a vulture's beak probably gave the hill its name. In the rock cut caves here the Buddha spent many rainy seasons, meditating and preaching. Overnight in Gaya. |
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| Day 10 | Bodhgaya |
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| Bodhgaya is one of the holiest Buddhist pilgrimage centres. It was here that Gautama attained enlightenment and became Buddha under the "Bodhi" tree. Full day sightseeing of Bodhgaya visiting Mahabodhi Tree and Main Temple, Monasteries, Buddha Statue (built in 1989) and the Niranjana River. Overnight at hotel. |
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| Day 11 | Gaya - Varanasi |
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| Early morning you are picked from the hotel and driven towards Varanasi. On arrival in Varanasi, check in at the hotel and later in afternoon sightseeing of varanasi. Overnight at hotel. |
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| Day 12 | Varanasi - Sarnath - Varanasi |
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Full day sightseeing of Sarnath It was here around 530 B.C that Buddha preached his 1st sermon after gaining enlightenment to his five disciples, preaching the middle path for attaining 'Nirvana'.. Also visit Dhamekh and Dharmarajika stupas & can visit the museum as well.Overnight at hotel. |
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| Day 13 | Varanasi - Delhi (Overnight Train) |
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Relax in Varanasi .Today you will board an overnight train to Delhi. |
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| Day 14 | Delhi |
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| Arrival transfer from the station .END OF TOUR. |
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