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Detail Itinerary |
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Day 01: |
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Arrive Calcutta or Delhi: Half Day
Sightseeing of the city. Overnight at
hotel. |
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Day 02: Calcutta/Delhi -
Patna - Bodhgaya |
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Leave Calcutta/Delhi for Patna by air.
Drive to Bodhgaya (125 kms / 3 hrs)
where the Buddha attained enlightenment
and which is one of the most sacred
pilgrimage places for the Buddhist.
Enroute visit Nalanda and Rajgir.
Nalanda-great center of Buddhist
learning and one of the most famed
university citadels of ancient times.
Rajgir-was once the ancient capital of
the powerful kingdom of Magadh. From the
outskirts of Rajgir a historic road
leads to Gridha - Kuta or vultures peak
where the Buddha preached. |
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Day 03: Bodhgaya |
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Sightseeing of Bodhgaya. Here under the
Bodhi Tree, Shakyamuni Gautam attained
supreme knowledge to become Buddha, "the
Enlightened one" the propounder of one
of the great relegious of the world.
River Nirajnana in which the Buddha
bathed after attaining elightment flows
qulitely outside the tiny hamlet.
Overnight in Bodhgaya. |
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Day 04:
Bodhgaya
- Varanasi |
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Morning leave Bodhgaya for Varanasi (275
kms / 7-8 hrs) by Surface. Later
excursion to Sarnath the place Lord
Buddha gave its sermon. Overnight in
Varanasi. |
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Day 05: Varanasi -
Kushinagar |
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:Early morning boat ride on the River
Ganges to see the sunrise and the
bathing ghats of an ancient Hindu city.
Later leave Varanasi for Kushinagar (250
kms / 7-8 hrs)Overnight in Kushinagar.
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Day 06:
Kushinagar - Lumbini |
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Morning
visit MahaParinirvana Temple and
Ramabhar Stupa. Later drive to Lumbini
by surface (170 kms / 4 hrs)Sightseeing
of Lumbini where the Lord Buddha was
born. Visit the pillar raised by Emperor
Ashokof twenty first year after his
coronation at the birthplace. Proceed to
Sravasti (200 kms/ 6 hrs) |
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Day 07: Sravasti - Lucknow |
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Leave Sravasti for Lucknow enroute visit
Sahet-Mahet capital of the ancient
kingdom of Kosala, an active centre for
Buddhism. Overnight in Lucknow. |
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Day 08: Lucknow - Delhi |
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:Leave Lucknow for Delhi by air. Day at
leisure. Half day sightseeing of Old and
New Delhi visiting Red Fort, Jama Masjid,
Qutab Minar and the Secretarial
Buildings. Overnight in Delhi. |
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Day 09: Delhi - Agra |
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Delhi Full day excursion to Agra (208
kms / 4 hrs), city of the Taj Mahal.
Also visit Agra Fort and Sikandra.
Overnight in Delhi. |
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Day 10: Delhi |
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Delhi Day at leisure in Delhi |
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Day 11: Delhi |
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Delhi - onward destination Leave Delhi. |
