Duration : 08 Nights
/ 09 Days
Destinations Covered : Calcutta - Patna
- Nalanda - Rajgir - Bodhgaya - Varanasi - Kushinagar - Lumbini - Balrampur
- Lucknow
Day 01 Arrival Calcutta Arrive
Calcutta. Afternoon city sightseeing.
Day
02 Calcutta - Patna - Nalanda - Rajgir Leave for Patna by air and
on arrival directly transfer by surface to Rajgir, where the 1st Buddhist
council was held. Enroute visit Nalanda, the great Buddhist University.
Day 03 Rajgir - Bodhgaya Leave for
Bodhgaya by surface. Afternoon visit the Mahabodhi temple where The Buddha
attained enlightenment.
Day 04 Bodhgaya -
Varanasi Leave for Varanasi by surface. Rest of the day free.
Day
05 Varanasi Eearly morning optional boat excursion on the River
Ganges. Afternoon visit Sarnath where Buddha preached his first Sermon.
Day 06 Varanasi - Kushinagar Leave for
Kushinagar by surface and visit the site where The Buddha was cremated.
Later visit the Mahaparinirvana temple.
Day 07
Kushinagar - Lumbini - Balrampur Leave for Balrampur by surface
enroute visit Lumbini (Nepal), the birth place of Lord Buddha.
Day
08 Balrampur - Lucknow - Calcutta Morning visit Shravasti, where
Buddha lived for 24 rainy seasons. Afternoon leave for Lucknow.
Day
09 Departure CalcuttaTransfer to the International Airport for
flight to onward destination.
Cities
in Rajasthan
