On
arrival you will be welcomed by our
representative and transferred to hotel
where we will be holding the rooms on ready
occupancy basis. Overnight at hotel.
Day 02:
Delhi
This
day you will be taken for a trip to this
very heart of India. The trip will cover
Qutab Minar / Humayun Tomb / India Gate /
Red Fort / Jama Masjid / Gandhi Memorial
etc. Overnight at hotel.
Day 03:
Delhi - Jaipur
Morning
commence drive to Jaipur. Upon arrival,
check in into hotel. Evening free time to
enjoy the city atmosphere which by many
means is fabulous. Overnight at hotel.
Day 04:
Jaipur
The
day is to be started with the Elephant ride
at Amer Fort, followed by the city tour
covering - Hawa Mahal, Royal Observatory,
City Palace, Nawab Sahab Ki Haveli and
Johari Bazar etc. Overnight at hotel.
Day 05:
Jaipur - Agra
Today
we will drive to Agra en-route visiting the
old deserted town of Mughal Dynasty i.e.
Fatehpur Sikri. On arrival, check in into
hotel. Afternoon city tour covering Taj
Mahal, Red Fortand the Tomb of
Itmad-ud-daula’s Tomb Overnight at hotel.
Day 06:
Agra - Varanasi
Morning
transfer to Airport to catch flight to
Varanasi. On arrival , transfer to hotel.
Afternoon city tour of Sarnath: famous for
its Dhamekh Stupa and for it being the place
where Buddha preached his first sermon
enshrining the principle of his teachings
into laws. Overnight at hotel in Varanasi.
Day 07:
Varanasi
At
dawn enjoy boat ride at River Ganges,
followed by a city tour covering -
Vishwanath Temple, Bharat Mata Temple etc.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 08 & 09:
Varanasi - Bodhgaya
Stay
there for two nights with excursions to
Rajgir/ Nalanda / Sapta pari cave and
Venevamas. Above two days you will come
across with many locales of Buddhist
significance, i.e., Rajgir : an important
Buddhist pilgrimage since the Buddha spent
12 years here , and the first Buddhist
council after the Buddha attained Nirvana
was held here, Nalanda : founded in the 5th
century known as center of intellectualism.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 10:
Bodhgaya - Vaishali -
Kushinagar
A.M.
Proceed to Vaishali, a very special place to
Buddhists as The Lord delivered his last
sermon & announced his impending " Nirwana".
See the majesty of Ashok Pillar – Lotus
tank, Chaumukhi & proceed to Kushinagar for
overnight stay.
Day 11:
Kushinagar - Lumbini
Morning
visit Mahanirvana Temple, the modern Japan/Srilanka
Buddhist center & monasteries , then proceed
to Lumbini. Overnight at hotel.
Day 12:
Lumbini - Kapilvastu -
Sravasti - Balrampur
Morning
visit to Ashoka’s pillar (249 BC)
rediscovered in 1890’s inside thick sal
forest, a temple of Mayadevi, the ruins of
an old monastery and some new stupas, then
in the afternoon proceed to Balrampur
enroute visiting Sravasti where you will see
the extensive ruins of this ancient city &
Jetavana Monastery. On arrival transfer to
hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 13:
Balrampur - Lucknow
Morning
city tour. Later continue drive to Lucknow.
On arrival check in into hotel. Overnight at
hotel.
Day 14:
Lucknow
Morning
city tour covering Imambara , Rumi Darwaza .
P.M. Transfer to Airport for flight to
Delhi. On arrival transfer to hotel.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 15:
Departure Delhi
Departure
transfer to International Airport to take
flight back home.