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Buddhist Temple TourBuddhist Temple Tour
Duration: 09 nights / 10 days
Places Covered: Delhi - Patna - Bodhgaya - Varanasi - Kushinagar - Lumbini
- Kathmandu - Delhi
Day 01 Delhi
Begin your tour.
Arrive into Delhi
Welcome to Vardhman's 'Buddhist Temple Tour'! On arrival in Delhi, you will
be met and transferred by Vardhman's representative to your hotel.
Overnight:Hotel
Day 02 Delhi
This morning after a leisurely breakfast we will proceed for the sightseeing
of Delhi.
Combined city tour of New Delhi & Old Delhi
Visit Qutab Minar, Humayun's tomb, Lakshminarayan Temple, a modern Hindu
Temple, Parliament House, Government Secretarial Building and Connaught
place, the shopping centre of New Delhi.
Visit Red Fort, built in 1648 by Mughal Emperor Shahjehan, Jama Masjid,
one of the largest Mosque of India, Raj Ghat and Shanti Vana, the cremation
sites of Mahatama Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru. Also drive past Chandni Chowk,
shopping centre of Old Delhi.
Overnight: Hotel
Day 03 - Delhi - Patna - Bodhgaya
Transfer to airport to connect flight to Patna. On arrival in Patna
proceed to Bodhgaya, by surface, enroute visiting Nalanda and Rajgir.
Overnight: Hotel
Day 04 - Bodhgaya-Varanasi
Early morning visit temple of Bodhgaya.
Set in silvan solitude on the banks of river Nirnjana, came to this place
after a long-hard journey in search of Supreme Knowledge. Here under the
Bodhi tree, he attained enlightenment.
Later leave for Varanasi by surface.
Overnight : Hotel
Day 05 - Varanasi
Boat Cruise on River Ganges
Early morning boat excursion on the holy river Ganges to see the bathing
ghats and cremation site. Watching people bathing and worshipping at the
ghats is one of the most extraordinary experiences of a visit to India.
Half day tour of Sarnath.
Half-day tour of Sarnath, the buried Buddhist city where Lord Buddha gave
his first sermon, Sarnath was a renewed school of learning from 6th Century
B.C. to 12th Century A.D. Visit the ruins, the stupa, the Buddhist Temple
and the Museum
Overnight : Hotel
Day 06 - Varanasi - Kushinagar
Leave for Kushinagar by surface after breakfast.
Kushinagar known earlier as Kushinara. It was here that Buddha passed
away into Mahaperinirvana. In this place the Mukutbandhana Stupa (Ram
Stupa), which was built to hold the Buddha's cremated remains is naturally
considered of great sanctity. There is also a large recline stone figure
of Lord Buddha.
Overnight : Hotel
Day 07 - Kushinagar - Lumbini
After an early breakfast proceed to Lumbini the birthplace of Lord
Buddha. King Ashoka visited Lumbini in 250 BC and erected a monolithic
pillar, 36 feet in height to mark the birthplace of Lord Buddha. Shakyamuni
has remnants of an old monastery and an image of Maya Devi (Lord Buddha's
mother is preserved here).
Overnight : Hotel
Day 08 - Lumbini - Kathmandu
Leave for Kathmandu by surface.
Rest of the day at leisure
Overnight : Hotel
Day 09 - Kathmandu
After breakfast proceed for city tour of Kathmandu visiting Pashupatinath
and Boudhanath. Pashupatinath Temple is situated 5 km east of Kathmandu,
the temple of Lord Shiva, Pathupatinath with two tierd golden roof and
silver doors is considered one of the holiest shrines of Hindus. The stupa
of Boudhanath lies 8kms east of Kathmandu. This ancient colossal stupa
is one of the biggest in the world and the center of Buddhism in the world.
It was listed in the UNESCO Heritage Monument in 1979. After lunch we
drive to Nagarkot. Nagarkot is situated at 32 km east of Kathmandu and
at an altitude of 2175 m above sea level, Nagarkot is a popular destination
for the view of sunrise and sunset and panoramic view of Himalayas including
Mount Everest
Overnight : Hotel
Day 10 - Kathmandu-Delhi
Today in-time transfer to the airport to board flight for Delhi. On
arrival at Delhi board the flight for your onward journey to back home
with sweet and unforgettable memories of your tour escorted by Vardhman
Vacations.
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