Lumbini Travel | Varanasi India | Buddhist Itinerary | Varanasi Ghats

Meeting and grove assistance on arrival at the airport, our representatives welcome and escort you by a Tempo Traveller /(GIT) Indica (FIT) and transfer to the hotel, whilst the room keys and check-in is organized, our representative would hand over documents and brief the tour programme to you. Overnight at the hotel.

After breakfast proceed to airport for Patna by air. Drive to Bodhgaya where the Buddha attained enlightenment and which is one of the most sacred pilgrimage places for the Buddhist. Enroute visit Nalanda and Rajgiri. Nalanda a great centre of Buddhist learning and one of the most famed university citadels of ancient times. Rajgir it was once the capital of the powerful kingdom of Maghada. From the out skirts of Rajgir, a historic road leads to gridha Kuta or vultures peak where the preached, here the first Buddhist Council was held after the Lord’s Mahaparinirvana. 

After breakfast depart to Sightseeing of Bodhgaya. Here under th Bodhi Tree, Shakyamuni Gautama attained supreme knowledge to become Buddha, “the Enlightened one” the propounder of one of the great religions of the world. River Nirajnana in which the Buddha bathed after attaining enlightenment flows quietly outside the tiny hamlet. Overnight in Bodhgaya.

Morning leave Bodhgaya for Varanasi by surface. Later, excursion to Sarnath the place Lord Buddha gave its sermon. Overnight in Varanasi

Early morning boat ride on the River Ganges to see the sun rise and the bathing ghats of an ancient Hindu city & blessing from Kashi Vishwanath temple. Later, leave Varanasi for Kushinagar Overnight in Kushinagar

Morning visit to Mahaparinirvana Temple and Ramabhar stupa. Later drive to Lumbini by surface 170 kms./4 hrs. Sightseeing of Lumbini where the Lord was born. Visit the pillar raised by Emperor Ashok, In the twenty first year after his coronation at the birthplace. Proceed to Balrampur

Leave Balrampur for Lucknow en route visit Sravasti (Sahet-Mahet) capital of the ancient kingdom of Kosala, an active centre for Buddhism. Overnight in Lucknow.

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 Day 09 Delhi After breakfast transfer to airport for your onward Journey.

• Delhi Red Fort closed on Monday.