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Delhi/Agra/Sankasiya/Allahabad/Varanasi/Bodhgaya/Rajgir/Patna/Kushinagar/Lumbini/Sravasti/Lucknow/Delhi:-
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DAY 01
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| On arrival meeting assistance and transfer to hotel.
Overnight at hotel. |
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DAY 02
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| After breakfast proceed to Agra. On arrival transfer
to hotel. Lunch at hotel. Afternoon sightseeing of the
city. Agra is famous for it's most magnificent monument
- The Taj Mahal. Emperor Shahjahan built for his beloved
wife Mumtaz Mahal. It is amazingly graceful with the semiprecious
stones inlaid into the intricately marble designed patterns.
Agra fort is a fascinating fort worth seeing Dinner &
overnight at hotel. |
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DAY 03
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| After breakfast proceed to Sankasya with packed lunch.
Lord Buddha descended from Heaven to earth after preaching
his mother. Proceed to Allahabad Religious city situated
at the confluence of Ganga and Yanuna and the invisible
Saraswati. On arrival transfer to hotel. Dinner and overnight
at hotel. |
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DAY 04
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| After breakfast proceed for Varanasi. Enroute visiting
Kausambi an ancient Buddhist center. Lunch at hotel. Afternoon
visit Sarnath, where Lord Buddha gave his first sermon.
The attractions are Dhamekh Stupa built in 500 A.D ,Ashokan
pillar & the Museum Dinner and overnight at hotel. |
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DAY 05
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| Early morning boat ride on river Ganges and watch people
taking holy dip & worship the rising Sun. Visit the
various temples of the Hindu god & goddess. Breakfast
at hotel. Proceed to Bodhgaya where Lord Buddha attained
enlightenment. On arrival lunch at hotel. Afternoon visit
the Stupa and the Mahabodhi Temple built by Ashoka the
Great in 3rd century BC One can visit the Sacred Bodhi
Tree .Dinner and overnight at hotel. |
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DAY 06
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| After breakfast proceed Rajgir where the first Buddhist
Council was held after Lord Buddha attained nirvana. Morning
free at leisure . Lunch at hotel. Afternoon sightseeing
of Bimbisara Jail,Venuvan Hot Spring. Dinner and overnight
at hotel. |
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DAY 07
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| Early morning visit to see Sunrise and offer Prayer.
After breakfast proceed to Patna. Enroute sightseeing
of Nalanda which was a great Buddhist center. And Kumrahar
capital of Ashoka, one can see the remnants of Buddhist
Monastery. Lunch at hotel. Afternoon visit to Patna museum.
dinner and overnight at hotel. |
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DAY 08
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| After breakfast proceed to Kushinagar with packed lunch,
where Lord Buddha breathed his last and was cremated.
Enroute visit Vaishali (birth place of Lord Mahaveera
-founder of Jainism) On arrival visit to Mahaparinirwana
Temple, Rambhar Stupa. Dinner and overnight at hotel. |
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DAY 09
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| After Breakfast Proceed to Lumbini. Birth place of Lord
Buddha The places of interest- The Maya Devi temple (
Named after Mother of Lord Buddha is the holy spot where
he was born), The Ashokan Pillar, Pushkarini: The Sacred
pool. Lunch at Hokke hotel. Proceed for Sravasti where
Lord Buddha spent 25 rainy seasons and delivered his sermons.
Dinner and overnight at hotel. |
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DAY 10
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| After breakfast visit to Sahet and Mahet where Lord
Buddha performed his Miracle sitting on a petalled Lotus
multiplying 1000 times. Procced to Lucknow carrying packed
Lunch. On arrival transfer to railway station to board
train for Delhi. Dinner on board. On arrival transfer
to hotel. Overnight at hotel. |
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DAY 11
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Afterbreakfast visit the Capital City - Delhi which
is divided into two parts Old Delhi- the walled city
where one can visit Red Fort (part of the history) &
the narrow lanes of Chandini Chowk a crowded market
& New Delhi - Lutyen's Delhi the architect who planned
it for the British-Rastrapati Bhavan, Parliament, India
Gate (Memorial for the martyr's) Qutab Minar (first
Mosque in India) National Museum. Transfer departure
to airport to board flight for onward destination.
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