India
Buddhist Pilgrimage Tour |
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Arrival Delhi
Meeting
on arrival at Delhi & transfer to hotel.
Dinner & overnight at hotel in Delhi. |
| DAY 02 |
Delhi
After breakfast sightseeing of New Delhi
– India gate, Presidential house,
Lotus temple, Birla temple & Qutab
Minar. Lunch.
PM Old Delhi- Red Fort, Jama Masjid, Raj
Ghat & museum. Dinner & overnight
at hotel in Delhi. |
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| DAY 03 |
Delhi
– Agra
After breakfast at 0700hrs dep.
by A/C car/bus to Agra via Sikandra. Arrive
Agra at 1230hrs. Check-in at hotel. Lunch.
PM visit Taj Mahal, Agra Fort. Dinner
& overnight at hotel in Agra. |
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| DAY
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Agra
– Khajuraho
After B/F dep. by shatabdi express train to
Jhansi. Enroute excursion visit to Orcha temples.
Lunch and then proceed to Khajuraho ( The capital
of Chandela Kings). PM sightseeing of Western
group of 14 temples & Eastern group of 6
temples with erotic figures, among the world’s
top-most tourist attractions. Dinner & overnight
at hotel in Khajuraho. |
| DAY 05 |
Khajuraho
– Varanasi
After B/F dep. by train to Varanasi. Meeting
on arrival & transfer to hotel. Overnight
at hotel in Varanasi. |
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Varanasi - Sarnath
Early morning visit Ghats of Holy River Ganga.
After B/F excursion to Sarnath where Gautam
Siddhartha came to be known as the Buddha.
Lunch. PM sightseeing of Vishwanath Golden
Temple & Banaras Hindu University. Dinner
& overnight at hotel in Varanasi.
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| DAY
07 |
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Varanasi
– Bodhgaya
After early breakfast at 0600hrs dep. by car/bus
to Bodhgaya 240 km. Arr.at 1230hrs. Lunch. PM
visit Mahabodhi temple & other temples of
Gaya & Bodhgaya. Dinner & overnight
at hotel in Bodhgaya. |
| DAY 08 |
Bodhgaya
– Rajgir
After B/F at 0700hrs dep. by car/bus to Rajgir
46 km. Sightseeing of Saptaparni cave (Seven
hot springs) and Hilltop Stupa built by Japanese.
After sightseeing check-in at hotel. Lunch. PM
sightseeing of Karanda Tank where the Buddha
was to have supposed bathed. Maniyar Math and
Venuyan Vihara monastery. Dinner & overnight
at hotel in Rajgir. |
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| DAY
09 |
Rajgir
– Nalanda - Vaishali - Patna
After B/F at 0700hrs dep. by car/bus to Patna
102km. Enroute visit Nalanda 12km. Lunch. PM
excursion visit to Vaishali 55km. Dinner &
overnight at hotel in Patna. |
| DAY
10 |
Patna
– Delhi
After B/F sightseeing of Patna city. Lunch. At
1400hrs dep. by flight IC-810 to Delhi. Arr. at
1710hrs. and catch the connection flight to onward
destination. |
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