For 11 NIGHTS & 12 DAYS TOUR
ITINERARY OF BUDDHIST SECTORS : KATHMANDU / LUMBINI / SRAVASTI / KUSHI NAGAR / VAISHALI / PATNA NALANDA RAJGIR/ BODHGAYA / SARNATH – VARANASI / DELHI / AGRA / DELHI
DAY 01 ARRIVAL KATHMANDU – TG – 319 AT 12.45 HRS.
MEETING, WELCOME AND ASSISTANCE ON ARRIVAL. , TRANSFER BY A.C. BUS FROM AIRPORT TO HOTEL HYATT REGENCY OR SIMILAR CATEGORY [5 STAR], CHECK IN AT HOTEL
LATER SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF OLD DURBAR SQUARE AND SWAYAMBUNATH (MONKEY TEMPLE).,IF TIME PERMIT THAN BODHNATH TEMPLE [WITH GUIDE] DINNER & OVERNIGHT AT THE HOTEL. IF YOU DON’T TAKE THE DINNER IN THE HOTEL HYATT, THAN WE CAN ARRANGE THE NEPALI TRADITIONAL DINNER WITH FOLK DANCES ALSO. [ AS PER YOUR CHOICE ].
DAY 02 KATHMANDU–LUMBINI–BY DOMESTIC FLIGHT, AT ARROX 12.00 HRS.
AFTER EARLY BREAKFAST, CHECK OUT FROM THE HOTEL, SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF, PATAN CITY WITH GUIDE AND EARLY LUNCH AT ONE OF THE CHINESE RESTAURANT LATER TRANSFER TO AIRPORT TO CATCH FLIGHT FOR LUMBINI., ON ARRIVAL IN LUMBINI OUR INDIAN BUS AND THE GUIDE WILL PICK UP THE GROUP AND WILL TAKE US FOR THE SIGHT SEEING OF BIRTH PLACE OF LORD BUDDHA, LATER AFTER SIGHT SEEING WE GO TO HOTEL HOKKE FOR CHECK IN ,DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL IN LUMBINI.
DAY 03 LUMBINI [NEPAL] – KAPIL VASTU - SRAVASTI
AFTER EARLY BREAKFAST WE LEAVE THE LUMBINI AT ARROUND 07.00 HRS. WITH PACK LUNCH, HERE WE CROSS THE BORDER OF NEPAL AND ENTER IN THE INDIA, THE IMMIGRATION IS TO BE CLEAR IN NEPAL AS WELL AS IN INDIA,[CHECK FOR INDIA VISA – HOPE IT IS REQUIRED DOUBLE ENTRY VISA], AND DRIVE ARROUND 180 K.M., ON THE WAY WE VISIT THE KAPIL VASTU [NO GUIDE AT KAPIL VASTU], AND STOP THE BUS FOR A HRS. TO HAVE OUR PACK LUNCH, THAN AGAIN TO DRIVE TOWARDS SRAVASTI, ON ARRIVAL IN SRAVASTI WE GO FOR THE SIGHT SEEING STREIGHT VISITING ANGULI MALL, JET VAN, IN JET VAN PEOPLE PRAY. LATER CHECK IN AT HOTEL LOTUS NIKKO AND DINNER AT HOTEL, OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL LOTUS NIKKO.
DAY 04 SRAVASTI – KUSHINAGAR
AFTER EARLY BREAKFAST, WE LEAVE FOR KUSHINAGAR AT 07.00 HRS., VIA GORAKHPUR, WILL HAVE OUR HOT LUNCH IN GORAKHPUR, THAN DRIVE TO KUSHINAGAR, ON ARRIVAL IN KUSHINAGAR CHECK IN AT HOTEL LOTUS NIKKO, LATER WE GO FOR THE SIGHT SEEING VISITING MAHAPARINIRVANA TEMPLE COMMEMORATING THE PLACE OF THE GREAT DECEASE WITH A RECLINING STATUS OF LORD BUDDHA, RAMBHAR STUPA WHERE LORD BUDDHA WAS CREMATED. DINNER & OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL LOTUS NIKKO.
DAY 05 KUSINAGAR – VAISHALI - PATNA
AFTER EARLY BREAKFAST, WE START DRIVING AT 07.00 HRS. TOWARDS VAISHALI, TODAY WILL BE A LITTLE LONGER JOURNEY, WE STOP THE BUS FOR OUR HOT LUNCH AT ONE OF THE RESTAURANT AT CHAKKIA, LATER WE DRIVE AND REACHES THE VAISHALI, AND ASHOK PILLAR, THERE ARE TWO SITES OF VAISHALI, AND WE VISIT BOTH THE SITE, PILLAR AND STUPA. RUINS. [NO GUIDE IS AVAILABLE], LATER WE DRIVE AND REACHES THE CAPITAL CITY OF BIHAR STATE PATNA, WE CROSES THE 2ND LONGEST BRIDGE OVER HOLY RIVER GANGES HERE IN PATNA. 7 K.M., ON ARRIVAL IN PATNA CHECK IN AT HOTEL MAURYA IN THE CITY, DINNER AND OVERNIGHT STAY AT HOTEL MAURYA.
DAY 06 PATNA – NALANDA - RAJGIR
AFTER EARLY BREAKFAST, WE DRIVE TO NALANDA, AND DO THE SIGHT SEEINGOF NALANDA UNIVERSITY RUINS, [GUIDE IS AVAILABLE], AFTER THE SIGHT SEEING OF NALANDA WE DRIVE TO RAJGIR, AND CHECK IN AT HOTEL HOKKE, OUR HOT LUNCH WILL BE IN HOTEL HOKKE ONLY, LATER WE DO THE SIGHT SEEING OF RAJGIR VISITING VENU VAN, GRIDHKUTA,BIMBISAR JAIL ETC., WE ALSO HAVE THE SHANTI STUPA BUILT BY JAPANIES, WHERE ONE CAN GO TO SEE ON THE TOP OF THE HILL BY CABLE TROLLY ONLY, NORMALLY BUDDHIST PEOPLE GO AND VISIT GRIDHKUTA ON TOP OF HILL BY WALKING&PRAY,HOWEVER,TROLLYCHARGES ARE NOTINCLUDED, [SOME TIME THE GUIDE IS AVAILABLE IN RAJGIR &SOME TIME NOT, I WILL SEE AND TRY TO ARRANGE ONE IF POSSIBLE]., HERE WE STAY IN HOTEL HOKKE ONE NIGHT AN DO THE SIGHT SEEING COMFERTABLY,DINNER ANDOVERNIGHT STAY IN HOTEL HOKKE.
DAY 07 RAJGIR – BODHGAYA
AFTER BREAKFAST, IF WE STILL HAVE TO DO SOME SIGHT SEEING TODAY WE DO IT IN RAJGIR, AND LEAVE RAJGIR AFTER LUNCH TO BODHGAYA, IF NOT WE CAN LEAVE RAJGIR TO BODHGAYA AFTER BREAKFAST ALSO, AND HAVE OUR LUNCH IN BODHGAYA, AS RAJGIR TO BODHGAYA IS ONLY 110 K.M. DRIVE, AFTER REACHING BODHGAYA CHECK IN AT HOTEL SUJATA OR ROYAL RESIDENCY, MAY BE WE CAN VISIT ATLEAST ONE TIME TO THE MAIN TEMPLE OF LORD BUDDHA, DEPENDING UPON TIME, [ GUIDE IS AVAILABLE HERE ], DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL,
DAY 08 BODHGAYA
AFTER BREAKFAST, WE GO TO MAIN TEMPLE AGAIN, AND ALSO VISIT THE NIRANJANA RIVER, & SUJATA TEMPLE, LATER LUNCH IN THE HOTEL, AFTER NOON VISIT THE OTHER TEMPLES AND MONESTRIES, OF BODHGAYA, IF PEOPLE STILL WISH TO VISIT THE MAIN TEMPLE IN THE EVENING WE CAN DO THAT. DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL.
DAY 09 BODHGAYA – SARNATH - VARANASI
AFTER EARLY BREAKFAST, TODAY WE TAKE OUR PACK LUNCH AND LEAVE THE HOTEL BY 07.00 HRS, AND DRIVE TO SARNATH, VARANASI, ON THE WAY AT THE LUNCH TIME WE STOP THE BUS TO HAVE LUNCH, SOMEWHERE NEAR ROAD SIDE RESTAURANT [DHABA], WHERE DRIVERS CAN ALSO TAKE THERE LUNCH, DHABA FOOD SOME TIME IS NOT GOOD FOR THE GROUP MEMBERS ALTHOUGH IT IS VERY TEMPTING, AS IT IS VERY VERY SPICY. DRIVE TOWARDS TO SARNATH, AFTER REACHING WE GO FOR THE SIGHT SEEING OF SARNATH VISITING SARNATH MUSIUM AND THE STUPA, [GUIDE IS AVAILABLE HERE], LATER WE VISIT ONE OF THE FAMOUS SILK SHOPE FOR BUYING SARIS AND OTHER DRESS MATERIALS, LATER CHECK IN AT HOTEL TAJ / RADISSON / CLARKS TOWER. [DEPENDING ON THE AVAILABLITY OF THE ROOMS], DINNER AND OVERNIGHT STAY IN THE HOTEL.
DAY 10 VARANASI – DELHI
EARLY MORNING AT ARROUND 05.30 HRS, WE LEAVE FOR BOATING IN HOLY RIVER GANGES, AND TO WITNESS THE BEAUTIFULL SUNRISE. AND THE LIFE OF OLD CITY OF VARANASI. WITH THE GUIDE. AND THERE IS NOTHING MUCH TO SEE IN THE CITY AS A MONUMENT.
COME BACK TO HOTEL AND HAVE OUR BREAKFAST, LITTLE REST IN THE ROOMS, LATER VISIT THE CARPET SHOP AND THE TYPICAL FOLK DANCE IN THE CARPET SHOP. [ KASHMIRI CARPETS ].
LATER EARLY LUNCH IN THE HOTEL, AND THAN CHECK OUT, LATER WE PROCEED FOR THE DOMESTIC AIRPORT TO CATCH THE FLIGHT FOR DELHI. BY INDIAN AIR LINES – 15.40 – ARR. DELHI – 16.55 HRS. / JET AIRWAYS AT 14.40 HRS. – ARR. DELHI – AT 16.00 HRS.
ON ARRIVAL IN DELHI TRANSFER BY AC BUS FROM AIRPORT TO HOTEL SIDDHARTH / SURYA SOFITEL OR SIMILAR CATEGORY. [5 STAR], DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL.
DAY 11 DELHI - AGRA
AFTER BREAKFAST, WE CHECK OUT AND VISIT THE SIKH GOLDEN TEMPLE, AND RAJGHAT, CREAMATION CENTRE OF MAHATAMA GHANDHI, FATHER OF NATION., AND TAKE THE ROUND OF THE CAPITAL CITY OF INDIA, VISITING THE PRESIDENT HOUSE, PARLIAMENT BUILDING, INDIA GATE ETC., AND THAN WE DON’T GO ANY OTHER PLACES IN DELHI, KEEPING IN VIEW THAT THE SHORTAGE OF TIME
LATER AFTER LUNCH IN ONE OF THE RESTAURANT WE DRIVE TOWARDS AGRA, AND CONTINUE DRIVE TO AGRA., ON ARRIVAL IN AGRA CHECK IN AT HOTEL CLARKS SHIRAZ, LATER WE VISIT TO THE GREAT MONUMENT TAJ MAHAL–WITH GUIDE,DINNER AND OVERNIGHT STAY IN HOTEL.
DAY 12 AGRA-DELHI
AFTER BREAKFAST, LATER WE VISIT TO THE GREAT MONUMENT TAJ MAHAL – WITH GUIDE , WE ALSO GO AND VISIT THE RED FORT [OPTIONAL], IF THE GROUP MEMBERS WANT TO VISIT FINE, OTHERWISE NO PROBLEM, [THAT IS OPTIONAL.]. IF THEY DON’T WANT THAN WE GO FOR SHOPPING IN AGRA, LATER WE TAKE OUR EARLY LUNCH, AND LEAVE FOR DELHI, ON ARRIVAL IN DELHI, WE TAKE OUR LAST CHINESE EARLY DINNER IN ONE OF THE CHINESE RESTAURANT, AND LEAVE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO CATCH THE FLIGHTFOR ONWARD JOURNEY. THAT IS TG –316 – 01.05 HRS TO BKK.
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