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Buddhist Pilgrim + Taj
Duration: 13 Nights / 14 Days
Places: Delhi –– Patna – Nalanda – Rajgir – Bodhgaya – Varanasi – Kushinagar – Lumbini – Sravasti –
Lucknow – Agra - Delhi
Tour Highlights:
Day
Route
Day 01
Home – Delhi
Day 02
Delhi
Day 03
Delhi – Patna
Day 04
Patna – Nalanda
Nalanda – Rajgir
Rajgir – Bodhgaya
Day 05
Bodhgaya
Day 06
Bodhgaya – Varanasi
Day 07
Varanasi
Day 08
Varanasi – Kushinagar
Day 09
Kushinagar – Lumbini
Day 10
Lumbini – Sravasti
Day 11
Sravasti – Lucknow
Day 12
Lucknow – Agra
Day 13
Agra – Delhi
Day 14
Delhi - Home
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Mode
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Distance / Time
(By Flight)
(By Road)
(By Road)
(By Road)
(80 Kms. / 2.5 Hrs. appx.)
(15 Kms. / 30 mins. Appx.)
(80 Kms. / 2.5 hrs. appx.)
(By Road)
(250 Kms. / 5 hrs. appx.)
(By Road)
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(By Train)
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(By Flight)
(224 Kms. / 5 hrs. appx.)
(120 Kms. / 2.5 hrs. appx.)
(155 Kms. / 4.5 hrs. appx.)
(164 Kms. / 4 hrs. appx.)
(205 Kms. / 4 hrs. appx.)
Inclusions:
 Welcome on arrival with fresh flower garlands
 Meet assist at airport
 Daily Breakfast and Dinner at hotel
 13 Nights hotel accommodation in sharing double / twin room
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All Transfers, Sightseeing and Excursions as per itinerary by private vehicle
Air ticket Delhi - Patna in economy class.
A/C chair car Train ticket for Lucknow - Agra.
Entrance fees to monuments.
02 – 09 Pax local English speaking guide will be provided.
09 Pax onwards accompanying English / German / French / Italian / Spanish / Russian speaking
guide will be provided.
Transport, Parking, Gasoline & Toll ways
All present State & Central Government taxes
Optional Activities without any extra cost:
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Visit to Indian family home for Dinner to see the local way of living and interact with Indian
family.
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Driving around the city during the late evening hours.
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Cooking lessons of Indian cuisine.
Exclusions:
 Any International or Domestic airfare
 Camera fee / Video fee
 Any expenses of personal nature like table drinks, tips etc
 Telephone Call / Fax
 Any Donations / Driver Tips.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
 Accommodation in good hotels.
 Check-in / out time is 12 noon at most of the hotels.
 Extension to other places is also possible with a minimal extra cost.
 Additional nights are available at each place with minimal supplement.
 A visa is required and must be obtained prior to your departure from your Country.
 If quoted hotel is not available, we will provide one of a similar category and standard.
 Small deviations in the tour program are sometimes necessary, depending on weather,
road conditions, flight schedules and room availability.
 In case the government changes presently applicable taxes, increase in airlines prices,
fuel surcharge our rates will need to be adjusted accordingly.
 In India there is no relevance between the distance and time of travelling, as it depends
upon the condition of the roads and congestion of the traffic.
 While every effort will be made to maintain the itinerary, in view of local strikes etc that
are beyond our control all schedule and itineraries are subject to last moment changes.
 Clients must be fully insured, as the company cannot accept liability for loss or damage
to client’s property, medical emergencies or any other loss suffered by them whilst on
tour.
 In case of issuing Domestic or International air tickets, SGV is not responsible for any
refund if the flight is delayed or cancelled, as it is the responsibility of airline.
Buddhist Pilgrim + Taj
Duration: 12 Nights / 13 Days
Places: Delhi –– Patna – Nalanda – Rajgir – Bodhgaya – Varanasi – Kushinagar – Lumbini – Sravasti –
Lucknow – Agra - Delhi
Day 01
Home – Delhi
(By Flight)
Arrive Delhi airport. Our representative will be at the airport to welcome you. Further he will transfer to
the prebooked hotel and will assist you till check in. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 02
Delhi
(B) (D)
After breakfast sightseeing tour of Delhi includes Raj Ghat (Cremation site of Mahatma Gandhi), Red
Fort, Jama Masjid, Qutub Minar & India Gate (War Memorial). Drive past President House & Parliament
House. Overnight stay in the hotel.
Delhi- India’s capital and a major gateway to the country. New Delhi also reflects the legacy the British
left behind. The division between New & Old Delhi is the distinction between the capitals of the British
& the Moghuls respectively.
Day 03
Delhi – Patna
(B) (D)
(By Flight)
After breakfast transfer to the Airport to catch the flight for Patna.
On arrival, meet assist and transfer to the hotel.
Later, city tour of Patna.
Overnight in Patna.
Patna- is the capital of Bihar and is located on the southern parts of the Ganges. Patna also flaunts
immense historical significance and was the center of art and culture during the ancient times. There are
many tourist attractions in Patna to catch a glimpse of, some of the prominent ones being.
Visit: Hanuman Mandir. Kumhrar, Takht Shri Harmandir Saheb, Golghar, Patna Museum, Patna
Planetarium.
Day 04
Patna – Nalanda
(By Road)
(80 Kms. / 2.5 Hrs. appx.)
Nalanda – Rajgir
(B) (D)
(By Road)
(15 Kms. / 30 mins. Appx.)
Rajgir – Bodhgaya
(By Road)
(80 Kms. / 2.5 hrs. appx.)
In the morning after breakfast, drive to where the Buddha attained enlightenment and which is one of
the most sacred pilgrimage places for the Buddhist.
Enroute visit Nalanda and Rajgir. Nalanda-a great center of Buddhist learning and one of the most famed
university citadels of ancient times. Rajgir was once the ancient 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
Buddha preached, here the first Buddhist Council was held after the Lord's Mahaparinirvana. Overnight
stay in the hotel.
Day 05
Bodhgaya
(B) (D)
Buddha - BodhgayaAfter breakfast Sightseeing of Bodhgaya. Here under the Bodhi Tree, Shakyamuni
Gautama attained supreme knowledge to become Buddha, "the Enlightened one" the profounder of
one of the great religious of the world. River Nirajnana in which the Buddha bathed after attaining
elightment flows quietly outside the tiny hamlet. Overnight stay in the hotel.
Day 06
Bodhgaya – Varanasi
(B) (D)
(By Road)
(250 Kms. / 5 hrs. appx.)
After breakfast drive to Varanasi i.e. 247 kms or 6-7 hrs drive. Upon arrival transfer to the hotel. Evening
visit river Ganga Ghat to attend the holy Aarti. Overnight stay in the hotel.
Varanasi: It has been known as Kashi and Banaras, its present name is a restoration of the ancient name
meaning the city between the two rivers Varun and Asi. The internal city id one of the most important
pilgrimages sites in India. Situated on the bank of the sacred river Ganges, Kashi , Vishwanath temple.
This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is popularly known as the Golden Temple due to the Golden
Plating done on its 15.5 meter high spire.
Day 07
Varanasi
(B) (D)
Early Morning boat tour on River Ganges to visit Bathing Ghats, return to hotel for breakfast. City tours
of Varanasi visiting various temples and noted Banaras Hindu University. Afternoon excursion to
Sarnath. It was here that the Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon and set in motion the wheel of law
of Buddhist faith. Overnight at hotel.
Sarnath: One of the major Buddhist centers in India. Having achieved enlightenment in Bodhgaya, it was
at Sarnath where Buddha came to preach his message of the middle way to final Nirvana. Later emperor
Ashoka erected many magnificent stupas and other buildings here. Sarnath was at its peak when
Chinese travellers Fa hian and Hiuen Tsang visited the site.
Day 08
Varanasi – Kushinagar
(B) (D)
(By Road)
(224 Kms. / 5 hrs. appx.)
After breakfast drive to Kushinagar.
Upon arrival visit Kushinagar. Later transfer to the hotel for overnight stay.
Kushinagar- Nirvana Temple: Set in a leafy park at the heart of Kushinagar, the Nirvana Stupa, dating
back to the reign of Kumaragupta I (413-55AD), enshrines. Japanese Temple: Built by the Atago Isshin
World Buddhist Cultural Association, it consists of a single circular chamber, housing a golden image of
the Buddha. Rambhar Stupa: About 1.5 km southeast of the Nirvana Temple, surrounded by rice, wheat
and cane fields, lies at the Rambhar Stupa.
Day 09
Kushinagar – Lumbini
(B) (D)
(By Road)
(120 Kms. / 2.5 hrs. appx.)
Morning visit Mahaparinirvana Temple and Rambhar Stupa. Later drive to Lumbini i.e. 170 kms or 4 hrs
drive. Upon arrival transfer to the hotel. Later Sightseeing of Lumbini where the Lord Buddha was born.
Visit the pillar raised by Emperor Ashok, In the twenty first year after his coronation at the birthplace.
Overnight stay in the hotel.
Lumbini, the place where the Buddha was born in 623 BC, is situated in the Terai plains of southern
Nepal. For those interested in the treasury of cultural and archaeological riches, Lumbini is the perfect
place to be there with a number of stupa, monasteries, meditation centers and bahals (courtyard), no
other place evokes the time and aura of the Buddha like Lumbini.
Day 10
Lumbini – Sravasti
(B) (D)
(By Road)
(155 Kms. / 4.5 hrs. appx.)
After early breakfast, drive to Sravasti. Upon arrival transfer to the hotel. Later proceed for the sight
seeing visit Sravasti (Sahet-Mahet) capital of the ancient kingdom of Kosala, an active centre for
Buddhism. Overnight at hotel.
Saravasti- This was one of the largest cities in India at the time of the Buddha, and today is the small
village of Sahetha-Mahetha, There are few places to see in Saravasti and most of them are associated
with the Buddha. The prominent among them is the Jetavana. Angulimala: The dreaded dacoit
Angulimal, who used to wear necklace of fingers that were chopped from his victims. Monasteries:
There are few Chinese, Tibetan and Thai monasteries, which are a delight to watch. The beautiful among
all is the Thai Monastery.
Day 11
Sravasti – Lucknow
(B) (D)
Morning free for lsiure. Later drive to Lucknow.
On arrival, city tour of Lucknow.
Overnight in Lucknow.
(By Road)
(164 Kms. / 4 hrs. appx.)
Lucknow- The legacy of the imperial splendor of Lucknow has always fascinated people all over the
world. The ambience of Awadh has commonly been associated with the leisurely habits, etiquette,
architecture, food and refinement, the residues of Nawabi culture. Place to visit here Bara Imambara,
Chota Imamabad Rumi Darwaza, Shah Najaf Imambara, the Residency.
Day 12
Lucknow – Agra
(B) (D)
Morning train to Agra.
On arrival, meet assist and transfer to the hotel.
Overnight in Agra.
(By Train)
Day 13
Agra – Delhi
(B) (D)
In the morning after breakfast, city tour of Agra.
Evening, drive to Delhi.
Overnight in Delhi.
(By Road)
(205 Kms. / 4 hrs. appx.)
Agra -Historians suggest Agra to be the Agravana in the epic Mahabharata. It is expected to be known as
Agralapura during the medieval age. An archaeological fact pushes the existence of Agra back to three
million years. The Lodhi dynasty ruled over Agra for a long time. It was in the onset of the sixteenth
century that the Mughals took over the ruling of Agra from the hands of Lodhis.
Taj Mahal Shah Jahan the great emperor and a great builder constructed Taj Mahal in the loving
memory of his beloved wife Anjuman Bano Begum. Shah Jahan met this beautiful girl in his young age
and later gets married with her. Red Fort - The construction of the Agra fort was started around 1565
when the initial structures were built by Akbar.
Day 14
Delhi - Home
(By Flight)
Early morning transfer to the airport for flight back home.
END OF TOUR