Best Buddhist Pilgrimage Package for Buddhist Circuit from Bodhgaya, India

Day 01 :-Arrival in Bodhgaya -Gaya- Lord Buddha Temple -Bodhi Tree -Bodhgaya

Our representative will pick you up from railway station/airport and check-in to hotel. Later, visit Lord Buddha Temple(Mahabodhi Temple) and Bodhi Tree under which Lord Buddha got enlightenement . Night stay at hotel in Bodhgaya.

Day 02 :-Bodhgaya -Local Tour to -Dungeshwari Caves -Meditation Session

After breakfast drive to Gaya. En-route visit Dungeshwari Cave Temples also known as The Mahakala Caves. Lord Buddha underwent years of penance here before he descended to Bodhgaya; path across the river and up to the temples is 9 KM from Bodhgaya on the road to Gaya.

Later, visit other pilgrimage places like Sujata Village Temple and go for half day Meditation Session in Buddhist Monasteries . Stay at night at hotel in Bodhgaya .

Day 03 :-Bodhgaya – Rajgir – Griddhakuta (65 KM-1.5 Hr) – Nalanda – Archaeological Heritage Sites (12 KM, 30 Min) –Patna (90 KM,30 Min)

After breakfast, drive to Rajgir . See Griddhakuta (Vulture's Peak) , Vishwa Shanti Stupa, Venuvaranam and Bimbisar Prison.

Drive continues to Nalanda to visit the ruins of world ancient Nalanda University . It is one of the oldest Universities of the World & International Centre for Buddhist Studies. Also cover Xuan Zang Memorial Hall which is a Chinese Pagoda.

Drive to Patna . Check-in to Hotel. Stay at night at hotel in Patna.

Day 04 :- Patna – Vaishali -Local Visit (50 KM, 1 Hr) -Kesaria- Local Tour to Kushinagar (250 KM, 6 Hrs)

After breakfast drive to Vaishali . Visit Ashokan Pillar - Emperor Ashoka built The Lion Pillar at Kolhua . It is made of a highly polished single piece of red sandstone, surmounted by a bell shaped capital. Then visit Lord Buddha Stupa-I: Abhiskek Pushkarn ( Coronation Tank).

Later, drive Kesaria to visit Highest Buddha Stupa of the World and then drive to Kushinagar.Check-in to the hotel. Night stay at hotel in Kushinagar.

Day 05 :-Kushinagar - Mahaparinirvana Temple - Rambhar Stupa -Varanasi (300 KM, 6 Hrs)

After Breakfast, proceed to visit Mahaparinirvana Temple (where Buddha took his last breathe) and Rambhar Stupa (cremation site of Lord Buddha) also called Mukutbandhan Stupa (Rambhar Stupa mentioned in ancient Buddhist Texts) and Japan Temple .

Later, drive to Varanasi , check in to hotel. Have dinner and night stay at hotel in Varanasi.

Day 06 :- Varanasi – Morning Boat Ride – Sarnath-Local Tour - First Sermon of Buddha - Ganga Aarti

Early morning feel spirituality of Subah-e-Banaras in Varanasi in which you will enjoy Boat Ride in the Ganges while Sunrise. It is a mystical and spiritual experience to watch ritualistic ambience at Ghats along Ganges . Experience the different Ghats of Varanasi .Each Ghat has its own history and value. Come back to hotel for breakfast.

After breakfast, you will be taken for an excursion to Sarnath . Sarnath is the place where Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon to his disciples at deer park(Rishipattana)

Tourist Attractions at Sarnath are the Buddha Temples , Dhamekha Stupa , Chaukhandi Stupa , Mulagandh Kuti Vihara and the Archaeological Museum.

In evening enjoy Evening Ritual Ceremony at Sri Lankan Buddhist Temple in Sarnath .

OR, Get ready to experience one of the most memorable moments of your life, as you will be taken for world famous Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat . Get a glimpse of the cultural diversity and social and religious activities being carried out at the Ganga Ghats in Varanasi . Night stay at hotel in Varanasi.

Day 07 :- Varanasi – Bodhgaya (300 KM – 06 Hrs) - Drop to Airport/ Railway Station

After breakfast, drive to Bodhgaya. Later, drop to Bodhgaya Railway Station/Airport. Return with sweet memories ofyour Buddhist Pigrimage in India.