Bodhgaya (1N) – Varanasi (1N) – Lumbini (1N) – Kushinagar (1N) – Vaishali – Patna (1N) – Nalanda /Nepura / Rajgir

Bodhgaya (1N) – Varanasi (1N) – Lumbini (1N) – Kushinagar (1N) – Vaishali – Patna (1N) – Nalanda /Nepura / Rajgir – Bodhgaya (1N)

6 Night 7 Days

Itinerary :

Day 1| Bodhgaya (arrival)

Arrive at the Bodhgaya Airport or Railway Station. You will be greeted by Joyful Travel Experience representative and you will get transfer to your pre booked hotel. Check in and rest for few hours and then go to visit Mahabodhi temple, Bodhi Tree, Vajrasana or Diamond Throne and The Animesh Lochana in Bodhgaya. Stay overnight at hotel.

Day 2| Bodhgaya – Varanasi

After having breakfast check out from Bodhgaya hotel and get driven to Varanasi. On Arrival, check in to your pre booked hotel. Later get driven to Sarnath, Located thirteen kilometers northeast of Varanasi, Sarnath is the auspicious place where Lord Buddha gave his first sermon in the deer park after attaining enlightenment at Bodhgaya. Set amidst well-maintained gardens, Sarnath’s ruins are a pleasant place for a stroll or for meditation. Evening back to Varanasi, visit holy Ghats of River Ganga along with ancient Hindu temple. Return to hotel for overnight stay.

Day 3|Varanasi – Lumbini

This day after breakfast, you will get driven to Lumbini – This is the birth place of Lord Buddha. Check in to hotel as soon as you reach Lumbini. Then you will visit Mayadevi Temple and the Sacred Tank. Return to hotel for overnight stay.

Day 4| Lumbini – Kushinagar

After having breakfast, check out and get driven to Kushinagar- It was here Lord Buddha ended his earthly journey passed into Mahaparinirvana. On arrival in Kushinagar, check in to your pre booked hotel. Later visit Mahaparinirvana Temple and Mutkabandha Stupa– believed to have been built to preserve the relics of Buddha. Return to hotel for overnight stay.

Day 5| Kushinagar – Vaishali – Patna

Today after breakfast, check out from hotel and get driven to Patna, Enroute visit Vaishali; It was here that the Buddha announced the approaching of his Mahaparinirvana. Visit 4^th century Buddha Stupa I and II and Kolhua (Ashokan Lion Pillar) where Lord Buddha delivered his last sermon and World Peace Pagoda. Evening reach Patna, on arrival check in at your pre booked hotel and stay overnight.

Day 6| Patna – Nalanda – Rajgir – Bodhgaya

Today after breakfast check out from hotel and drive to Bodhgaya, enroute visit Rajgir for World Peace Pagoda, Griddhakuta Hill, Venu Van and Japanese Temple. Get chance to explore the ruins of great Nalanda University. Later in Evening reach Bodhgaya, on arrival check in to your pre booked hotel for overnight stay.

Day 7 | Bodhgaya (departure)

Today after breakfast visit Dungreshwari Caves, 80 ft Buddha Statue, different country Monasteries, Archeological Museum and Sujata Garh. Later check out from hotel and driven to airport or Railway Station for your onwards journey to home.