Buddhist Pilgrimage and Golden Triangle Tour

Tour starts when you arrive in Delhi. There you will meet our representative at the airport and he will take you to the hotel.

Now, in Delhi your journey starts by visiting Raj Ghat and Shanti Vana - the cremation sites of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, Jama Masjid and then we’ll drive to Red Fort and ChandniChowk. In the afternoon you will be visitingQutubMinar which was built in 1199, Humayun's Tomb, India Gate, Lakshminarayan Temple –a Hindu Temple. Some other interesting stops will be President's House, Parliament House, Government Secretariat Buildings & Connaught Place shopping center. Overnight Delhi.

In the morning we will be driving to “The pink city”, Jaipur which is 252 km from Delhi. After the hotel check-in, the evening time will be free for you to enjoy the fabulous city atmosphere.

This beautiful day will start with the Elephant / Jeep ride at Amer Fort, followed by a city tour ofHawa Mahal, Royal Observatory, City Palace, NawabSahab Ki Haveli and Johari Bazar etc.

On the day 5, we travel to Agra which is a 5 hours’ drive from Jaipur.In the journey, we will also visit the old deserted town of Mughal Dynasty which is Fatehpur Sikri.

The next morning brings you to the world famous Taj Mahal along with Red Fort and the Tomb of Itmad-Ud-doula. In the late evening, a train will take you to Varanasi. Overnight on Train.

You will arrive Varanasi in the morning and later you will go for the city tour which includes various temples including The Vishwanath Temple, which was built by the Birlas. The Bharat Mata Temple houses and the TulsiManas Temple which was built in 1964. Later in the evening, you can see the "Aarti" ceremony on the Ghats. Overnight stay at the hotel.

Next morning we’ll take a Boat cruise at the river Ganges and observe the lifestyle of pilgrims who live by the Ghats and then later we’ll drive to Bodhgaya which will be a 7 hr drive. After arriving at Bodhgaya we’ll check - in at the hotel. Bodhgaya is one of the most sacred places for Buddhists as it has the aPeepul tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment around 2500 years back.

After your breakfast, there will be a planned sightseeing tour of Bodhgaya during which you’ll visit Mahabodhi Temple which depicts the various phases of Buddha's journey towards enlightenment

After the breakfast, we’ll drive to Patna, en route visit Rajgir&Nalanda. Rajgir is a 2 hours drive from Bodhgaya. Lord Buddha had spent many months of retreat here, and he also meditated and preached here. Some other places of interest are the Vishwa Shanti Stupa, the Griddakuta, Ajatashatru's fort, Bimbisara's Jail, SwarnaBhandar and then there are more than 26 Jain temples around Rajgir. Then we’ll continue our drive to Nalanda which is hardly 25 minutes’ drive. It was founded in the 5th century BC and was one of the world’s greatest universities of its time. Then we drive to Patna which is around 145 km. Post lunch city tour visiting HarMandir Sahib also known as Patna Sahib.

Morning drive will be to Kushinagar which is a 6 hrs drive. After our hotel check, we visit the Rambhar Stupa which is Buddha's cremation ground. Then we’ll visitMahaparinirvana temple.

Morning drive to Saravasti (216 Kms - 05 hrs). We’ll be visitingSahet-Mahet. Overnight stay will be at the hotel.

Morning drive to Lumbini which is around 200 Kms away and is in Nepal. After arriving Lumbini you can check - in at hotel. Lumbini is the birthplaceof lord Buddha. Overnight stay at the hotel.

Half Day will be spent in the sightseeing atLumbini and later at 15:45 hrs we’ll be going to airport for our Kathmandu flight. Arrival at Kathmandu is at 16:20 hrs. Kathmandu is surrounded by green hills and snow-capped peakswhich makes Kathmandu indeed beautiful.

After breakfast we start our tour of Kathmandu visiting Pashupatinath Temple. We carry on the sightseeing tour of the Patan - a city of architecture. Post lunch one more sightseeing tour of Swayambhunathwill be planned.

This beautiful journey comes to an end here and then we all reach international airport to Board your flight.