Day
01 Arrive – Delhi
On
arrival at International airport you will be met by our
representative, meet and transfer to Hotel. Stay
overnight at Hotel.
Day 02
Delhi - Patna
Transfer
to airport for flight to Patna, ancient Buddhist capital
of Patliputra, meet and transfer to Hotel.
Stay overnight at Hotel
Day 03
Patna – Vaishali - Patna
All day
visit to Vaishali, where the Buddha preached his last
sermon.
Day 04
Patna – Rajgir
Drive to
Rajgir, where the Buddha preached at the "Vulture's
Peak", and the First Buddhist Council was held after his
death. Ascend to the Peak by cable car. En route visit
Nalanda, one of the greatest universities of the ancient
world. Stay overnight at Hotel.
Day 05
Rajgir – Bodhgaya
Afternoon
drive to Bodhgaya, place of the Buddha's enlightenment.
Stay overnight at Hotel
Days 6
& 7 Bodhgaya
Visit the
Mahabodhi Temple and sit under the Bodhi tree of
enlightenment. Stay overnight at Hotel.
Day 08
Bodhgaya – Varanasi
Drive or
train to Varanasi. Stay overnight at Hotel.
Day 09
Varanasi
Dawn boat
ride on the sacred river Ganges, where devotions are
performed towards the rising sun. See the funeral Ghats,
and some of Varanasi's many temples. Afternoon visit to
the great stupa at Sarnath, where the Buddha preached
his first sermon. Stay overnight at Hotel.
Day 10
Varanasi-Kushinagar
Afternoon
train to Kushinagar. Stay overnight at Hotel.
Day 11
Kushinagar
Visit
ancient stupas and modern temples, commemorating the
Buddha's death and cremation, and see the spectacular
reclining Buddha statue. Stay overnight at Hotel.
Day 12
Kushinagar – Lumbini
Drive
across the border into Nepal to Lumbini, birthplace of
the Buddha. Stay overnight at Hotel .
Day 13
Lumbni – Katmandu
Afternoon
flight to Kathmandu. Stay overnight at Hotel.
Day 14
Kathmandu
Visit the
two ancient and magnificent stupas of Swayambunath and
Bodhinath. Time for shopping and exploring the city of
Kathmandu.
Day 15
Katmandu
Visit the
village of Nagarkote, with stupendous views of the
Himalaya and Kathmandu Valley. Optional trek to the 4th
century World Heritage temple of Changu Narayan.
Day 16 Optional Everest flight. Afternoon flight to Delhi to connect with late evening transfer to airport for flight to onwards journey.



