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(14
Nights - 15 Days)
Delhi - Jaipur - Agra - Varanasi - Bodhgaya
- Vaishali - Lumbini - Kushinagar - Kapilvastu
- Sravasti - Balrampur - Lucknow |
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| Day 01 : Arrival at Delhi |
| On arrival you will be received
by our representative and transferred to hotel.
Overnight stay at hotel in Delhi. |
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| Day 02 : Delhi |
| In the first half of the day,
take a city tour covering the Laxmi Narayan
Temple, India Gate and the Parliament House.
In the afternoon, the city tour of Old Delhi
covers Jama Masjid, Red Fort and the Gandhi
memorial. Spend the evening enjoying the sound
and light show. Overnight stay at hotel. |
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| Day 03 : Delhi- Jaipur |
| In the morning, you will be
driven to Jaipur by road. Arrival at Jaipur
is followed by check-in into hotel. Spend
rest of the time roaming around the nearby
areas. Overnight stay at hotel. |
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| Day 04 : Jaipur |
| The Jaipur excursion begins
with the Elephant ride at the Amber Fort.
It is followed by the city tour, covering
the Hawa Mahal, Jantar Mantar, City Palace,
Nawab Sahab Ki Haveli, Johari Bazar etc. Overnight
stay at hotel in Jaipur. |
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| Day 05 : Jaipur- Agra |
| Agra is the next destination
in the itinerary. You will be driven to Agra
via Fatehpur Sikri, the old deserted town
of the Mughal Dynasty. The attractions at
Fatehpur Sikri are Buland Darwaza, Panch Mahal,
Jami Masjid and Jodha Bai's Palace. Arrival
follows check-in into hotel. Overnight stay
at hotel in Agra. |
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| Day 06 : Agra - Varanasi |
| Morning city tour of Agra includes
the Taj Mahal, Red Fort and the Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daula.
Later in the evening check out of the hotel
and transfer to Tundla Railway station for
overnight train to Varanasi. Overnight will
be on train to Varanasi. |
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| Day 07 : Varanasi |
| Early morning train reaches
Varanasi and you are transferred to the hotel.
The afternoon half-day city tour of Varanasi
includes a visit to Benaras Hindu University,
Bharat Mata Temple, Vishwanath Temple etc.
Overnight stay at the hotel in Varanasi. |
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| Day 08 : Varanasi - Bodhgaya |
| Get a real feeling of Varanasi-the
gate to Moksha, by early morning boat ride
on River Ganges. Later in the morning you
are driven to Bodhgaya, visiting Sarnath on
the way. Arrival at Bodhgaya follows check-in
at the hotel. Overnight stay at the hotel. |
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| Day 09 : Bodhgaya |
| The day begins with sightseeing
of Bodhgaya and later excursion to Rajgir
and Nalanda. |
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| Rajgir: Rajgir is an important
Buddhist pilgrimage place. Lord Buddha spent
a considerable part of his life and the first
Buddhist council was held here (after Buddha
attained Nirvana).
Nalanda: Nalanda was a great center of
Buddhist learning in ancient times. The
Nalanda University was founded in the 5th
century and developed as a center of intellectualism.
Overnight stay at hotel in Bodhgaya. |
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| Day 10: Bodhgaya - Vaishali
- Kushinagar |
| From Bodhgaya proceed to Vaishali.
Lord Buddha delivered his last sermon and
announced his impending " Nirvana".
Highlights of Vaishali include the Ashoka
Pillar, Lotus tank and Chaumukhi. The next
destination after Vaishali is Kushinagar.
Arrival at Kushinagar follows check-in at
the hotel for overnight stay |
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| Day 11 : Kushinagar - Lumbini |
| Excursion at Kushinagar starts
with a visit to the Mahanirvana Temple and
follows visits to the modern Japan/Srilanka
Buddhist center and monasteries. Thereafter
proceed to Lumbini (the place where Lord Buddha
was born). Overnight stay at hotel in Lumbini. |
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| Day 12 : Lumbini - Kapilvastu
- Sravasti |
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| In the morning, visit the Ashoka
pillar (249 BC), Mayadevi temple, the ruins
of an old monastery and some new Stupas. In
the afternoon you will be driven to Sravasti,
where lies the extensive ruins of this ancient
city and the famous Jetavana Monastery. On
arrival at Sravasti, you will be transferred
to hotel for overnight stay |
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| Day 13 : Sravasti - Lucknow |
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| In the morning a city tour
of Sravasti is arranged and later you will
be driven to Lucknow. Check-in at the hotel
for overnight stay. |
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| Day 14 : Lucknow |
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| Morning city tour of Lucknow
covers Imambara, Rumi Darwaza and other historical
monuments. In the evening transfer to Airport
for flight to Delhi. On arrival transfer to
hotel for overnight stay. |
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| Day 15 : Departure Delhi |
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| Departure/transfer to International
Airport to take flight for onward journey. |
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