Buddhist Tour with Golden Triangle
Location: Bodh Gaya
Duration: 15 Nights / 16 Days
Features
Holiday Type: Pilgrimage Tours
Interest Type: Golden Triangle Tours
Package Type: Best Of India
Location: Bodh Gaya
Duration: 15 Nights / 16 Days
Holiday Type: Pilgrimage Tours
Interest Type: Golden Triangle Tours
Package Type: Best Of India
Golden Triangle Tour:- Golden Triangle Tour is the most popular tourist journey in India which is worldwide popular. Every year million of tourists from all around the world visit these historic destinations. The incredible Golden Triangle Tour covering Delhi, Agra and Jaipur having magnificence, glory & history. This Golden Triangle Tour has been called "golden" for the amazing wealth of historical and cultural majesty present in all three cities. First stop of Golden Triangle Tour is Delhi. Beautiful Delhi is the capital city of India, which is blessed with many marvels historical monuments like Qutub Minar, Red Fort, Old Fort, Humayun's Tomb and many more. Delhi’s markets attracts tourists and make them feel to buy souvenirs for their near and dears, Janpath, Lajpat Rai market and Chandni Chowk markets are best places to shop amazing stuff.
Second destination is Agra, once the heart of the Mughal Empire, boasts the unmatched beauty of the Taj Mahal, which lies on the bank of the Yamuna River. Last but not the least stop is Jaipur. This beautiful Rajasthan city is the capital city of desert state of Rajasthan. Jaipur is the treasure of art, culture, tradition and royal history of India. This city is the home to some of the Asia’s best markets for Indian handicraft products. The Golden Triangle is a classic opening to India.
Buddhist Tour:- Buddhist Circuit is the path of holy seats of Buddism, where Lord Gautam Buddha was born, taught, preached and attained Enlightenment. These places linked with life of Buddha and are the saintly homes of Buddhism and their followers. Buddhist Circuits has developed as tourist centers for Buddhist Devotees as well as for other travellers too. In India, Buddhist Circuit includes Bodhgaya, Rajgir, Nalanda and Vaishali located in Bihar, Sarnath situated in Varanasi, Sravasti and Kushinagar positioned in Uttar Pradesh. All these places are the key pilgrimage centres for Buddhism in India. Lumbini in Nepal is the birth place of Lord Buddha. Lumbini is a Buddhist pilgrimage site situated in beautiful Nepalese town of Kapilavastu, district Rupandehi, close to the Indian border. Maya Devi Temple is the main temple at Lumbini this is the Buddha's birth place. The subtle sandstone statues which discovered here in Lumbini are now in the National Musuem in Kathmandu.
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Arrival at New Delhi International Airport, assistances on arrival and transfer to Hotel. Overnight at hotel.
After Breakfast drive to Jaipur. Jaipur has been like that since 1727 when Maharaja Swai Jai Singh II had it built. Arrive & check-in at hotel. Overnight at Hotel.
After breakfast depart for Amber Fort (12 kms) - Visit the imposing Amber fort on the outskirts of the Pink City. Afternoon tour of Pink City – visiting the imposing City Palace now a museum, the ancient Observatory, the Palace of Winds and the picturesque bazaars of the walled city. Overnight at Hotel.
After breakfast drive to Agra. (240kms /5 to 6 Hours) Enroute Fatehpur Sikri - the extraordinary city built by Akbar the Great, deserted 14 years later, but which, during its brief span, exceeded London in both grandeur and population.Arrive & Check into the hotel. Afternoon visit the Red Fort built by three generations of Mughal Emperors between 1565 and 1573. Later Visit Taj Mahal a monument of love built by Moguls, an incredible 20,000 workman’s labored on it, day and night, for over 20 years. Overnight at Hotel.
After Breakfast drive to lucknow (10 - 11 hrs) en-route visit SANKASIA, where Lord descended from heaven after giving sermon to his mother after 7 years of her dealth. Later continue drive to Lucknow, Check-in at Hotel. Overnight at Hotel.
After early breakfast drive 7 hrs to Varanasi, Arrive & transfer to hotel en -route Visit Sarnath - 5 miles out of Varanasi - it is one of the holies Buddhist sites in the world, where Buddha preached his first Sermon in 590 B.C. Sarnath has a fine Museum filled with sculptures found at the site. Overnight at Hotel.
Early Morning boat-ride on the Ganges river at dawn to see the Hindu pilgrims flock to the ghats and have a ritual morning bath, practice yoga and perform 'puja' to the rising sun....all rituals evolved and derived from thousands of years of worship and traditions. Also cruise past the Manikarnika ghat to see the pyres being lit for the first cremations of the day. After the Boatride visit a living Hindu temple to see the ceremony of morning "puja". Return to hotel for breakfast. After breakfast walk through the myriad of narrow lanes in the Old city, past the many ancient temples, shrines and little shops crammed with customers looking for the famous silver and gold brocades for weddings or ever for cremation cloth. The most famous temple is the Kashi Vishvanath or "Golden" temple, which though off-limits to non-Hindus, can be seen from the top floor of the old house opposite it. Evening visit the Ghats to see the puja ceremony on River Ganges. Overnight at Hotel.
After breakfast drive to Bodhgaya (06 hrs) Holding extreme religious importance to the buddhists, Bodhgaya lies13 km south of Gaya, beside the river Phalgu. It was here, that the Lord Buddha sat under the Banyan tree and attained enlightenment, and a descendant of that original tree still flourishes there today. Bodhgaya is small and quiet town, which is the most important of all the Buddhist sites in the world. Overnight at Hotel.
After breakfast visit one of the holiest Buddhist pilgrimage centres. It was here that Gautama attained enlightenment and became Buddha under the "Bodhi" tree Satabodhi temple, Japanese and Tibetan monasteries along with Magadha university musuem are also to be visited. Evening free for Independent activities. Overnight at Hotel.
After breakfast drive to Bodhgaya (6 Hrs), enroute visiting Rajgir and Nalanda. Rajgir (2 hrs & 30 mins) capital of 6th century Magadha Empire. It was revered site of Buddhas discourses. Buddha spent many years here. Visit Gridhrakula, Sapataparni cave, Ajatsatru fort and Venuvana. And visit Nalanda - the world's oldest university founded in the 5th century. Also visit monasteries and temples with impressive Buddhist & Hindu images. The Institute for research into Buddhism and Pali literature which houses rare manuscripts, is also worth visiting for the enthusiasts. Archaeological musuem is also not to be missed for the rare collections. Overnight at Hotel.
After breakfast drive to Kushinagar enroute visiting Vaishali where Lord Buddha preached his last sermon announcing his approaching Nirvana. Visit stupas holding urns containing ashes of Buddha and Ashok pillar erected by Emperor Ashoka to mark places sanctified by Buddha. The place is also known now for famous Madhubani paintings. Continue drive to Kushinagar. Arrive & Check-in at hotel. Kushinagar is the place where Buddha entered perfect tranquility the state of Maha Pari Nirvana. Overnight at Hotel.
After breakfast drive to Balrampur. Arrive & check-in at hotel. Overnight at Hotel.
After breakfast drive to Lumbini (6hrs). Lumbini: The birth place of Lord Buddha in the Himalayan foothills of Nepal. Arrive & check-in at hotel. Overnight at Hotel.
After Breakfast Depart to Kathmandu by Flight. Arrive Kathmandu – meet and transfer to Hotel Kathmandu City: Known as Kantipur, the capital of the Kingdom of Nepal. Here you will visit the temple of the Living Goddess, who acknowledges the greetings of the devotees from the balcony of her temple residence. Kasthamandap – the source of the name Kathmandu and supposed to be made from the timber of a single tree and the Durbar Square ate with it's array of temples overlooked by the Hanuman Dhoka Palace, the ancient place of the Nepalese Royalty. Swayambhunath: - Located approximately 4 km/2.5 miles, Buddhist stupa this is said to be 2000 years old. The stupa, which forms the main structure, is composed of a solid hemisphere of brick and earth supporting a lofty conical spire capped by a pinnacle of copper gilt. Overnight at Hotel.
After breakfast proceed for Patan - 20 kms from Kathmandu - the city with thousands of golden rooftops where they made the film "Little Buddha". An important ancient city of Kathmandu valley. Overnight at Hotel.
After breakfast transfer to Kathmandu airport. Arrive Delhi - proceed for sightseeing tour of OLD DELHI – visiting the Jama Masjid. At the Chandni Chowk board cycle rickshaws and see the sights & sounds of this busy street with its quaint shops & ancient gateways. After Lunch tour of NEW DELHI - drive past the stately government buildings of the British Era designed by Lutyen’s, including the Indian Gate & the Presidential Palace. Continue onto the beautiful Humayun’s tomb of the Mughal era & thereafter visit the towering minaret of Qutab Minar. After dinner transfer to IGI airport to catch flight for onward journey.