BODHGAYA - SARNATH - VARANASI - NALANDA - PATNA - VAISHALI - KUSHINAGAR - LUMBINI - SRAVASTHI

Day One:
Arrive Delhi . Meet and greet at the airport, transfer to hotel. Afternoon city tour. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day Two :
Delhi to Agra by train (204kms/4 hrs) Transfer to railway station for train to Agra. Breakfast on board. Transfer to hotel. City tour visiting marble monument Taj Mahal, Agra fort and Fatehpur Sikri. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day Three:
Agra to Varanasi by train (580 kms/8½ hrs) Morning transfer to railway station to catch train to Mughal Sarai. Arrive Mughal Sarai and transfer by road to Varanasi's hotel (16 kms/45 min). Overnight stay at hotel.

Day Four:
Varanasi Early morning boat ride on the river Ganges to see the sunrise and visit the bathing Ghats. Return to hotel. Half-day city tour. Afternoon excursion to Sarnath (10 kms/20 min) - place of Buddha's first sermon. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day Five:
Varanasi to Gaya (250 kms/7hrs) Morning road departure to Gaya. Check In at hotel. Dinner and overnight.

Day Six:
Gaya To Bodhgaya (10 kms/½hr) and back Morning road departure for Bodhgaya, the Mecca of Buddhism. Full day religious activities at Mahabodhi Temple. Return to Gaya. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day Seven:
Gaya to Patna by road (116kms/3½hrs) Morning departure to Patna, enroute visiting Nalanda-the Buddhist University. Also visit Karanda Tank-where Buddha used to bath. Evening arrive Patna. Visit museum and check in at the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

Day Eight:
Patna to Gorakhpur by road (418kms/10hrs) Morning surface drive to Gorakhpur. Enroute visit Vaishali-place where Buddha announced his approaching nirvana, continuing to Kushinagar - where Buddha passed into Mahaparinirvana. Arrive Gorakhpur, check In at the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

Day Nine:
Gorakhpur to Bhairawan by surface (132kms/4hrs) Morning surface departure for Bhairawan. On arrival check in at the hotel. Excursion to Lumbini-the birth place of Lord Buddha. Return to Bhairawan. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day Ten:
Bhairawan to Balrampur by surface (240kms/5½hrs) Morning surface transfer to Balrampur. Enroute visit Kapilvastu-ancient capital city. Arrive Balrampur, check in at hotel. Excursion to Sravasthi-where he is sitting on petaled lotus. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day Eleven:
Balrampur to Lucknow by road (165kms/4½hrs) Morning surface departure for Lucknow-the eighteenth century capital of the Nawabs. On arrival check in at the hotel. Overnight stay at the hotel.

Day Twelve:
Lucknow to Delhi by train Morning half day city tour of Lucknow visiting Bada Imambara-an elegant building with a main hall (50fts) is the largest vaulted apartment in the world, Chotta Imambara, Hausainabad market famous for its gold /silver brocades and silverware, Museum and Clock tower. Afternoon transfer to railway station to catch train to Delhi. Arrive Delhi and transfer to hotel.

Day thirteen:
Delhi to Onward destination Transfer to airport to connect flight to onward destination.