Arrival Varanasi airport at by the scheduled flight. Meeting and Greeting at Airport. Upon arrival check –in into hotel. After lunch visit to

Sarnath: The principle centre of Buddhism. It was here around 530 B.C that Buddha preached his 1st sermon after gaining enlightenment. The city is famous for its Buddhist pilgrimage and the underlying stories of Lord Buddha.
The most praised attraction is the Dharmarajika Stupa and massive statue of 4 majestic lions. A museum here is learnt of to be the home of ancient artifacts dating back to 3rd century BC.

Mulgandha Kuti: Mulagandha Kuti Vihar is a welcome break from architectural monotony in Sarnath. Situated amidst brick ruins of ancient Sarnath, this Buddhist Temple is as distinct from any Buddhist Architectural pattern as chalk and cheese. This modern temple that looks truly magnificent with detailed designed patterns in its interiors has been erected by the Maha Bodhi society in the year 1931. The temple is famous for its Murals and Frescoes. Mulagandha Kuti Vihar boasts off some of the most magnificent and colorful Frescoes that have been made by the magical hands of Kosetsu Nosu. Kosetsu Nosu happens to be Japan’s foremost painter. These Frescoes and Murals have rich repositories of Buddhist literature. While Frescoes dominate the interiors of Mulagandha, Murals are largely confined to the exteriors. They can be presently seen on walls and pillars along with the outer columns.

Sarnath Museum: Archaeological Museum Sarnath is the oldest site museum of Archaeological Survey of India in real sense. In order to preserve and display the antiquities found from the site during the excavations, a decision was taken in 1905 by the Government to construct a site museum adjacent to the excavated area at Sarnath.

Dinner & Overnight stay at the Hotel.

Early morning Boat ride on river Ganges to see the beautiful sunrise at Ganges.
After breakfast proceed to Bodhgaya Upon arrival check –in into hotel.
Sightseeing of Bodhgaya

Mahabodhi Temple: This beautiful temple built by Ashoka the Great in 3rd Century BC.

Bodhi tree: This sacred tree is about 300 years old. Under this tree Shakyamuni becomes Lord Buddha. One can sit under the tree and can do the meditation.

Niranjana River: Which the Buddha bathed after attaining enlightenment.

Sujata House: – 2 Km west of Bodhgaya, near the Phalgu River is a temple dedicated to an Uruvela tribeswoman who offered food to the starving Siddhartha.

The 80th Feet Buddha Statue: The unveiling and consecration of the Great Buddha Statue took place on November 18, 1989. The consecration ceremony was graced with the presence of His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama, who blessed the 25-meter statue, the first great Buddha ever built in the history of India. The Statue is now a symbol of the holy place Bodhgaya, next to Mahabodhi Temple which is a World Heritage site, and enjoys constant visits of pilgrims from all over the world. Among local people, it is nicknamed “the 80-foot (25-meter) Buddha Statue.

Dinner and Overnight stay at Hotel.

After breakfast visit to

Dongeswari Caves: Dungeshwari Cave Temples are the ancient caves, located 12 km northeast of Bodhgaya. These are caves Lord Buddha underwent years of self-mortification before descending to Bodhgaya. Three main caves contain several shrines for Buddhists and one for Hindus. Dungeshwari cave temples are also popular as Sujata Sthan to local people.

Dinner and Overnight stay at Hotel

After breakfast proceed to Vaishali via Rajgir & Nalanda.

Rajgir: Rajgir (Rajgriha) was the capital of the powerful Magadha kingdom, ruled by the virtuous king Bimbisara.

Vishwa Shanti Stupa: It is a marble structure with niches bearing golden images of the Buddha, built by the Nipponza Myohoji sect of Japan.

Griddhakuta: The strange rock protrusion resembling a vulture’s beak probably gave the hill its name. In the rock cut caves here the Buddha spent many rainy seasons, meditating and preaching.

Venuvana Vihara: Site of the monastery Venuvana Vihara built by king Bimbisara for Lord Buddha to reside. This was the king’s first offering to Lord Buddha.

Nalanda: The world’s oldest university founded in the 5th century. Also visit monasteries and temples with impressive Buddhist & Hindu images.
Later proceed to Vaishali

Vaishali: This holds special significance for Buddhist devotees. It is a small village surrounded by banana and mango groves as well as rice fields. But excavations in the area have brought to light an impressive historical past. The epic Ramayana tells the story of the heroic King Vishal who ruled here. Historians maintain that one of the world’s first democratic republics with an elected assembly of representatives flourished here in the 6th century B.C. in the time of the Vajjis and the Lichchavis Lord Buddha visited Vaishali frequently.

Dinner and Overnight stay at Hotel.

After breakfast proceed to Kushinagar

Kushinagar: Kushinagar is the place that the Buddha chose for his Mahaparinirvana, or final exit from this earth. There are several new monasteries and temples.

Rambhar Stupa: which stands on the spot where the body of the Lord was cremated. Rambhar Stupa that marks Buddha’s cremation ground. Mahakashyapa lit the funeral pyre at Mukutabandha Vihara (Rambhar Stupa) in Kushinagar. Today not much remains of this stupa expect a large brick mound rising to a height of almost 15 meters set within a well-kept park.

Mahaparinirvana Temple: This has the enshrining large recumbent figure of Buddha in the state of Nirvana.

Matha Kuar : The Matha Kuar shrine has a statue of Buddha dating back to the 10th century. This 3 m high statue is said to have been built of a single stone. The statue at the temple depicts Lord Buddha in a Bhumi Sparsh Mudra. It also shows Buddha sitting under the Bodhi Tree, which symbolically represents the Enlightenment of Buddha.

Dinner & Overnight stay at the Hotel

After Breakfast drive to Lumbini on arrival Sightseeing of Lumbini :-

Lumbini: The place where Buddha was born. An ancient shrine with an image representing the nativity of Buddha is still preserved.

Maya Devi Temple: This temple is supposed to be dedicated to Maya Devi, who is Buddha’s mother, which seems natural as Lumbini in famed as the birth place of Buddha. The temple was built during the 2nd century.

Next to the temple there is a pool where Maya Devi used to bath.

Ashoka Pillar: built in the year 259BC, this pillar was built by King Ashok, who was Buddhist. When he constructed this pillar, the King exempted the villagers from paying tax and gave out 100 golden coins to the people. In the seventh century, the pillar was struck by lightning and split into two parts. The site was lost for six centuries and covered with dense forest before being re found in 1895. The place was cleared and the pillar reconstructed and the sacred pond which are associated to the roots of Buddhism.

Dinner & Overnight stay at the hotel.

After Breakfast drive to Sravasti enroute visit Kapilavastu on arrival check in at hotel, Sightseeing of Sravasti.
The Buddha passed the greater part of his monastic life in Sravasti. His first visit to Sravasti was at the invitation of Anathapindika, whom he met in Rajagaha,Sahet Mahet: Jetavana Vihara has the honour for sheltering Buddha for 24 rainy seasons in and has the famous Anand Bodhi tree, age-old stupas, majestic monasteries and several temples. Buddha is said to have performed some miracles here. Outside the city gate of Sravasti was a fisherman’s village of five hundred families

Dinner & Overnight stay at the Hotel.

After Breakfast drive to Lucknow
after Lunch transfer to transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight for onward destination.