GAYA , INDIA

Varanasi – Sravasti – Lumbini (Nepal) – Kushinagar –Vaishali – Nalanda – Rajgir – BodhgayaVaranasi

Day 1: Bodhgaya (D)

On arrive at Gaya Internationalairport, Our representative will welcome you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel. After check in and some rest, start visit to around Gaya, Uruvela forest, Mahakala Cave where Buddha practice the extreme method for 6 years, Sujata house, the place where Sujata offers the milk rice, Niranjana River, the river where Buddha flow his bowl, the place where Sudda offers the 8 tacks of grass to Buddha. Mahabodi temple (where Buddha attained his enlightenment under Bodi
tree and after his enlightenment, he spent 7 weeks in 7 different places in that garden).Night stay at Bodhgaya.

Day 2: Bodhgaya – Varanasi (Sarnath (About 260 Km – 6hours) (B/L/D)

After early breakfast proceed to Varanasi (Sarnath) . Arrive Varanasi around 12:00 noon and check in hotel and lunch there. After lunch, go to Sarnath to visit Sarnath Garden (DhammarajikaStupa, DhemmakStupa, Ashoka Pillar, MulagandakutiVihara, Sarnath Museum and ChaukhandiStupa). Do some shopping near Monastery. After that, come back to hotel and dinner there. Night stay at Varanasi.

Day 3: Varanasi (Sarnath) – Sravasti (About 350 Km – 8hours) - (B/L/D)

Early breakfastand proceedto Sravasti. After breakfast, check out from hotel. Drive to Sravasti. Lunch
on the way. Arrive at Sravasti. Saheth: Once of the site of Jetavana monastery, the place houses numerous shrines, stupas and monasteries spreading over an area of 32 acres. Once of the earliest Stupas, probably dating back to 3 rd century BC, contained relics of the Buddha.
Excavations revealed a colossal statue of lord Buddha. Maheth: Sprawling over an area of 400 acres, the place is identified with the remains of the city in original. Excavations led to the discovery of massive gates and ramparts and many other signs that speak of the prosperity of ancient Sravasti.
Angulimala’sStupa: PakkiKutti is believed to the Angulimala’sStupa. Legend has it that Angulimala was a dreaded docoit of the region who used to wear a necklace of fingers chopped from his victims.
One day, when he was about to kill his mother in a fit of rage, Lord Boddha met him. His words converted Angulimala who decide to follow the path of Buddhism. In the evening, come back to hotel and dinner there. Night stay at Sravasti.

Day 4: Sravasti – Lumbini (About 260 Km .- 6 Hr.)(B/L/D)

After breakfast. Drive to Lumbini “the birth place of Lord Buddha”.En route visit to Kapilavistu visit to Myanmar Monastery, LawkamuniStupa.We need to declare the documents to enter Nepal. Then go to Lumbini (approximate 25 Km away, 45 minutes drive). On arrival Lumbini check in hotel and lunch there. After lunch, then come back to hotel and dinner there. Night stay Lumbini. (Must be carry SINGEL,VISA for Nepal and DOUBLE ,VISA for India)

Day 5: Lumbini – Kushinagar (About 210 Km .) (B/L/D)

After breakfast ,start to visit Lumbini Garden (Buddha’s birth place, Mayadevi Pond, Ashoka Pillar and Bodi Tree). After sightseeing at Lumbini Garden drive to Kushinagar (where Buddha attained Mahaprinivana). We need to declare the documents to exit from Nepal. Arrive at Kushinagar about 2 pm check in hotel and lunch there. After lunch, visit to Mahaparinirvana Temple and Myanmar monastery, Matha-Kuar Shrine, the place where Buddha used water to wash himself last, and RamabharStupa (The Cremation Stupa). Night stay at Kushinagar.

Day 6: Kushinagar - Vaishaili - Patna (B/L/D)

After breakfast drive to Vaishaili. Arrive at Vaishaili about 11 am, check in hotel and lunch there. After lunch, visit to the Relic Stupa, Sacred pond, Kauluha, Ashoka Pillar. Then drive continue to Patna . Arrive at Patna . check in hotel and dinner there. Night stay at Patna.

Day 7: Patna - Rajgir – Nalanda – Bodhgaya (About 185 Km – 5 hours) - (B/L/D)

After breakfast visit - Rajgir - Rajgir or Rajgrih means the home of Royalty. This place has been associated with Lord Buddha and Buddhism. Buddha not only spent many years in Rajgir but also delivered sermons here and proselytized emperor Bimbisar at the Griddhakoota hill. The Jivekarmavan monastery was
the favorite residence for Buddha. Even Bimbisar gave VenuvanVihar to Buddha for his residence. It was also the venue for the first Buddhist Council. Rajgir has come up as health and winter resort with its warm water ponds. The added attraction of Rajgir is the Ropeway which takes you uphill to the Shanti Stupa and Monasteries built by the Japanese Devotees on top of the Ratnagiri hills. Nalanda - Nalanda was a great center of learning in ancient time. Nalanda was one of the greatest monastic Universities of the ancient world. At Nalanda, you will visit the ruins of the Nalanda University, temples and stupas.Nalanda University Ruins, Archaeological Complex, Museum, Nava NalandaMahavihar, Hieun Tsang memorial Hall, Silap, SurajpurBaragoan.OvernightArrive at Bodhgaya about (5) pm check in hotel. Night stay at Bodhgaya.

Day 8: Bodhgaya – drop (B)

All visitors can pay homage at Mahabodi temple compound in the early morning which open at (4:00) am. We wish you are getting full satisfactions on your moments of miracle journeys and ready for flying back home. We will warmly give you a check out from hotel at 8:00 am. Our Indian representative
will say thanks and goodbye at Gaya airport and hope to see you all again in journeys with us.