Buddhist Kolkata Tour

durationDuration : 06 Nights / 07 Days

destinationDestinations : Kolkata - Bodhgaya - Varanasi - Lumbini - Kushinagar - Vaishali - Rajgir

Day - 1Arrival Kolkata - Bodhgaya (Approx. 420 kms / 09 hrs)

Arrive Kolkata at airport at 19.15 you will see that Aryabhatt Tour And Travels representative is waiting to give a warm welcome. Later drive to Bodhgaya by Bus. Overnight on Bus.

Day - 2Bodh Gaya

Morning After breakfast start your city tour Gautama attained enlightenment and became Buddha under the "Bodhi" tree. Afternoon visit the Stupa and the various monasteries, Mahabodhi temple built by Ashoka the Great in 3rd Century BC One can visit the Sacred Maha Bodhi tree. Overnight stay at the Hotel at Bodh Gaya.

Day - 3Bodh Gaya - Varanasi (Approx. 210 kms/ 05 hrs)

Early Morning after breakfast drive to Varanasi. Upon arrival check into Hotel. Afternoon start your city of Sarnath, the principle center of Buddhism, around 530 B.C. Buddha preached his 1st sermon after gaining enlightenment and Archaeological Museum. Overnight stay at the Hotel in Varanasi

Day - 4Varanasi - Lumbini (Approx. 280 kms/ 07 hrs)

Early morning around 5 AM start your tour boat ride on river Ganges to see the beautiful sunrise at Ganges. After sightseen back to hotel have your breakfast and fresh up, Check out from hotel and Drive to Lumbini. Upon arrival check in hotel and later start your tour Lumbini is place where Buddha was born. An ancient shrine with an image representing the nativity of Buddha is still preserved. Visit Maya temple King Asoka Dronna house Overnight stay at Hotel in Lumbini.

Day - 5Lumbini - Kushinagar (Approx. 120 kms/ 03 hrs)

Morning after breakfast start your Sightseeing of Lumbini is place where Buddha was born. An ancient shrine with an image representing the nativity of Buddha is still preserved. Visit Ashoka piller, Maya Devi later drive to Kushinargar. Upon arrival check in hotel and later start your city tour Visit Ramabha stupa which stands on the spot where the body of the Lord was cremated. Also visit Natha Kumarka Kot enshrining the large recumbent figure of Buddha in the state of Nirvana. Overnight stay at the Hotel at Kushinargar.

Day - 6Kushinagar - Vaisali - Rajgir (Approx. 280 kms / 09 hrs)

Early morning after breakfast or back breakfast check out from hotel drive to Rajgir En rout visit Vaishali in Vaishali we will be visiting Ashoka Pillar, Buddha stupa and Shanti stupa. Upon arrival check in hotel overnight at Rajgir.

Day - 7Rajgir - Kolkata (Approx. 420 kms/ 09 hrs)

Morning after breakfast start your city tour of Rajgir and Nalanda Rajgir capital of 6th century Magadha empire. Buddha spent many years here. Visit Gridhrakula, Sapataparni cave, Ajatsatru fort and Venuvana. & Nalanda - the world's oldest university founded in the 5th century. Archaeological museum is also worth seeing for rare collections. After sightseen back to hotel. Later in the evening drive to Kolkata upon arrival transfer to airport to board the flight for on ward destination.

Tour End but memories remains always.

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