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Destination Covered
Kathmandu – Pokhara – Lumbini – Sravasti – Kushinagar – Patna – Rajgir – Bodhgaya – Delhi
Tour Description
Visit the birth place of Gautam Buddha – Lumbini, Nepal along with other popular Buddhist places in Nepal & India. Lumbini is one of four magnets for pilgrimage that sprang up in places pivotal to the life of the Buddha, the others being at Kushinagar, Bodh Gaya and Sarnath.
SUMMARY
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1 | Kathmandu Arrival(1300m)Overnight stay – Hotel | Our company representative will be on standby with our vehicle & a sign-board plaque displaying our your name & company’s name at the Airport to pick you up and transfer you to your Hotel. After you’ve freshen up, a senior executive from the office will give you a short briefing about your whole program. Get familiar with your surroundings, rest or take a short stroll down the road. Your first overnight at your hotel in the valley of the gods. |
2 | Kathmandu SightseeingOvernight stay | After breakfast full day sightseeing of Pashupatinath Temple,Boudhanath Stupa, Soyamhunath, Patan Krishna Mandir and Kathmandu Durbar Square. Overnight. |
3 | Drive to PokharaManakamana TempleOvernight stay at Hotel | After breakfast Drive to Pokhara; en route visit Manokamna Temple. (Approx. 6 hrs.) Overnight. |
4 | Drive to SarangkotView SunrisePokhara SightseeingDay 6 & 7 Overnight stay | Early in the morning you will drive to Sarangkot hill for sunrise views and Himalayan range views.After breakfast you will go for half day sightseeing to David’s fall, Gupteshowor Mahadev Cave, Bindabasini Temple and Phewa Lake You can enjoy boat ride at Phewa Lake in the evening. Overnight stay at Hotel.Optional activity: Rafting, Paragliding, Ultra- Light, and Zip-flyer |
5 | Drive to LumbiniOvernight Stay | After Breakfast Drive to Lumbini ; Day at leisure, Overnight stay at Hotel. |
6 | LumbiniOvernight Stay. | After breakfast visit Japanese Stupa, Chinese Stupa,Ashoka Sthamba, Vietnam Stupa, Buddha’s birth place, Mayadevi Temple and many other Buddhist Stupa, Overnight stay at Hotel. |
7 | LUMBINI [NEPAL] –SRAVASTIOvernight Stay | After early breakfast we leave the lumbini at arround 07.00 hrs. With pack lunch, here we cross the border of Nepal and enter in the india, the immigration is to be clear in Nepal as well as in India, then again to drive towards Sravasti. Overnight Stay. |
8 | SravastiOvernight Stay | After breakfast sightseeing straight visiting anguli mall, jet van, in jet van people pray.Overnight Stay. |
9 | SRAVASTI – KUSHINAGAR (240 Km) | After early breakfast, we leave for Kushinagar at 07.00 hrs., via Gorakhpur, lunch in Gorakhpur, than drive to Kushinagar, on arrival in Kushinagar check in at Hotel; later go for the sightseeing visiting Mahaparinirvana temple commemorating the place of the great decease with a reclining status of lord Buddha, Rambhar stupa where lord Buddha was cremated. Overnight. |
10 | Kushinagar – Vaishali – Patna( 250 Km) | After early breakfast, we start driving at 07.00 hrs. Towards Vaishali, today will be a little longer journey, later we drive and reaches the Vaishali, and Ashok pillar, there are two sites of Vaishali, and we visit both the site, Pillar and Stupa. Ruins. Later we drive and reaches the capital city of Bihar state Patna, we crosses the 2nd longest bridge over holy river Ganges here in Patna. (7 k.m.) Overnight Stay at Hotel. |
11 | PatnaOvernight | After Breakfast – Local sightseeing. Overnight. |
12 | Patna – Nalanda- Rajgir (110 Km) | After early breakfast, we drive to Nalanda, and do the sightseeing of Nalanda university ruins; after the sightseeing of Nalanda we drive to Rajgir, and check in at hotel, our hot lunch will be in hotel hokke only, later we do the sightseeing of Rajgir visiting venu van, gridhkuta,bimbisar jail etc., we also have the Shanti stupa built by Japanies, where one can go to see on the top of the hill by cable trolley only, normally Buddhist people go and visit Gridhkuta on top of hill by walking & pray. Overnight. |
13 | Rajgir to Bodhgaya | After breakfast, if we still have to do some sightseeing today we do it in Rajgir, and leave Rajgir after lunch to Bodhgaya, Overnight at hotel, |
14 | BodhgayaOvernight Stay | After breakfast, we go to main temple of Lord Buddha, and also visit the Niranjana river, & Sujata temple, later lunch in the ho tel, after noon visit the other temples and monasteries, of Bodhgaya, if people still wish to visit the main temple in the evening we can do that. Overnight at hotel. |
15 | Bodhgaya – Delhi( Flight)Overnight Stay | After breakfast free till departure to airport to catch flight for New Delhi.Assist at Airport and transfer to Hotel. Overnight. |
16 | Delhi | After breakfast Full day local sightseeing i.e. Birla Temple; India Gate; Passing through President house; National Museum; Red Fort; Raj Ghat and Qutub Minar etc.. Overnight. |
17 | Departure | After breakfast free till departure to Airport for your onward Journey. |
Tour Facts
India & Nepal Package
Visit Lumbini (Buddha Birth Place)[
16 Nights / 17 Days
Cost per Person
USD 1100 (based on twin sharing)
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Booking Information: Advance payment of USD 100 / INR 5,000 per person is required for booking confirmation. Balance amount can be paid upon arrival at Kathmandu. If cancellation takes place after booking confirmation then advance deposit amount will be forfeited.
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