The sequence of the fifteen Buddhist places follows the lifecycle and the journeys performed by the Buddha as narrated in the Jatakas and the Tripitaka. Accordingly, the Buddha was born (563 BCE) in the garden of Lumbini situated in Nepal, passed his first 29 years (563-533 BCE) in the royal palaces of Kapilavastu, followed by his march to several places and finally of Bodh Gaya, where he received enlightenment at the age of 35 (528 BCE), and Gaya where he did arduous austerity. Then he proceeded to give his first preaching at Sarnath in 528 BCE, after his success in making mass awakening and teaching in Sarnath he returned to Bodh Gaya.

 

After visiting Rajagriha and Nalanda, he frequently visited Shravasti, where out of his passing 45 rainy seasons he stayed 24 times there, performed miracles and gave sermons. During the 6th (522 BCE) and 9th years (519 BCE) after enlightenment he stayed at Kaushambi. While returning to Bodh Gaya, to fulfill his promise at the kind invitation of Bimbisara (ca. 543-491 BCE), he paid a visit to Rajagriha together with a thousand monks of his new order, and gave his sermons there. On the request of his two chief disciples Sariputra (Pali: Sariputta) and Madgalyana (Pali: Mogallana), the Buddha visited Nalanda several times and mostly stayed at Setthi Pavarika's mango grove. Thereafter, the Lord again visited Rajagriha and Nalanda and further proceeded to Vaishali, the capital city of the Lichchhavis, where he gave his last detailed sermons and re-interpreted several of his teachings, and before his final march he stopped at the bank of the Ganga River in Patna, called today as Gautama Ghat. While making his final march he stayed a couple of nights at Kesariya, followed by his final visit to Kushinagar where he passed away at the age of eighty (ca. 483 BCE). In the same year he descended from heaven at Sankisa and gave his final preaching there. Mathura was also visited by the Buddha occasionally; it developed as the major centre of the Buddhist art and sculpture in the Maurya period.

Delhi-Varanasi-Boddhgaya-Rajgir-Nalanda-Patna-Kusinagar-Lumbini-Sravasthi-Lucknow-Agra-Delhi (11 Days/10 Nights)

 

Day 01: Arrival Delhi - Transfer to Hotel
Day 02: Full day Delhi – Varanasi by Train
Day 03: sightseeing in Varanasi
Day 04: Varanasi - Boddhgaya
Day 05: Boddhgaya sightseeing
Day 06: Boddhgaya – Rajgir – Nalanda - Patna
Day 07: Patna - Kusinagar
Day 08: Kusinagar – Lumbini - Sravasthi
Day 09: Sravasthi – Lucknow - Agra (O/N) Bus/Train
Day 10: Full day Agra O/N Stay Midway
Day 11: Full day Delhi Transfer to Airport

 

 

Tour Package Cost Includes
» Accommodation as specified above
» Transfer and sight seeing by deluxe A.C coach /Train
» Meals as specified above
» Mineral water, fruits, tea on the way
» All monument entry fee
» Tour Escort fee
» Cost is subject to change as per availability of hotels at the time of booking

 

Tour Package Cost Does Not Includes
» Airfare
» Visa fee
» Airport portage or gratuities
» Anything not included in the itinerary
» Insurance fee