10D Buddhist Trails & Varanasi (Two-To-Go) from Asia Global Vacation

Highlights:

Inclusions:
- 2-to-go Private Tour (Depart Daily)
- Return economy airfare (International sector: Singapore Airlines, Domestic sector: Jet Airways)
- Choice of accommodation & airline*

Sights
DELHI
Akshardham Temple

BODHGAYA
Mahabohi Temple,
Various countries Monasteries & Temples

RAJGIR
Japanese World Peace Stupa, Vulture Hill

NALANDA
Ruins of the World Ancient University

KUSHINAGAR
Mahaparinirvana Temple, Rambhar Stupa

LUMBINI
Maya Devi Temple
Sacred Tank

KAPILAVASTU
Ruins of the Ancient Capital

SRAVASTI
Jetavana Gardens

VARANASI
River Ganges

SARNATH
Ruins of Sarnath
Archaeological Museum

10D Buddhist Trails & Varanasi (Two-To-Go)

From $2298 SGD

SINGAPORE → DELHI

* Check in at Singapore Changi International Airport
* Visit : Akshardham Temple
Go on an enlightening journey through India’s glorious art, values and contributions for the progress, happiness and harmony of mankind at Swaminarayan Akshardham. Take a 12minute fascinating boat ride experiencing 10,000 years of Indi’s glorious heritage to learn about the discoveries and inventions of the rishi-scientists of India, see the world’s first university of Takshashila and sail through the cases of Ajanta Ellora and other attractions within the site.
*Note : Rooms will not be ready due to early arrival / Akshardham Temple without guide

Meals: Meal on Board

DELHI → VARANASI

* Fly to Varanasi
VARANASI - The most sacred place for all Hindus
* Visit : River Ganges (with boat ride)
Take a short rickshaw ride up to the River Ganges where you will witness the evening Aarti.

Meals: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

VARANASI → SARNATH → BODHGAYA

* Visit : River Ganges
Take a boat ride on the Ganges at sunrise to witness the procession of life as pilgrims and devotees perform their rituals amidst the ringing bells from the countless temples.
* Return to your hotel for your breakfast
* Drive to Sarnath
SARNATH - Where Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon to his 5 disciples
* Visit : Ruins of Sarnath / Archaeological Museum
The place where Lord Buddha preached his first sermon in the Deer Park
* Continue the drive to Bodhgaya, the place where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment.

Meals: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

BODHGAYA

BODHGAYA - Site of Lord Buddha’s Enlightenment
* Visit : Mahabohi Temple
Mahabodhi Temple is the focal point of Bodhgaya. It marks the spot where Buddha gained enlightenment and set out on his life of preaching. It stands adjacent to a descendent of the original Bodhi tree under which Buddha meditated on the excesses of life and formulated his philosophy of a balanced approach to it.
* Visit : Great Buddha Statue / Drive Pass : Various Monasteries and Temples
Monasteries - most countries with a large Buddhist population have a temple or a monastery in Bodhgaya usually built in a representative architectural style. Thus, there is a Thai Temple that looks very much like the colorful wats of Thailand. There is a Tibetan Temple and monastery that contains a large prayer wheel. The Burmese who had led a campaign to restore the Mahabodhi Temple in the 19th century also built their monastery. There is a Japanese temple (Indosan Nipponji) that has a very beautiful image of Buddha brought from Japan. There are also Chinese, Sri Lankan, Bhutanese, Vietnamese, Nepalese, Korean, Taiwanese and Bangladeshi monasteries. There is also a Tai Bodhi Khan Monastery built by Buddhist tribes from Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

Meals: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

BODHGAYA → RAJGIR → NALANDA → PATNA

* Drive 3 hours to Rajgir
RAJGIR
* Visit : Japanese World Peace Stupa
Take a chair lift up the hill to the Japanese World Peace Stupa
* Visit : Vulture Peak (40 - 50mins walk)
The place where Lord Buddha mediated for couple of years.
NALANDA - Site of the great monastic university
* Visit : Ruins of the World Ancient University
The most renowned University in ancient India. Nalanda is one of the greatest centres of learning in the ancient times.
* Drive 3 hours to Patna

Meals: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

PATNA → KUSHINAGAR

KUSHINAGAR - Where Buddha enter Mahaparinirvana
* Visit : Mahaparinirvana Temple
Located in the ruins which various ancient monasteries were found during the 5th century AD. The temple is famous for its 6.10m long statue of Lord Buddha. According to the inscriptions in the ruins, the remains of Lord Buddha have been deposited here.
* Visit : Rambhar Stupa
Ramabhar Stupa marks the place where Lord Buddha received the Mahaparinirvana or the Final Enlightenment. The 15m high stupa is also the most important pilgrim spot for the Buddhists.
*Note : No guide and admission fees for Kushinagar

Meals: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

KUSHINAGAR → LUMBINI

* Drive 4 hours to Lumbini crossing the border into Nepal
LUMBINI - Birth place of Lord Buddha
* Visit : Maya Devi Temple / Sacred Tank
It was in Lumbini, where Queen Mahamaya gave birth to Prince Siddhartha who later became Lord Buddha. It is the place where the Mayadevi Temple and the Sacred Tank exist. And it is here where Prince Siddhartha was given his purification bath.
*Note : No guide and admission fees for Kushinagar and Lumbini

Meals: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

LUMBINI → KAPILAVASTU → SRAVASTI

KAPILAVASTU - Hometown of Lord Buddha
* Visit : Ruins of the Ancient Capital
According to Buddhist tradition, Kapilavastu is the name of the ancient city where Lord Buddha was raised and lived until the age of 29, when he renounced worldly life.
SRAVASTI - Teachings in the Jetavana Grove
* Visit : Jetavana Gardens
According to legend, it is here where Buddha confounded his critics by making them witness a miraculous million-fold self-manifestation seated on a thousand-petalled lotus, as fire and water emanated from his body. The prophet of peace is also said to have spent 25 rainy seasons here, teaching people the essence of his gentle creed.
*Note : No guide and admission fees for Kapilavastu and Sravasti

Meals: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

SRAVASTI → LUCKNOW → DELHI → SINGAPORE

* Transfer to Lucknow to catch your flight to Delhi
* Connect your flight to Singapore

Meals: Breakfast

ARRIVE IN SINGAPORE

Meals: Meal on Board

Agency: Asia Global Vacation

10D Buddhist Trails & Varanasi (Two-To-Go)

From $2298 SGD

Agency: Asia Global Vacation

10D Buddhist Trails & Varanasi (Two-To-Go)

From $2298 SGD

Agency: Asia Global Vacation