DAY 01: SINGAPORE/DELHI/AGRA (LD) |
| Arrive Delhi by International flight. Meet and assist on arrival and transfer to hotel. After lunch at hotel and take coach to Agra. (210kms 04.5 hrs) |
DAY 2: AGRA/NEW DELHI (BLD) |
After breakfast at hotel transfer to Taji Maha, Taj Mahal stands in the
city of Agra, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh located on the
banks of the Yamuna River. After Taj Mahal, have lunch in Agra, take the train back to Delhi. Stay at
New Delhi hotel. |
DAY 3: DELHI/LUCKNOW/ SRAVASTI (BLD) |
| After breakfast go to local airport to Lucknow. Arrive in Lucknow take lunch, after lunch take surface to Sravasiti (170 kms 04 hours) and transfer to your hotel lotus Nikko. |
DAY 4: SRAVASTI/KAPILAVASTU/LUMBINI (BLD) (210kms 05/06) |
| Early morning visit to Sravasiti Garden, the Jetavana monastery at Sravasti, the capital of the Kosala kingdom. After breakfast at hotel, depart by surface for lumbini, by en- route visiting Kapilavastu. The little village of Piprahwa, 93 Kms. from Lumbini via Sonauli, is identified as Kapilavastu. On this drive you will pass through the India-Nepal border and will have to undergo through immigration and security checks. Please note this will be carried on both side of the border and thus we should envisage at least one hour for facilitation here. Upon arrival in Lumbini, check-in at your hotel. After dinner at Hotel, proceed with visit to the Pangeran, place where Buddha lord, was born. |
DAY 05: LUMBINI/KUSHINAGAR (BLD) (175kms 04hrs) |
| After early at Hotel, depart by surface for Kushinagar. Arrive in Kushinagar and check-in at your Hotel. After lunch at hotel, proceed with the sightseeing tour of Kushinagar, Buddha¡¯s last journey led him to Kushinagar. Also visits the Muktabandhana Stupa built by Malla Dynasty to house Buddha¡¯s relics after the cremation. |
DAY 06: KUSHINAGAR/VASHALI/PATNA (BLD) (350 kms 5hrs) |
| After breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Rajgir Enrount visit Vaishali, the famous for Buddha Stupa and Ashoka Pillar. Take Lunch at midway. Evening arrive Patna. |
DAY 07: PATNA /NALANDA/RAJGIR (BLD) (115 kms 3hrs) |
| Morning Drive to Rejgir. en-route visiting Nalanda (13 Kms). Arrive in Nalanda and visit the ruins of the erstwhile Buddhist University complex founded in 5th century BC. After breakfast at hotel, proceed with the sightseeing tour of Rajgir. Rajgir was the capital of Magadh Empire until Ajatshatru moved to Pataliputra (Patna) in the 5th century BC. Apart from this take the ropeway cable car to visit the Peace Pagoda atop the hill. Check the hotel Indo Hokki. |
DAY 08: RAJGIR /BODHGAYA (BLD) (80kms 2hrs) |
| Morning take surface to bodhgaya . Arrive bodhgaya check at the hotel for rest. |
DAY 09: BODHGAYA (BLD) |
After breakfast proceed with the sightseeing tour of the religious town revered both by the Buddhists and Hindus alike. Visit the Mahabodhi Temple, known for its Bodhi tree, Gautama attained supreme knowledge to become Buddha. After lunch at hotel, visit the various monasteries like Thai, Korean, Japanese and the Sri Lankan. Also visit the Tibetan Monastery built in the style of Tibet with slopping tiled roofs. Dinner and overnight hotel. |
DAY 10: BODHGAYA-VARANASI. (BLD) (270kms 7hrs) |
| After breakfast at hotel, depart by surface for Varanas. After lunch at the hotel and to visiting Sarnath. Sarnath is the place, that Lord Buddha attained enlightenment. At the Sarnath Museum, there is a remarkable statue of Buddha setting the wheel of law in motion. After the visit drive into Varanasi and check in at your Hotel. |
DAY 11: VARANASI-DELHI (BLD) |
| Early morning proceed with boat cruise on river Ganges.The western banks of Ganges has a string of Ghats - the chain of stone steps, all built with pavilions, palaces and terraces, most of which are mainly used as Dharamsalas where the pilgrims stay during their visit to the holy city. At dawn, the Ghats are buzz with activity of the devotees performing their ablutions in the river or offering prayers to the rising sun and performing other religious rituals. A boat ride along the Ghats gives you vantage views of this activity. Later, visit the Vishwanath temple, also called the golden temple because of the gold plating on its roof. After breakfast at hotel proceed with the sightseeing tour of city situated on the banks of the Ganges. After dinner at the hotel go to airport to Delhi, Arrive Delhi then transfer to International airport to Singapore. |
DAY 12: DELHI/SINGAPORE |
| Arrive to singapore with sweet memories of India Trip. |
