Buddhist Circuit Golden Tour

Detail Itinerary

Day 1Arrival Delhi - IndiaAfter your arrival in Delhi International Airport meet with representatives of Pink Mountain Treks and Expedition, then transfer to hotel.

Day 2New Delhi City Tour and drive to Jaipur (260Kms/6 Hrs) Visit to Humayun’s Tomb, Qutub Minar,India gate, President House Buildings and later drive to Jaipur. Overnight in Jaipur.

Day 3Jaipur sightseeing Sightseeing tour covering the highlights of Jaipur (Pink city) that includes: Amber Fort , Hawa Mahal or the Palace of Winds,
City Palace museum, the Jantar Mantar Observatory and walk through the Johari Market. Jaipur stay.

Day 4Jaipur - Fatehpur Sikri - Agra ( 250Kms/6Hrs) En-route to Agra, we stop to visit Fatehpuri Sikri. Also visit Red forty in Agra. Overnight in Agra.

Day 5Agra to Delhi drive and flight to Varanasi Visit the world famous monument Taj Mahal at sunrise and later drive to Delhi to catch flight to Varanasi. Arrival at Varanasi airport and transfer to the hotel.
In the evening visit Evening Ceremony on Dashashwamedh Ghat then comes back to hotel.

Day 6Varanasi Early morning proceed to the ghats for morning boat Cruise on the River Ganges.
Return to Hotel for breakfast. Later excursion to Sarnath to visit Deer Park where Lord Buddha gave his first sermon, ruins of the site of Dharmarajika & Dhamek Stupa.

Day 7Varanasi- Bodhgaya (275 km / 5 Hrs) After Breakfast drive for the Bodhgaya Check Inn to the hotel later visit Mahabodhi Temple.

Day 8Bodhgaya - Rajgir -- Nalanda -Boudhgaya (180 km/ 5hrs) After breakfast drive to Rajgir visit bimbisara jail, hot spring water later proceed to Nalanda to see ruins of Nalanda University.

Day 9Bodhgaya - Kushinagar (325 km / 9 hrs) After breakfast drive for Kushinagar in route visit Vaishali. Overnight in Kushinagar.

Day 10Kushinagar - Lumbini, Nepal drop (180 Km / 4 hrs) After breakfast visit Mahaparinirvana Temple, Ramabhar Stupa, later drive for Lumbini, Nepal – the Birthplace of Bhuddha – stay there.

Day 11Lumbini,Ramagrama, Devadaha, Tilaurakot Exploration - Kathmandu Whole day in Lumbini,Ramagrama, Devadaha, Tilaurakot, Kudan, Niglihawa, Gotihawa, Sagarhawa and Twin Stupa to see the birth place of Buddha, Shakya Palace where Buddha spend his Twenty Nine Yeras of his early age, Ramagrama Stupa where relics of Buddha was puted but only not digged since among one of Eight.Kudan, Buddha's Monastery build for Buddha by his father and other Buddhist related Pilgrimage sites in Kapilvastu of Nepal.
Fly or Drive back to Kathmandu. Arrival Kathmandu, we will come to receive you at the airport. Check in to hotel and go for the dinner.

Day 14Kathmandu Exploration - Nagarkot After breakfast leave for full day sightseeing in Kathmandu valley includes The Hindu temple complex at Pashupatinath (a UNESCO world heritage site) & the biggest Buddhist Stupa at Boudhanath. Also visit Monkey Temple the Shyambhunath (2000 years old temple) and drive to Nagarkot (7, 200ft) - a beautiful hill station, which provides magnificent Mountain panorama, from Everest in the east to Annapurna in the west, eight of the world's tallest Mountain in a peaceful rural settings.

Day 15Nagarkot - Kathmandu Early Morning sunrise and Mountain View from Nagarkot and drive back to Kathmandu, via Bhaktapur a historical town. Stay in Kathmandu, evening join cultural show and dinner.

Day 16Departure Day Pink Mountain Treks and Expedition's representative will drop you at airport before three hours of your flight time.
Or you can extend trip to Pokhara or Chitwan national park or Bhutan or even to Tibet.