Varanasi Trip Overview
It’s an all inclusive tour, with a private vehicle available for you on disposal, and a local tour guide available from Bodhgaya till the departure. This tour provides you complete freedom from any worries about other expenses as all your meals and entry passes are covered during the tour.
• Money-back Guarantee.
• 100% Guest Satisfaction Assured.
• Includes All Entrance Tickets.
• Rush free and Comfortable Tour Itinerary.
• All tour carried out by Government Approved Guide with In-depth knowledge of
History.
• Traditional Indian Souvenir at Departure.
Additional Info
Duration: 3 days
Starts: Varanasi, India
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
It’s an all inclusive tour, with a private vehicle available for you on disposal, and a local tour guide available from Bodhgaya till the departure. This tour provides you complete freedom from any worries about other expenses as all your meals and entry passes are covered during the tour.
• Money-back Guarantee.
• 100% Guest Satisfaction Assured.
• Includes All Entrance Tickets.
• Rush free and Comfortable Tour Itinerary.
• All tour carried out by Government Approved Guide with In-depth knowledge of
History.
• Traditional Indian Souvenir at Departure.
Itinerary
Day 1: Drive from Varanasi- Bodhgaya (250 Kms)
Stop At: Mahabodhi Temple, Bihar 824231, Bodh Gaya 824231 India
After early morning breakfast you will be picked up from your hotel lobby, proceed for a smooth drive to Bodhgaya. Enroute you will have a couple of pit stops for Snacks, Tea and Wash. On arrival you will be checked in to a decent 3 star hotel located in the close vicinity of the Mahabodhi temple.
The Mahabodhi Temple (literally: “Great Awakening Temple”), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is an ancient, but much rebuilt and restored, Buddhist temple in Bodh Gaya, marking the location where the Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment.
The site contains a descendant of the Bodhi Tree under which Buddha gained enlightenment, and has been a major pilgrimage destination for Hindus and Buddhists for well over two thousand years, and some elements probably date to the period of Ashoka (died c. 232 BCE). What is now visible on the ground essentially dates from the 7th century CE, or perhaps somewhat earlier, as well as several major restorations since the 19th century. But the structure now may well incorporate large parts of earlier work, possibly from the 2nd or 3rd century CE.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Bodhi Tree, Bodh Gaya India
It is considered to be the dependent of the tree under which prince Siddharth meditated and later knows as Lord Budhha after attaining enlightenment.
Duration: 0
Stop At: Sujata Kuti, 8 Km from Bodh Gaya, Bodh Gaya India
Sujata Stupa, also Sujata Kuti stupa or Sujata Garh, is a Buddhist stupa located in the village of Senanigrama (Bakraur) slightly east of Bodh Gaya in the state of Bihar, India. It lies directly across the Phalgu River from the town of Bodh Gaya, where Gautama Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment. It is a walk of about 20 minutes, from Bodh Gaya to Sujata Stupa. It was initially built in the 2nd century BCE as confirmed by finds of Dark Grey polished wares and a punch-marked coin in the monastery nearby.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Indosan Nippon Japanese Temple, Near the Giant Buddha Statue, Bodh Gaya India
This is a monastery built by Japanese.
Duration: 15 minutes
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Maya Heritage, a 3 star Hotel
Day 2: Day Trip to Rajgir and Nalanda (170 Kms Both Round Trip)
Stop At: Vishwa Shanti Stupa, Shanti Stupa Road, Rajgir 803116 India
After early morning breakfast at the hotel, proceed to visit mahabodhi temple again for a Meditation Session under the Bodhi Tree, later embark on beautiful journey to Rajgir while having an experience of the countryside area. Today you will visit the International Peace Pagoda situated on a hill which will be reached by a Cable car.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Griddhakuta Peak, Griddhakuta Hill, Rajgir India
Gridhhakuta also know as The Vulture Peak , also known as the Holy Eagle Peak or Gádhrakúta, was the Buddha’s favorite retreat in Rajagaha (now Rajgir) and the scene for many of his discourses. Rajgir is located in Bihar, India. It is so named because it resembles a sitting vulture with its wings folded.
Duration: 0
Stop At: Rajgir Hot Springs, Saptparni Cave Foot of Vaibhava Hill, Rajgir India
You will get a chance to visit the hot spring of Rajgir, which has high medicinal benefit specially for the patient of skin diseases.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Nalanda University Ruins, Nalanda 803101 India
Nalanda is famous for one of the oldest university in the world which was destroyed by the ruler Bakhtiyar Khilji in 1193 CE. Currently it is under conservation of UNESCO world heritage.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Nalanda Archaeological Museum, Nalanda University, Nalanda India
Nalanda archaeological museum contains a large collection of historical artefacts related to Buddhism.
Duration: 45 minutes
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Maya Heritage, Bodhgaya, 3 Star Hotel
Day 3: Bodhgaya- Varanasi by Road (250)
Stop At: Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India
Today after early morning breakfast proceed to visit few monasteries around the Mahabodhi temple, covering Thai Temple, Chinese Monastery etc. Later proceed to get transferred to Varanasi Aiport/ Varanasi Rail Station or Varanasi Hotel.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
