Buddha tour with khajuraho and varanasi

Day 1 : Delhi

On arrival our representative will meet and assist you at the airport. Later transfer and check into the hotel.

Overnight at the hotel

Day 3 : Delhi / Samode / Jaipur

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out and drive to Jaipur. Enroute visit Samode Palace, The 150-year-old Samode Palace stands in serene sprawling splendour on a hilltop at the end of a dusty road. A magnificent example of Rajput-Mughal architecture, it boasts some of the finest frescoes and mirror-work in Rajasthan. Later drive to Jaipur. On arrival, check into the hotel.

Overnight at the hotel

Day 4 : Jaipur

In the morning an excursion tour of Amer fort on Elephant ride. Breakfast at the hotel. Checkout and proceed for guided sight seeing of the city including City Palace and Museum, Jantar Mantar Observatory, Albert Hall, Hawa Mahal and Birla Planetarium.

Overnight at the hotel

Day 5 : Jaipur / Agra

Breakfast at the hotel. Later check out and drive to Agra. Enroute visit Fatehpur Sikri- the ghost city. Later drive to Agra. On arrival at Agra, check into the hotel.

Overnight at the hotel

Day 6 : Agra

Breakfast at the hotel. Morning guided sightseeing of the most opulent wonder of the modern world "The Taj Mahal". Later proceed for sight-seeing of the city including Agra Fort, Sikandra's Tomb and Itmad-ud- Daulah's Tomb.

Overnight at the hotel

Day 7 : Agra / Gwalior / Datia / Orchha

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out and drive Orchha. Enroute visit Gwalior and Datia. At Gwalior, visit Gwalior Fort this fort is situated at Gopachal, nearly 100m above the town of Gwalior. It's width ranges from nearly 1km, to less than 200m. The walls, which encircle the fort, are solid and nearly 10m high. In places the cliff overhangs and elsewhere it has been clipped to make it steep and hence unscalable. It earned the reputation of being North and Central India's most impregnable fort. Babur described the fort as, "The pearl amongst fortresses in India". Datia is known for its seven-storied palace of Raja Bir Singh Deo. This structure is a unique example of 17th century architecture. On arrival at Orchha, check into the hotel.

Overnight at the hotel

Day 8 : Orchha / Khajuraho

Breakfast at hotel. Later proceed for the guided sightseeing tour of the Jehangiri Mahal, The Raj Mahal and the Laxmi Narayan temple, both noted for their fine frescoes and mural paintings. Later drive to Khajuraho. Khajuraho was once the center of the Chandela dynasty. On arrival check into the hotel. Later guided sightseeing of Western Group of Temples.

Overnight at the hotel

Day 09 : Khajuraho/Varanasi

Breakfast at the hotel. Proceed for guided sightseeing of Eastern Groups of Temples. Later check out and transfer to the Airport to board flight for Varanasi. On arrival, transfer and check into the hotel via Sarnath.After attaining enlightenment at Bodh Gaya the Buddha went to Sarnath and it was here that he preached his first discourse in the deer park to set in motion the 'Wheel of the Dharma'. It is one of the most holy sites as in this place the stream of the Buddha's teaching first flowed.

Overnight at the hotel

Day 10 : Varanasi / Bodhgaya

Morning take boat ride at river Ganges. Breakfast at the hotel. Later half day guided sight seeing tour of the holy city visiting the Durga Temple, Tulsi Manas Temple and Vishwanath Temple. Later check out and drive to Bodhgaya. On arrival check into the hotel.

Overnight at the hotel.

Day 11 :  Bodhgaya - Nalanda - Rajgir - Bodhgaya

Breakfast at the hotel. Later proceed for the city tour of Bodhgaya.

Bodhgaya is one of the most important and sacred Buddhist pilgrimage center in the world. It was here under a banyan tree, the Bodhi Tree, Gautama attained supreme knowledge to become Buddha,the Enlightened One. Later take a excursion tour to Nalanda and Rajgir.

Nalanda, a great centre of Buddhist learning, Nalanda came into around the 5th century BC and was a flourishing university town with over ten thousand scholars and an extensive library.

Rajgir,19 kms from Nalanda, the ancient capital of Magadh Empire.Lord Buddha often visited the monastery here to meditate and to preach. Rajgir is also a place sacred to the Jains, Since Lord Mahavira spent many years here.

Overnight at the hotel

Day 12 :  Bodhgaya - Kushingar

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out and drive to Kushinagar, one of the principal centers of Buddhist pilgrimage is the place of Mahaparinrvana. The monument of Kushinagar are situated in three distinct comprising in the main site of the Nirvana Temple houses over 6meter long statue of the reclining Buddha The image was unearthed during the excavations in 1876. An inscription below dates the statue to the 5th century BC Mathakaur shrine is black stone image of Lord Buddha in the Bhumi Sparsha Mudra (a posture showing him touching the earth ) was recovered here. Later proceed for the sightseeing of Kushinagar.

Overnight at the hotel

Day 13 :  Kushingar-Varanasi-Delhi-Onwards Destination

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out and drive to Varanasi. On arrival at Varanasi , transfer to airport to catch the flight for Delhi. On arrival at Delhi, transfer to international airport to catch the flight for your onwards destination.