Golden Triangle with Buddhist Tour

Destinations : Delhi - Jaipur - Agra - Varanasi - Saranth - Bodhgaya - Rajgir - Nalanda - Patna - New Delhi
Duration : 12 Nights / 13 Days

Day 0I : Delhi Welcome to Delhi, the capital of India. You will be received and transferred to a pre-booked hotel. You have the remaining day to brace up for the excitement ahead. 

Day 02 : Delhi After breakfast sightseeing tour of Delhi. Morning visit Old Delhi. It is a 17th century walled city with its splendid gates, narrow alleys, the enormous Bazaar. Visit Red Fort, Jama Masjid and Raj Ghat. Afternoon tour of New Delhi with wide tree lined avenues, parks and fountains surroundings the imposing government and state Buildings. Visit Humayun's Tomb, an observatory called Jantar Mantar, Qutab Minar, India Gate and President House. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 3 : Delhi - Jaipur After Breakfast Drive to Jaipur Afternoon : Arrive Jaipur check into the hotel and Excursion tour of Amber Fort with Elephant ride. Overnight stay in Hotel

Day 4 : Jaipur  Full day Sight Seeing , covering City Palace, Hawa Mahal, Jantar Mantar & Museum. Overnight stay.

Day 5: Jaipur- Agra Morning  Drive to Agra enroute visiting Fatehpur Sikri. Arrive Agra, check into the hotel. There after proceed for city tour covering Taj Mahal and the Fort. Overnight stay.

Day 06 : Jaipur  to Agra After breakfast you will drive to Mughal city Agra and check into your hotel. Enroot you may also visit Mathura-the birth place of Lord Krishana. This afternoon visit the Agra fort, built by the great Emperor Akbar, and the famous Taj Mahal-the symbol of love, built by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. You may also visit Dayal Bagh.
By evening return to your hotel for overnight stay.

Day 07 : Agra -  Varanasi After breakfast Transfer to Railway Station and Overnight in Train 

Day 08  : Varanasi - Sarnath - Varanasi On arrival Varanasi Railway Station, and transfer to hotel, check-in at hotel and refresh for a visit to Sarnath -the place where Lord Buddha preached his first Sermon in 590 BC. Afternoon sightseeing tour of Varanasi, visiting Ghats, Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Gyanvyapi Mosque, Durga Temple, Banaras Hindu University, Ram Nagar, Fort and Museum. Overnight at hotel. 

Day 09  : Varanasi - Bodhgaya Early morning boat-ride on the River Ganges. Thereafter, leave Varanasi by road for Bodhgaya (242 kms / 6-7 Hrs) one of the holiest Buddhist pilgrimage centers in the state of Bihar. It was here that Gautama attained enlightenment and became Buddha under the "Bodhi" tree Satabodhi Temple. Overnight at hotel. 

Day 10  : Bodhgaya  Morning visit temples in Bodhgaya - Mahabodhi Temple, Animesh Locan Chaiyata, Mohanta's Monastery, Thai Temple and The Burmese Temple. Later visit Monuments such as - Tibetan Monastery, International Buddhist House, Buddhist Monastery of Bhutan, The Chinese Temple & Monastery and Bodhi Tree. Also visit Archaeological Museum 

Day 11  : Bodhgaya - Rajgir - Nalanda - Patna Leave Bodhgaya for Patna (157 kms / 4-5 Hrs) en-route visiting Rajgir & Nalanda. Patna is 2500 year old capital city of Bihar. Rajgir was capital of 6th century Magadha Empire and was revered site of Buddha's discourses. Buddha spent many years here. Nalanda is world's oldest university founded in the 5th century. Overnight at hotel in Patna. 

Day 12  : Patna - New Delhi After Breakfast check out hotel, and half day  sightseeing (Gole Ghar & Musuem) and transfer to Railway Station. Overnight in Train

Day 13 : Day at leisure On arrival New Delhi Railway Station, and transfer to hotel, check-in at hotel and refresh and evening Transfer to international airport to connect flight for onward destination