Welcome to Varanasi! Upon arrival at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (VNS) or Varanasi Cantt Railway Station, you will be warmly received by our representative and transferred to your hotel. In the evening, witness the divine Ganga Aarti ceremony from a private boat at Dashashwamedh Ghat. Overnight in Varanasi. Highlights: Airport greeting, private boat ride, Dashashwamedh Ghat Aarti.

Activities : Sightseeing

Morning excursion to Deer Park at Sarnath, where Lord Buddha preached his first sermon. Visit Dhamek Stupa, Chaukhandi Stupa, and the Sarnath Archaeological Museum (housing the Ashoka Lion Capital). After lunch, drive to Bodhgaya and check-in to your hotel. Highlights: Dhamek Stupa, Lion Capital, Mulagandha Kuti Vihara, drive to Bodhgaya. Overnight in Bodhgaya.

Activities : Museums

Full day holy pilgrimage at UNESCO World Heritage Mahabodhi Temple Complex and the venerated Bodhi Tree. Meditate at the Vajrasana (Diamond Throne) and visit Sujata Kuti, Niranjana River, 80-Foot Great Buddha Statue, and international monasteries (Thai, Japanese, Bhutanese, Tibetan). Highlights: Mahabodhi Temple sanctum, Bodhi Tree meditation, Sujata Kuti, Great Buddha Statue. Overnight in Bodhgaya.

Activities : Sightseeing

Drive to ancient Rajgir. Ride the aerial chairlift up Ratnagiri Hill to Vishwa Shanti Stupa and walk to Griddhakuta (Vulture's Peak). Visit Venuvana Bamboo Grove. Continue to Nalanda to explore the monumental ruins of the world's first residential monastic university. Drive onward to Patna. Highlights: Vulture's Peak meditation, Shanti Stupa ropeway, ruins of Nalanda. Overnight in Patna.

Activities : Sightseeing

Drive to Vaishali, where Lord Buddha gave his last sermon. Explore the intact Ashokan Lion Pillar at Kolhua, Buddha Relic Stupa, and Coronation Tank. Continue onwards to Kushinagar, the hallowed town where Buddha entered Mahaparinirvana. Highlights: Complete Ashokan Pillar of Vaishali, Relic Stupa, evening prayers in Kushinagar. Overnight in Kushinagar.

Activities : Sightseeing

Visit the sanctified Mahaparinirvana Temple, viewing the 5th-century reclining statue of Lord Buddha. Tour the holy Ramabhar Stupa (cremation site). Cross the Indo-Nepal border at Sonauli and transfer to your hotel in Lumbini, Nepal. Highlights: Reclining Buddha Shrine, Ramabhar Stupa, cross into Nepal. Overnight in Lumbini.

Activities : Sightseeing

Explore the UNESCO World Heritage Sacred Garden of Lumbini. Visit Maya Devi Temple (the exact nativity site), the Sacred Pond, and Emperor Ashoka's Pillar (249 BC). Drive back across the border into India towards Sravasti. Highlights: Maya Devi Temple, Ashoka Pillar Lumbini, Monastic zones, journey to Sravasti. Overnight in Sravasti.

Activities : Sightseeing

Tour Jetavana Vihara, where Buddha spent 24 rainy retreats. Visit Anandabodhi Tree, Gandhakuti (Buddha's Hut), and Angulimala Stupa at Sahet-Mahet. Following lunch, drive onward to your preferred departure hub: Varanasi or Lucknow. Highlights: Jetavana monastery meditation, Gandhakuti, Anandabodhi Tree, Angulimala Stupa. Overnight in Varanasi/Lucknow.

Activities : Sightseeing

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel followed by a transfer to Varanasi International Airport / Lucknow Airport / Railway Station for your onward journey, filled with sacred memories of the Buddhist Circuit. Services: Breakfast included, private airport/station drop-off.

Activities : Sightseeing