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Hotel
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Meal
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Tour Guide
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Entrance Pass
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| TRIP OVERVIEW |
| The Buddhist circuit is a route that follows in the footsteps of the Buddha from Lumbini in Nepal where he was born, through Bihar in India where he attained enlightenment, to Sarnath and Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh in India, where he gave his first teachings and died. |
| HIGHTLIGHTS |
✔ Visit the groove of Lumbini where the Enlightened one was born
✔ Bodhgaya where he attained enlightenment
✔ Sarnath where the wheel of law was set into motion
✔ Kushinagar where he passed into Mahaparinirvana.
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| BRIEF ITINERARY |
| DAY 01: ARRIVE DELHI
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Meet & Greet |
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Transfer To Hotel For Over Night Stay |
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| DAY 02: DELHI /VARANASI (B, D)
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Transfer To Delhi Airport To Take The Domestic Flight To Varanasi |
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Proceed to Excursion To Sarnath-here (Place where Lord Buddha Preached His First Sermon) |
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Visit The Dhamekha Stupa,Ashok Pillar,Chowkhandi Stupa and MulagandhaKutiVihar |
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Overnight Stay In Varanasi |
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| DAY 03: VARANASI (B, D)
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Early Morning Proceed On A Boat Ride On Ganges River To See Sunrise |
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Proceed On A City Tour Of Varanasi: |
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Visit Ghats and Temples |
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Proceed to site The Ganga Aarti |
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Overnight Stay In Varanasi |
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| DAY 04: VARANASI - BODHGAYA (B, D)
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Travel To Bodhgaya (Approx: 255KM/5.30HRS) (Place where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment) |
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Overnight Stay In Bodhgaya |
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| DAY 05: BODHGAYA (B, D)
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Proceed For Full Day City Tour Of Bodhgaya: |
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Visit Bodhi Tour |
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Visit Mahabodhi Temple |
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Visit Monasteries |
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Visit Magadha University |
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Overnight Stay In Bodhgaya |
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| DAY 06: BODHGAYA - RAJGIR (B, D)
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Travel To Patna (Approx:116KM/3HRS) |
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En route Vist Rajghir (Buddha spent 12 years and the first Buddha Council) |
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Travel To Nalanda (Approx:19KM) (One of the Worlds Great Universities) |
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Overnight Stay In Patna |
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| DAY 07: PATNA - VAISHALI - KUSHINAGAR (B, D)
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Travel To Kushi Nagar (Approx:213KM/5HRS) |
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(Place where Lord Buddha breathed his last words and expired In Kushi Nagar) |
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En Route Visit Vaishali (Where Buddha Preached his Last Sermon) |
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Visit Ashok Pillar,Stupas,Coronation Tank |
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Visit Bawan Pokhar Temple |
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Visit ChaumukhiMahadeva |
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Overnight Stay In Kushinagar |
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| DAY 08: KUSHINAGAR - LUMBINI (B, D)
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Visit Kushginagar cremation Stupa |
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Visit Mahaparinirvana temple |
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Visit Indo Japan-Sri Lanka Buddhist |
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Travel To Lumbini in Nepal (Approx:174KM/2.30HRS) (Birth Place Of Lord Buddha |
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Overnight Stay In Lumbini |
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| DAY 09: LUMBINI - SRAVASTI (B, D)
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Visit Mayadevi temple |
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Visit Ashok Pillar |
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Travel to Sraswati (Approx:265KM/6HRS) |
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Overnight Stay In Sravasti |
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| DAY 10: SRAVASTI - LUCKNOW (B, D)
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Visit Sahet-Mahet, Angulimal cave |
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Travel To Lucknow (Approx:164KM/3HRS) |
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Overnight Stay In Lucknow |
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| DAY 11: LUCKNOW - DELHI / DEPART (B)
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Proceed on Lucknow City Tour |
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Visit Bara Imambara,ChhotaImambara, Rumi Darwaza and BhoolBhulaiya |
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Shopping At Lucknow |
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Transfer To Lucknow airport to Fly Back To Delhi to connect the International Flight |
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| DAY 12: ARRIVE HOME
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| HOTEL OPTIONS |
| 3★ | Delhi:Golden Tulip Essential or similar
Varanasi:City Inn or similar
Bodhgaya:Delta,Taj Darbar or similar
Patna:Vijaya Taj or similar
Kushinagar:Adelphie Grand or similar
Lumbini: Nirvana Hotel or similar
Sravasti: Lotus or similar
Lucknow:Clarks Inn Sapna or similar | RM4858 Per Person | |
| 4★ | New Delhi : Acura or Similar
Varanasi : Silk City or Similar
Bodhgaya : Anand Hotel or similar
Patna : The Panache or similar
Kushinagar: Lotus or similar
Lumbini : Nirvana or similar
Sravasti : Lotus Nikko or similar
Lucknow : Golden Tulip or similar | RM5584 Per Person | |
| 5★ | Delhi:ITC Welcom Dwarka or similar
Varanasi:Radisson or similar
Bodhgaya:Royal Residency or similar
Patna:Indo Hokke or similar
Kushinagar:Royal Residency or similar
Lumbini: Hokke or similar
Sravasti: Lotus Sutra or similar
Lucknow:Hilton, Fairfield or similar | RM6018 Per Person | |
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| DETAILED ITINERARY |
| DAY 01: ARRIVE DELHI
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Depart from Malaysia to New Delhi by morning flight, arrive at New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl. Airport, meet by our driver and transfer to hotel, Evening visit to Raj Ghat, India Gate, Birla Mandir and overnight stay at Delhi. |
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| DAY 02: DELHI /VARANASI (B, D)
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Breakfast at Hotel: Morning check-out hotel and transfer to New Delhi Airport to take flight to Varanasi, on arrival at Varanasi LalBahadurShastri Intl. Airport meet our driver and transfer to Hotel for check-in and afternoon proceed for excursion to Sarnath-here Lord Buddha preached his first sermon to his five disciples after he attained enlightenment at Bodhgaya, Here visit Dhamekha Stupa, Ashok Pillar, Chowkhandi Stupa and MulagandhaKutiVihar and overnight stay at Varanasi. |
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| DAY 03: VARANASI (B, D)
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Early morning boat ride on river Ganges to see sunrise and followed by city tour of Varanasi:visit Ghats and Temples on the bank of river Ganges, Afternoon free at leisure and evening proceed to site the Ganga Aarti at Ganges river and back to hotel and overnight stay at Varanasi. |
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| DAY 04: VARANASI - BODHGAYA (B, D)
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Breakfast at Hotel |
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Morning check-out hotel and proceed to Bodh Gaya, the place where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment and upon arrival at check-in into hotel and overnight stay at Hotel. |
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| DAY 05: BODHGAYA (B, D)
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Breakfast at Hotel |
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Morning proceed for full day city tour of Bodhgaya, visit to Bodhi tree, Mahabodhi Temple-which marks the spot where Buddha gained enlightenment and set out on his life of preaching, Monasteries, Magadha university and overnight stay at Bodhgaya. |
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| DAY 06: BODHGAYA - RAJGIR (B, D)
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Breakfast at Hotel |
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Morning check-out hotel and proceed to Patna, Enroute visit Rajgir-were Buddha spent 12 years and the first Buddha council after Buddha attained nirvana was held here, Nalanda is just 19 Kms from Rajgir, Founded in 5th century BC, was one of the world's great universities and an important Buddhist center, A credit to the curators, the site is peaceful, clean, well-maintained and perfumed with the scent of roses and shrubs, upon arrival at Patna, check-in into hotel and overnight stay at Patna. |
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| DAY 07: PATNA - VAISHALI - KUSHINAGAR (B, D)
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Early Breakfast at Hotel |
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Morning check-out hotel and drive to Kushinagar-Lord Buddha is reputed to have breathed his last words "Decay is inherent in all components things" and expired at Kushinagar. Enroute visit Vaishali (where Buddha preached his last sermon) visit Asoka pillar, Stupas, Coronation Tank, BawanPokhar Temple, ChaumukhiMahadeva, on arrival at Kushinagar, check-in into Hotel and overnight stay at Kushinagar. |
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| DAY 08: KUSHINAGAR - LUMBINI (B, D)
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Breakfast at Hotel |
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Morning visit to Kushinagar-visit cremation stupa, Mahaparinirvana temple and modern Indo Japan-Sri Lanka Buddhist center, by noon check-out hotel and proceed to Lumbini in Nepal-Birth Place of Lord Buddha, upon arrival check-in into hotel and overnight stay at Lumbini. |
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| DAY 09: LUMBINI - SRAVASTI (B, D)
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Breakfast at Hotel |
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Morning visit Mayadevi Temple, Asoka Pillar, Garden and Pond, Later drive to Sravasti-here Lord Buddha spent 24 years and performed the miracle of sitting on a 1000 petaled lotus, on arrival at Sravasti check-in into hotel and overnight at stay at Sravasti. |
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| DAY 10: SRAVASTI - LUCKNOW (B, D)
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Breakfast at Hotel |
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Morning visit to Sahet-Mahet, Angulimal cave and afternoon proceed to Lucknow,on arrival check-in into hotel and overnight stay at Lucknow. |
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| DAY 11: LUCKNOW - DELHI / DEPART (B)
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Breakfast at Hotel |
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Morning proceed for Lucknow city tour covering Bara Imambara, ChhotaImambara, Rumi Darwaza and BhoolBhulaiya, afternoon free for shopping and evening transfer to LucknowAmausi Airport to take flight back to New Delhi and on arrival connect to international terminal to take flight to Malaysia. |
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| DAY 12: ARRIVE HOME
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Arrive home with sweet memories. |
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| TRIP GALLERY |
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| Namaste! Welcome to New Delhi, the capital of Indi...
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| Raj Ghat, a place where India's father of the nati...
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| Don't forget to drop at India Gate to commemorate ...
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| Varanasi, a city on the shore of Ganges River....
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| Sarnath Stupa, a famous place where Gautama Buddha...
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| Behold your eyes and amazingly have a sight to Dha...
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| Ashoka Pillar: Symbolized the Axis Mundi...
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| A huge stupa, Chaukhandi stupa is the first point ...
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| Mulagandha Kuti Vihara is enshrined with the sacre...
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| Ganges River, believed as a sacred body of water....
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| Witness Aarti Ceremony, an iconic ritual of Hindu....
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| Bodh Gaya: The City of Enlightment...
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| Bodhi tree is a large fig tree where Buddha attain...
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| Visit Mahabodhi Temple the Great Awakening Temple...
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| Patna City is a sacred city for Shiks as the tenth...
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| Rajgir is a spiritual town with natural serenity ...
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| Wander at Kushinagar and have knowledge of its his...
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| Ashoka Pillar: Symbolized the Axis Mundi...
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| Coronation Tank is a place where kings take dip be...
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| Had your feet and take a step and visit Bawan Pokh...
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| Explore Mayadevi Temple where Lord Buddha was born...
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| Angulimala Cave is an important figure in Buddhism...
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| From religious sightings,poetry, music,dance and c...
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| Bara Imambara,famous for its incredible maze, lets...
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| The Chhota Imambara was initially a congregation h...
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| Get a chance for this wonderful sight seeing of th...
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| INCLUSION |
- All meals inclusive as specified
- All entrances inclusive as specified
- Fully guided tours as specified
- Hotel accommodation as specified
- All transfers inclusive as specified
- Domestic flight Inclusive
- English speaking local guide
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| EXCLUSION |
- Flight Ticket & Taxes
- India E Visa Processing Fees
(RM 30)
- Nepal Visa Fees(15days)
- Optional MSIG Travel Insurance (Plan 2) (11-18D)
(RM 131)
- Any applicable increase in airfare
- Any item not mentioned under inclusions
- Currency surcharge applicable based on current ROE
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