Buddhist Circuit Tour India and Nepal
- Duration
- 13 days
- Group size
- 15 People
- Country
- India
Buddhist Circuit Tour India and Nepal Overview
Buddhist pilgrimage tour in Nepal and India - a spiritual journey Come and enjoy the sacred Buddhist Circuit Pilgrimage tour starting in Nepal including the birthplace of Buddha Lumbini and also combine with Bodhgaya in India...
Buddhist pilgrimage tour in Nepal and India - a spiritual journey
Come and enjoy the sacred Buddhist Circuit Pilgrimage tour starting in Nepal including the birthplace of Buddha Lumbini and also combine with Bodhgaya in India where Buddha was enlightened. This buddhist pilgrimage tour will awaken deep spiritual thurst on you.
Visit all the major and significant sacred Buddhist places like Lumbini, Boudhanath, Namoboudha, Kushinagar, Patna, Rajgir, Bodhgaya, and Sarnath. The Buddhist pilgrimage tour with Earthbound Expeditions takes you with the historical visit to many Buddhist temples in Nepal and Indian which are also UNESCO heritage sites. We call this a Buddhist circuit tour.
Then the tour goes to the lake city Pokhara for a nice break in nature followed by a visit to Lumbini, the sacred birthplace of Buddha. After Lumbini, we enter India to Varanasi Sarnath, Kushinagar, Patna, Bodhgaya where the major life events of Buddha can be observed. Visiting all four main sites where four main life events of Budhha occurred makes this tour a complete Buddhist pilgrimage tour.
After visiting the holy Ganges River in Varanasi, we can fly to Delhi or Kathmandu, from where you fly out to your country. This will be a perfect Buddhist pilgrimage tour that you might have been dreaming for a long time. While visiting important Buddhist pilgrimage sites, we can extend the trip to the Taj Mahal, Jaipur ( The Golden triangle), or even to a Buddhist nation Bhutan. Please write to us to customize the tour.
Earthbound Expeditions is recommended by Lonely Planet, Trip Advisor, Newyork Times, The Guardian, and many other national and international newspapers and magazines for our good services. We provide a Buddhist Circuit Tour at best affordable price, it costs just $1,687. For more information on Nepal Trekking, Hiking and Travelling, feel free to get in touch with us.
Key highlights of the Buddhist Circuit Tour India and Nepal
Itinerary
Arrive at Tribhuban international airport Kathmandu. Representative from Nepal highland treks receive and transfer you to Hotel. The distant between airports to the hotel is not more than 7 kilometer.
- Altitude
- 1,400 m (4,590 ft)
- On foot
- None, arrival day
- Night in
- Hotel, Kathmandu
- Meals
- None
Drive to Namo Buddha which is about 40 kilometer from Kathmandu. The Shakyamuni Buddha is believed to have fed his own flesh to a starving tigress. Visit the Monastery and Stupa. Afternoon visit Patan Durbar Square. Back to hotel and overnight
- Altitude
- 1,400 m (4,590 ft)
- On foot
- Easy walking, 2–3 hrs
- Night in
- Hotel, Kathmandu
- Meals
- Breakfast
After breakfast in Hotel, fly to to Bhairahawa airport and drive to Lumbini. Afternoon visit Lumbini Garden, visit Ashoka Pillar, Maya Devi Temple, Sacred Pond and different monasteries inside the Maya Devi Garden. Pilgrimage are quietly mediate under the big tree near Pond
- Altitude
- 150 m (490 ft)−1,250 m
- On foot
- Easy walking, 1–2 hrs
- Night in
- Hotel, Lumbini
- Meals
- Breakfast
Visit other interesting Buddhist Sites near Lumbini. Tilaurakot or Kapilvastu is capital of Shyakyamuni where Buddha was burn. Sagarhawa, Gotihawa, Kudan and Niglihawa which are related with Buddhism and it’s significant.
- Altitude
- 150 m (490 ft)
- On foot
- Easy walking, 2–3 hrs
- Night in
- Hotel, Lumbini
- Meals
- Breakfast
Drive to Nepal India boarder, Gorakhpur. Further drive to Vaishali Patna. Visit Kesharia on the way driving. Vaishali was visited by Buddha in many occasions. Several important monasteries and shrines were described by the Chinese pilgrim Faxian in the 5th century. After the death of Buddha, the second great council of Buddhist was held at Vaishali to provide rules of conduct.
- Altitude
- 55 m−95 m
- On foot
- None, 8–9 hr drive
- Night in
- Hotel, Patna
- Meals
- Breakfast
Bodhgaya is about 144 kilometer drive from Vaishali Patna. Visit Rajgir which is an ancient city in the northeast Indian state of Bihar. Surrounded by hills, it\'s known for its holy sites. Remains of the Cyclopean Wall, which encircled the city centuries ago, still stand in the center. Close by, Venu Vana park was once home to a monastery built for Buddha. The shield-shaped Japanese Temple contains a huge Buddha statue. Nearby there are hot springs believed to have medicinal properties
- Altitude
- 110 m (360 ft)+55 m
- On foot
- None, 5–6 hr drive
- Night in
- Hotel, Bodhgaya
- Meals
- Breakfast
Today full day at Bodh Gaya. Visit Bodhi tree, Animeshlochana Chaitya, The Ratnachankramana, The Ratnagaraha, The Ajapala Nigrodha Tree, Rajyatna Tree and Muchhalinda pond. Also visit different monasteries built by many Buddhist countries around the complex
- Altitude
- 110 m (360 ft)
- On foot
- Easy walking, 2–3 hrs
- Night in
- Hotel, Bodhgaya
- Meals
- Breakfast
It is about 250 kilometer drive take about 6 hours time to reach Varanasi and again another 13 kilometer north west to Sarnath. Visit Dhamekha Stupa, Buddha’s first teaching, Mulgandha Kuti and Ashokan Pillar. Sarnath is near the confluence of the Ganges and the Varuna rivers.
- Altitude
- 80 m−30 m
- On foot
- None, 6 hr drive
- Night in
- Hotel, Varanasi
- Meals
- Breakfast
It is about 220 kilometer drive and takes about 6 hours. Khusinagar, the place of Buddha’s death or went to Nirvana. visit Mahaparinirvana Temple (where Buddha took his last breathe) and Rambhar Stupa (cremation site of lord Buddha) and Japan Temple. Evening back to hotel. Dinner & overnight stay at a hotel.
- Altitude
- 80 m
- On foot
- None, 6 hr drive
- Night in
- Hotel, Kushinagar
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
After breakfast in Hotel, start driving to Lumbini Nepal. It is about 142 kilometers takes 4 to 5 hours. Reach at Lumbini and transfer to Bhairahawa airport. Evening flight to Kathmandu and transfer to hotel and rest.
- Altitude
- 1,400 m (4,590 ft)+1,320 m
- On foot
- None, 4–5 hr drive
- Night in
- Hotel, Kathmandu
- Meals
- Breakfast
Full day visiting around Buddhist sites in Kathmandu. The biggest Buddhist stupas Swoyambhunath and Pauddhanath and Pharping. Pharping is 19 kilometers south from Kathmandu. Visit Buddhist monastery and make round of pilgrimage sites. Drive back to Kathmandu and rest of the time is free for shopping and walking around the market
- Altitude
- 1,400 m (4,590 ft)
- On foot
- Easy walking, 2–3 hrs
- Night in
- Hotel, Kathmandu
- Meals
- Breakfast
We depart to international airport for your final departure. It is important to reach international airport three hours before of your original flight time
- Altitude
- 1,350 m (4,430 ft)−50 m
- On foot
- None, departure day
- Night in
- No overnight
- Meals
- Breakfast
What's included
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Photos
A look at the trail, the villages and the mountains.
Reviews
Everything was handled for us from the moment we landed. Our guide read the group perfectly, slowed the pace when we needed it, and knew every village along the way. I never once worried about logistics.
We travelled as a couple and the small group made all the difference. Comfortable lodges, honest advice about the altitude, and a team who clearly loved the mountains. Booking on our own dates was easy.
You can tell this is run by people from here, not a call centre abroad. The itinerary had proper rest days built in, the food was better than I expected, and the whole thing ran to time.
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13 days
$1,687 per person
