Uttranchal Glimpses

Duration : 14 Nights / 15 Days
Destinations Covered : Delhi - Agra - Jaipur - Varanasi - Bodhgaya - Vaishali - Kushinagar - Lumbini - Kapilvastu - Sravasti - Balrampur – Lucknow

DAY - 1 : DELHI
Arrive Delhi in the late evening and transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.

DAY - 2 : DELHI
Morning Full day city tour. Visit Raj Ghat and Shanti Vana - the cremation sites of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, Jama Masjid and drive past Red Fort and Chandni Chowk. Afternoon visit Qutub Minar built by Qutub-ud-Din Aibek in 1199, Humayun's Tomb, India Gate (War Memorial Arch), Lakshminarayan Temple - a modern Hindu Temple. Also drive past President's House, Parliament House, Government Secretariat Buildings & Connaught Place shopping centre. Overnight Delhi.

DAY - 3 : DELHI – JAIPUR (BY SURFACE)
Morning drive to Jaipur. Upon arrival, check in into hotel. Evening free time to enjoy the city atmosphere which by many means is fabulous. Overnight at hotel.

DAY - 4 : JAIPUR
The day is to be started with the Elephant ride at Amer Fort, followed by the city tour covering - Hawa Mahal, Royal Observatory, City Palace, Nawab Sahab Ki Haveli and Johari Bazar etc. Overnight at hotel.

DAY - 5 : JAIPUR – AGRA( BY SURFACE)
Today we will drive to Agra en-route visiting the old deserted town of Mughal Dynasty i.e. Fatehpur Sikri. On arrival, check in into hotel. Afternoon city tour covering Taj Mahal, Red Fortand the Tomb of Itmad-ud-daula’s Tomb Overnight at hotel.

DAY - 8 VARANASI – BODHGAYA(BY SURFACE)
Breakfast at Hotel . we leave for Bodhgaya.On arrival transfer to hotel. overnight at hotel.

DAY 09 : BODHGAYA
As the place of the Buddha's Enlightenment, Bodhgaya is the spiritual home of Buhddhists. It attracts tens of thousands of believers from all over the world. Bodhgaya situated near the river Niranjana, is one of the holiest Buddhist pilgrimage centres since it was here that Buddha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree
Visit temples and Niranjana river etc.

DAY - 10 : BODHGAYA - VAISHALI - KUSHINAGAR( BY SURFACE)
A.M. Proceed to Vaishali, a very special place to Buddhists as The Lord delivered his last sermon & announced his impending " Nirwana". See the majesty of Ashok Pillar - Lotus tank, Chaumukhi & proceed to Kushinagar for overnight stay.

DAY - 11 : KUSHINAGAR - LUMBINI ( BY SURFACE)
Morning visit Mahanirvana Temple, the modern Japan/Srilanka Buddhist center & monasteries , then proceed to Lumbini. Overnight at hotel.

DAY - 12 : LUMBINI - KAPILVASTU - SRAVASTI - BALRAMPUR ( BY SURFACE)
Morning visit to Ashoka's pillar (249 BC) rediscovered in 1890's inside thick sal forest, a temple of Mayadevi , the ruins of an old monastery and some new stupas, then in the afternoon proceed to Balrampur enroute visiting Sravasti where you will see the extensive ruins of this ancient city & Jetavana Monastery. On arrival transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.

DAY - 13 : BALRAMPUR - LUCKNOW ( BY SURFACE)
Morning city tour. Later continue drive to Lucknow . On arrival check in into hotel. Overnight at hotel.

DAY - 14 : LUCKNOW - DELHI ( BY FLIGHT )
Morning city tour covering Imambara , Rumi Darwaza . P.M. Transfer to Airport for flight to Delhi . On arrival transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.

DAY - 15 : DEPARTURE DELHI
After breakfast, day at leisure. Evening transfer to airport for return flight.