The Buddhist Circuit Tourist Train, a special tourist trail launched by India Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited, is a comfortable safe and hassle free tour on the Buddhist Circuit covering important places connected with the life of Gautama Buddha.
India, the cradle of spirituality, the birthplace of several religious and sects, beckons visitors from across the world in search of inner peace. Buddhism, which is originated in India sometime in 6th BCE has spread throughout the world. Gautama Buddha gained enlightenment, preached his first sermon and propagated his message of universal compassion to the world in India.
The package includes train journey, hotel accommodation at selected destinations, road transportation in 2×2 AC busses, tour guide all meal and monument entry fee. The train was awarded National Tourism Award by the Ministry of Tourism government of India in 2009.
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Day 1/Saturday: Depart from Delhi (Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station in the afternoon) for Gaya. Dinner on-board.
Day 2/Sunday: On board breakfast. Arrive Gaya in the morning and proceed to Bodhgaya. Check-in at the hotel. After lunch, day free for own activities. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 3/Monday: After breakfast depart from Gaya to Rajgir & Nalanda. Lunch and sight seeing in the afternoon. Depart for Varanasi in the evening. Dinner on-board.
Day 4/Tuesday: Arrive in Varanasi in the morning. After breakfast visit Sarnath. After lunch visit the Ganges for the evening Aarti. Depart for Gorakhpur in the evening. Dinner on-board.
Day 5/Wednesday: Arrive Gorakhpur in the morning. After breakfast in the hotel proceed to Lumbini (Nepal). Lunch at hotel, visit Mayadevi Temple. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel in Lumbini.
Day 6/Thursday: Breakfast at hotel, proceed to Kushinagar to visit Mahaparinirvan and other temples. After lunch and sightseeing of Kushinagar proceed to Gorakhpur railway station. Depart from Gorakhpur for Gonda in the evening. Dinner on-board.
Day 7/Friday: Arrive Gonda in the morning. After breakfast visit Sravasti. After lunch depart from Gonda for Agra in the evening, dinner on-board.
Day 8/Saturday: Breakfast on board. Arrive Agra in the morning. Visit Taj Mahal. Depart from Agra for Delhi in the afternoon. Lunch on-board. Arrive Delhi in the evening.
