Buddhist Circuit — Bodh Gaya, Rajgir, Nalanda, Vaishali & Kushinagar

Overview.

A six-day pilgrimage through Buddhism's most sacred sites in India — Bodh Gaya's Mahabodhi Temple where Buddha attained enlightenment, Rajgir's Vulture Peak, Nalanda's ancient university, Vaishali's first Buddhist republic, and Kushinagar's parinirvana site.

Highlights.

Your journey, day by day.

6 days of carefully crafted experiences

1

Meditation under the Bodhi Tree

🚗 12 km transfer

Gaya Arrival — Bodh Gaya Mahabodhi Temple

Arrive at Gaya airport / railway station and transfer to Bodh Gaya. Evening visit to the Mahabodhi Temple, sitting in silent meditation beneath the descendant Bodhi tree where the Buddha attained enlightenment.

Arrival pickupHotel check-inMahabodhi TempleBodhi Tree meditationEvening aarti

🌙 Dinner

🏨Hotel in Bodh Gaya

2

80-foot Buddha statue

Bodh Gaya — Foreign Monasteries, Sujata Village

Walking tour of the international monasteries clustered around Bodh Gaya — Thai, Tibetan, Bhutanese, Japanese, Vietnamese. Cross the Niranjana river to Sujata village (the milkmaid who fed the starving Buddha) and visit the Sujata Stupa.

Thai MonasteryTibetan Monastery80-foot Buddha statueSujata villageSujata Stupa

🍳 Breakfast🌙 Dinner

🏨Hotel in Bodh Gaya

3

Vulture Peak preaching site

🚗 75 km drive

Drive Bodh Gaya to Rajgir — Vulture Peak & Hot Springs

Drive to Rajgir, the ancient capital of Magadha. Ropeway up to Vishwa Shanti Stupa, then visit Vulture Peak where the Buddha gave many of his most important sermons. Evening at the natural hot springs.

Drive to RajgirVishwa Shanti Stupa ropewayVulture PeakRajgir hot springsSaptaparni Caves

🍳 Breakfast🌙 Dinner

🏨Hotel in Rajgir

4

Walking through Nalanda

🚗 100 km drive

Rajgir — Nalanda University, Drive to Patna

Morning excursion to the Nalanda ruins (UNESCO) — the world's earliest residential university where 10,000 students studied at its peak. Continue to Patna in the afternoon. Evening walk at Gandhi Maidan.

Nalanda University ruinsNalanda MuseumDrive to PatnaGandhi Maidan walk

🍳 Breakfast🌙 Dinner

🏨Hotel in Patna

5

Reclining Buddha at Kushinagar

🚗 265 km drive

Drive Patna to Vaishali to Kushinagar

Drive north to Vaishali — believed to be the world's first republic and the site of Buddha's last sermon. Continue across the Ganges to Kushinagar (in UP), where the Buddha attained parinirvana (final passing) in 483 BCE.

Vaishali Ashokan PillarWorld Peace PagodaDrive to KushinagarMahaparinirvana TempleReclining Buddha statue

🍳 Breakfast🌙 Dinner

🏨Hotel in Kushinagar

6

Cremation Stupa at Ramabhar

🚗 300 km drive

Kushinagar — Ramabhar Stupa, Drive to Lucknow Departure

Morning at the Ramabhar Stupa (cremation site) and the Wat Thai Kushinagar temple. Afternoon drive to Lucknow airport / railway station for departure.

Ramabhar StupaWat Thai KushinagarDrive to LucknowDeparture

🍳 Breakfast

🏨N/A — Departure

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