DEPARTURE DATES FOR 2004
28 APRIL -08 MAY
19 MAY-29 MAY
27 MAY-05 JUNE
23 JUNE-03 JULY
11 AUGUST-21 AUGUST
08 SEPTEMBER-28 SEPTEMBER
10 NOVEMBER-20 NOVEMBER

PROPOSED TOUR ITINERARY

Day 01 : JAKARTA - BANGKOK by TG 434 : 13.10-16.40. Connected to DELHI by TG 315 : 19.50 - 22.25) Upon arrival Delhi, transferred to Hotel. Overnite : Delhi Your service starts

Day 02 : DELHI - ETAWAH By Shatabdhi Express Train or Domestic Flight (Please advise the cost diffrence). Arrive Etawah-proceed to SANKASIA (90 Km),visit The 3rd Century BC Elephant Capital, Visharidevi,this place believed as a site where Buddha set foot when descended from Tusita Heaven, then depart for KANPUR (22 Km) for overnight. (B/L/D)

Day 03 : KANPUR-LUKNOW (88 Km), LUKNOW-SRAVASTI (160 Km),popularly known as Anathapindika,visit The Angulimala stupa,imposing Sudatta Stupa at Mahetwhich was bulit over the foudations of the house of Sudatta, Gahdhakuti-or Perfumed Chamber,residence of Lord Budhha. SRAVASTI- BALRAMPUR (210 Km), overnight. (B/L/D)

Day 04 : BALRAMPUR-KAPILAVATTHU ( . ? . Km), the Town where Siddharta Gautama grew-up. KAPILAVATTHU-LUMBINI (127 Km), The Birth Place of Lord Buddha. Visiting Tilaura Kot, Ruins of the Eastern Gate, Niglihawa, Gotihawa,village of Piprahwa, Etc. Overnite : LUMBINI (B/L/D).

Day 05 : LUMBINI-KUSHINAGAR (130 Km), also known as Kusinara, The Place Lord Buddha attained Parinibbana, visiting The Mahaparinibbana Temple famous with its Reclining Buddha,The crema tion stupa of the Mallas/Ramabhar, where Lord Buddha was cremated-please arrange somewhile for meditate here, then Asokha Stupa which marking Kunda's house-the site of Buddha's last meal,etc. Overnite : Kushinagar (B/L/D)

Day 06 : KUSHINAGAR-SARNATH (250 Km), Please do passing by Kesariya-the place where Lord Buddha taught the famous Kalama Sutta, and then proceed to Sarnath-The Isipathana deer park-where Buddha preached his first teaching,to see Ashoka's Pillar,Dungeswari,The Pancayatana shrine,The ruins of the Mulagandhakuti and the huge Dharmek/Dhamekha Stupa and visit the modern Mulagandhakuti Vihara with its beautiful wall painting and behind it the deer Park, Asoka's Lion Capital. Overnite at Sarnath, please arrange the chanting un the Mulagandhakuti Vihara at 06.00 pm each nite. find the neat,clean,quite and has a Buddhist atmosphere hotel closest to the vihara. (B/L/D).

Day 07 : SARNATH-BODHGAYA (250 Km),where Siddharta attained Enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree. Also known as Uruvela,visit The 152 meter Statue of maitriya, The 80 meter Japanese Buddha, and Dhongha Hill near Bakraur. Please arrange the accommodation at 'The Mahabodhi Society Rest House' or others with peacefull, nice environment and sacred atmosphere. In any possible way please assist to arrange a room to maditate.(B/L/D)
Day 08 : BODHGAYA (Fullday), visit Mahabodhi Temple, Ancient Asokan stone Gateway,The Cankama,where Lord Buddha spent the third week after enlightenment and Diamond Throne. (B/L/D)

Day 09 : BODHGAYA-RAJGIR (70 Km),visit The Bamboo Grove, Devadatta's Cave at Makdum Kund,The Sattapanna Cave-where the first Buddhism Council was held,Jivaka's Mango Grove, Ajatasattu's Stupa, the Pipphili Cave where Maha Kassapa liked to stay and Boar's Grotto where Sariputra was enlightened to read the Dighanakha Sutta, driving upward to Vultures Peak and read the Mahasaropama Sutta.Then proceed from RAJGIR-NALANDA (15 Km) passing The Great Buddhist University, The 5th Century CE a monastic university and short visit to The Huge Temple3 with its calved panels, on to Sailo (3 Km),this is the town where Lord Buddha met and converted Maha Kassapa, Then onward to Kolita (the village of Kul-some 2,5 Km away)-the birth place of Moggalana, the second of the Buddha's two chief disciples) and finally proceed to Patna (90 Km) the scene of the third Buddhist Council. Overnite at Patna. (B/L/D)

Day 10 : PATNA – VAISHALI-PATNA (55 Km) EVENING FLIGHT TO KOLKATA
Doing the tour after lunch time, so we can use the hotel room until lunch time)) and catch the evening flight (after dinner) from Patna to Calcutta before catching midnite flight from Calcutta going home. (It means 1 more meal should be added) KOLKATA - BANGKOK by TG 314, 01.10-05.20, and connecting TG 433 BANGKOK-JAKARTA, depart 08.10 Arriving Jakarta at 12.30 pm. End of The Pilgrimage tour.

COST INCLUDES
1. 8 Nights accomodation on Twin sharing basis
2. All meals right from day 1 Breakfast to Lunch on Day 10 (except 3 meals at Lumbini)
3. Air Con Transport throughout the Tour as per the Itinerary
4. English speaking Tour Escort thruough out the tour
5. Train Tkt for Delhi - Kanpur sector in Air Con Class
6. All Monuments Entrance fees
7. All applicable Govt Taxes on Hotels and Transport

COST DOES NOT INCLUDES
1. Air Fare for the sector Patna to Calcutta
2. Expenses of Personal nature such as Tel Calls, Mineral waters, tips, Laundry expenses
3. Any insurance charges
4. Finally any other item which is not included in our heading "cost includes".

HOTELS TO BE USED AS FOLLLOWING

Place	Hotels ***	Hotels ****
Delhi	Good Place	Qutab Redency or Sidhartha
Lucknow	La Palace	La Palace Park Inn
Sravasti Balrampur	Pathik	Lotus Nikko
Lumbini	Pawan or equivalent	Nirvana
Kushinagar	Pathik Niwas	Lotus Nikko
Varanasi	Kashika	Hotel Hindustan International
Bodhgaya	Shasi	Lotus Nikko
Patna	Chanakya	Chanankya