Varanasi and Bodhgaya tour covers two main pilgrim sites of Hindus and Buddhists in India. The tour takes you for 3 nights 4 days covering Varanasi, Bodhgaya, and Saranath. Varanasi and Bodhgaya tour primarily focus on religious attractions. It is believed that taking bath in the Ganga holy river causes the remission of sins and facilitates liberation from the cycle of life and death.
Moreover, Varanasi is one of the oldest cities in the world that is still inhabited. It was the heart of Hinduism birth. You can find many temples along the banks of the holy river, Ganges. Sarnath is the place where Lord Buddha preached for the very first time after his enlightenment. Similarly, Bodhgaya is famous for Buddha temples, Vishnu temples, and others. You can also find the Bodhi tree of enlightenment in Bodh Gaya. Similarly, you may also be interested in Delhi and Agra Tour.
Itinerary
After landing in Varanasi airport, make your immigration and get out of customs. Our representative will be waiting for you to welcome in Varanasi. Meet and greet and transfer to the hotel Check-in and rest for a while. Then in the evening, you will be proceeding for the Arati at Ganga! The Ganga is worshiped by Hindus who believe that bathing in the river causes the remission of sins and facilitates liberation from the cycle of life and death. Pilgrims travel long distances to immerse the ashes of their kin in the waters of the Ganges, bringing their spirits closer to nirvana. Several places sacred to Hindus lie along the banks of the river Ganges, including Gangotri, Haridwar, Allahabad, and Varanasi. In the evening overnight in Varanasi.
<span>Accommodation:</span> Bed and Dinner
Have your morning breakfast at Hotel. Then you will be proceeding early morning to visit Dashaswemedhj Ghat, Ganga Snan and start boat ride which takes you 1 hour. After this Vishwanath Temple, Kashi Vishwanath Temple is one of the most famous Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Shiva and is located in Banaras, the holiest existing Place for Hindus, where at least once in a life a Hindu is expected to do the pilgrimage. The temple has been referred to in Hindu theology for a very long time and as a central part of worship in the Shaiva philosophy. During the religious occasion of Shivratri, Kashi Naresh (King of Kashi) is the chief officiating priest and no other person or priest is allowed to enter the sanctum sanctorum. It is only after he performs his religious functions that others are allowed to enter. Return to Hotel for breakfast and continue on a city tour visiting Durga Temple, Sankat Mochan Temple, Bharat Mata Temple, Tulsi Manas Temple. Evening drive back to the hotel and overnight in Varanasi.
<span>Accommodation:</span> Bed, Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
The morning after breakfast, drive to Bodhgaya which will take you around 5hours drive from Varanasi. Check-in at Hotel and afternoon sightseeing tour. The Bodhgaya, the place where Siddhartha reached the state of Enlightenment commonly referred to as Buddha-hood. Bodhgaya, situated on the bank of the river Niranjana, is the spiritual home of Buddhists from the world over and attracts tens of thousands of believers. Siddhartha attained enlightenment meditating under the Bodhi Tree, which still stands today in its original place. Bodhgaya houses different Buddhist monasteries erected by people belonging to different sects of Buddhism such as the Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana. The magnificent Maha Bodhi temple in Bodhgaya is an architectural amalgamation of many cultures. Evening overnight in Bodhgaya.
<span>Accommodation:</span> Bed, Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After breakfast drive to Gaya, visit Vishnu Pad Temple, which is sacred among Hindus and is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. According to believers and religious texts, the footprints inside the temple are of Lord Vishnu. The temple is built in Shikhar Style and was reconstructed in the year 1787 by Ahilya Bai Holkar of Indore. Besides this, Gaya is significant to Hindus from the point of view of salvation to the souls of ancestors (a ritual called Tarpan / Sraddha or Pinda Daan). According to Ramayan, Ram also visited Gaya together with Sita to perform Pinda Daan. Then transfer to airport, check-in and fly back to your home country or to the next destination.
<span>Accommodation:</span> Breakfast
