Buddha’s Pathway

Arrival in Kolkata: Welcome on arrival at Kolkata Airport, where a Magadh tours executive will meet and greet at the airport with a traditional welcome.

Transfer: After meet-and-assist services, you will be transferred to your hotel for check-in.

Overnight stay: At Kolkata Hotel.

Breakfast: Start the day with Breakfast at the hotel.

Morning Fly To Bodhgaya: Arrive in Bodhgaya, check-in at the hotel.

Bodhgaya is famous as the site where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree.

Proceed to Visit:

• Mahabodhi Temple: is one of the most important Buddhist pilgrimage sites in the world.
• Bodhi Tree: is a sacred fig tree (Ficus religiosa) that holds immense spiritual significance for Buddhists worldwide.
• Ancient stupas: iconic Buddhist monument marking the place where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment.
• Monasteries around the complex: is surrounded by numerous monasteries built by Buddhist communities from various countries, reflecting Bodhgaya’s international spiritual significance.
• Archaeological Museum: It showcases a rich collection of artifacts related to Buddhism and the ancient history of Bodhgaya and its surroundings.

Evening: Attend evening prayers/meditation at the Mahabodhi Temple.

Accommodation: Overnight stay in Bodhgaya.

Breakfast: Start the day with Breakfast at the hotel.

Early morning excursion: Proceed to Visit Rajgir: 

• Gridhakuta Hill: Known as Vulture’s Peak because its shape resembles a vulture’s beak. Buddha spent a lot of time meditating and teaching here.
• Venuvana Monastery: the first monastery gifted to Gautama Buddha by King Bimbisara of Magadha.

Proceed to Nalanda (30 minutes), home to the ancient Nalanda University, a great center of learning in ancient India.

• Nalanda University ruins: One of the world’s oldest universities and a center of learning for Mahayana Buddhism.
• Nalanda Archaeological Museum: the ancient International Monastic University established in 5th century BC, which taught Vedas, Logic, Grammar, Medicine, Meta-Physics, Prose Composition and Rhetoric.

Back to Bodhgaya: Return to Bodhgaya in the evening.

Overnight Stay: At Bodhgaya Hotel.

Breakfast: Start the day with Breakfast at the hotel. Day free for leisure / meditation/.

Timely transfer to Bodhgaya airport for your return journey to Kolkata.

Arrive in Kolkata. Transfer to Airport: Timely transfer to airport to catch the flight for onward destination.