This itinerary provides a 7-day tour of important Buddhist sites in Bihar, India. The tour begins in Bodhgaya, where Buddha attained enlightenment, and includes visits to Rajgir, Nalanda, Patna, Vaishali, Kesaria, Lauriya Nandangarh, and Vikramshila. These sites showcase remains of ancient Buddhist universities, stupas, temples, and places significant in Buddha's life. The largest stupa in the world is located at Kesaria. Lauriya Nandangarh features an Ashokan pillar from the Mauryan Empire. Vikramshila was an important center of Buddhist learning for centuries before its decline in the 13

1. THE LAND OF ENLIGHTEMENT 6N / 7D
Bodhgaya – Ragjir- Nalanda – Patna (Kumhrar) - Vaishali - Kesaria- Lauriya Nandangarh – Vikaramshila
1 N Bodhgaya 2 N Patna
1 N Bettiah (In rought Lauriya Nandangarh) 1 N Patna (Kesaria- Lauriya Nandangarh)
1 NPatna (Patna – Vikramshila – Patna)
Day 1 Bodhgaya
This village is situated near the river Niranjana (Phalgu) 12 kms. From Gaya and 112 km from Patna. It is
one of the holiest Buddhist centers. This is the place where Gautama meditated and attained enlightenment.
The tree that had sheltered him came to be known as the Bodhi tree (Sacred Fig ).
Bodhgaya, an important place of pilgrimage for Mahabodhi Temple,Animesh Lochan Chaitya,Boddhi
Tree,Chankrama,Ratnaghar,Sun Tample,Vishnupad Temple,Barabra Caves.80 ft Statue of the
Buddha, Lotus Tank, Buddha Kund, International Buddhist House, Sujata village (2 kms), Dungeshwari Hill
(Prag bodhi, 22 kms by road).
Bodhgaya has a number of monasteries, some of them established by Buddhists of Japan, Thailand,
Myanmar, Sri Lanka etc.
Overnight stay at hotel in Bodhgaya.
Day 2 Bodhgaya- Ragjir – Nalanda
"Rajgir" means "house of the king". The capital of the mighty Magadh Empire in the fourth century BC (also
construed as the first recorded capital in Indian history), is closely associated with the life and teachings of
Buddha. Rajgir is also a place sacred to the Jains, since Lord Mahavira spent many years here.
Main sight seen areJarashand Ka Akhara,Jivakameavan Garden,Ajatshutru Fort,Cyclopean Wall,Shanti
Stupa,Venu Vana,Karanda Tank,Shnbhandar Caves,Bimbsar Jail,Jain Tample Hot Spring
Gridhakuta,Maniyar Math,Saptarni Caves,Poppala Stone house.
Nalanda was a great center of learning in ancient times. Nalanda was one of the greatest monastic
universities of the ancient world. At Nalanda you will visit the ruins of the Nalanda University, temples and
stupas.Sightseen in
Nalanda University Ruins, Archaeological Complex, Museum, Nava Nalanda Mahavihar, Hieun Tsang
memorial Hall, Silap, Surajpur Baragoan.Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 3 Patna - Vaishali
Patna once called Patliputra, the capital of Bihar, is among the world's oldest capital city with unbroken
history of many centuries as Imperial metropolis of the Mauryas and Guptas imperial dynasties.
At Patna, sight seen includes Golghar; Alarmed by the famine of 1770, Captain John Garstin built this huge
granary for the British army in 1786. Patna Museum, this excellent museum contains metal and stone
sculptures dating to the Mauryan and Gupta periods, terracotta figures and archaeological finds from sites in
Bihar such as Nalanda. It also houses the world’s longest fossilized tree -16m long and 200 million years old.

2. There is a fine collection of Chinese paintings and thangkas. The Patna Museum houses a First World War
cannon.
Kumhrar- site of the ancient city of Patliputra lies 5 kms from Patna railway station. Archaeological findings in
this area establish Patna's claim to over a thousand years of political glory - 600 BC to 600 AD. Very little of
this grandeur remains though, except for the remains of a huge Mauryan hall supported by 80 sandstone
pillars dating back to 300 BC.
Proceed to Vaishali. Vaishali was one of the earliest republics in the world (6th century BC).It was here that
Buddha preached his last sermon. Vaishali, birthplace of Lord Mahavira is also Sacred to Jains.Sightseen
includes Also visitAshoka Piller,Bawan Pokhar Tample,Buddha Stupa I-II,Abhishek Pushkarn ,Raja Vishal ka
Ghar,Shanti Stupa,World Peace Pagoda .
Overnight stay at hotel in Patna.
Day 4 Patna –kesaria (champaran East)
Kesaria Stupa is situated in the Champaran (East) district of Bihar. It lies at a distance of approximately 110
km from the capital city of Patna. The Kesaria Stupa holds the distinction of being the largest in the world,
standing at a height of 104 ft. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) excavated the stupa in the year 1998.
It is believed to date back to somewhere around 200 AD and 750 AD has a circumference of almost 1400 ft.
The amazing stupa serves as a splendid example of Buddhist architecture and archaeological preservation.
Overnight stay at hotel in Bettian.
Day 5 kesari - Lauriya Nandangarh (Bettiah) –Patna
Proceed to Lauriya Nandangarh (Bettiah). Lauriya derived its name from a pillar (Laur) of Mauryan emperor
Ashoka standing there and Nandangarh being the name of a mound about 2 kms. To the South-West of the
Ashokan pillar. The polished, tapering, tall and singular well proportioned capital has a single lion, placed on
a circular abacus relieved with a row of pecking geese above a lotus.
Lauriya Nandangarh boasts of housing the Ashokan pillar, comprising of the six Ashokan Edicts. As per the
version of the historians as well as the Archaeologists, as many as forty pillars were built here by Emperor
Ashoka. However, today only one pillar exists in complete form, at its initial location in Lauriya Nandangarh.
The height of the pillar is more than twelve meters. Return to Patna and overnight stay at hotel in Patna.
Day 6 Patna – Vikaramshila –Patna
Vikramaśīla was founded by Pala king Dharmapala in late 8th or early 9th Century A.D. It prospered for
about four centuries before it collapsed in the beginning of 13th Century A.D. It is known to us mainly through
Tibetan sources, especially the writings of Tāranātha, the Tibetan monk historian of 16th-17th Century A.D.
Vikramasila was one of the largest Buddhist universities, with more than hundred teachers and about one
thousand students. It produced eminent scholars who were often invited by foreign countries to spread
Buddhist learning, culture and religion. The most distinguished and eminent among all was Atisa Dipankara,
a founder of the Sarma traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. Subjects like theology, philosophy, grammar,
metaphysics, Indian logic etc. were taught here, but the most important branch of learning was tantrism.
Vikramasila (village Antichak, district Bhagalpur, Bihar) is located at about 50 km east of Bhagalpur and
about 13 km north-east of Kahalgaon and 291 km from Patna, the capital city of Bihar . Back to Patna and
overnight stay at hotel in Patna.
Day 7
Your “THE LAND OF ENLIGHTEMENT” tour end.

3. You can move for Delhi or Mumbai or you may extend your stay with us.