Itinerary:
The train runs every week from Safdarjung with minor changes in the
schedule as per the weather conditions. There are four pairs of train which
run along the specified path. Changes, if any can be known from the station
once you reach the respective station.
Day 1New Delhi - Safdarjung
Day 2Patna - Bodh Gaya
Day 3Patna - Rajgir Nalanda
Day4 Single Occupany INR 4700
Day 5Varanasi - Varanasi Ghats
Day 6Gorakhpur - Kushinagar
Day 7Gorakhpur - Lumbini - Gorakhpur
Day 8Gonda - Saraswati
Day 9Agra - Fatehpur Sikri
Day 10Delhi
Detailed Itinerary
Safdarjung Enclave : Safdarjung Enclave Station is the beginning
place of Buddhist Special Train. The train leaves in the evening and dinner
will be served on board.
Gaya : Early morning you reach Gaya, the knowledge seat of
buddhists. From here you will be transferred to a Hotel where you will be
served breakfast. After the breakfast you will be taken to all the known
Buddhist Pilgrims in Gaya. The lunch and Dinner will be served in the Hotel
where you will stay overnight. Next Day, early morning get up early for the
breakfast. After this you will be taken on a sight seeing tour to Rajgir and
Nalanda. Get back to Gaya to board the train for your onward journey. The
dinner will be served onboard.
Rajgir : Wake up early at 06:00 a.m. to the religious city of
Rajgir. After a stumpuous breakfast, get on the Air Conditioned coach to
sight seeing of Rajgir and Nalanda University. Nalanda University, once the
seat of education for the entire Universe, today stands with its reminances.
Get a insight of the past by being a part of the place for few years. In the
evening get back to the coach which will take you to the train. The dinner
will be served on board.
Varanasi : Varanasi or Banaras also known as the City of Ghats is
known as the religious city of India. The morning lights will see you in
Varanasi and after breakfast on board you will be taken for sight seeing.
From here you will be taken to Sarnath. After seeing Sarnath, get on the
coach to reach Gorakhpur before the sun drowns itself in the clouds. The
lunch and dinner will be served in one of the good hotels of the two
destinations.
Gorakhpur Kushinagar : After a good sleep in the Gorakhpur Hotel,
wake up to reach Kushinagar. The pilgrimage centre of Buddha, Kushinagar has
a number of places to see. The lunch and dinner will be served at good
Hotels.
Gorakhpur Lumbini : Wake up early in the morning to take a tour of
Lumbini which is in
Nepal. After
the tour we will take you back to Gonda.
Gonda : In Gonda after breakfast we will take you to for a
sightseeing to the Ghats of Sarsvati. After this we will take you back to
the Buddhist Special Train by Coach. The dinner will be served on board.
Agra - Fatehpur Sikri : Upon arrival to Agra Railway Station we
will take you to the Hotel where the breakfast. After a little rest, we will
take you for a sight-seeing tour to
Taj Mahal and
Fatehpur Sikri. The lunch will be served in one of the Good Hotels in the
mid way.You will reach the Railway Station in the evening from where the
train takes you back to Safdarjung Railway Station. You will reach Delhi by
1800 hrs in night.
