At the feet of Lord Buddha; IRCTC offers Buddhist pilgrimage journey

At the feet of Lord Buddha; IRCTC offers Buddhist pilgrimage journey

Hats off to the Indian government that they are providing the Indian devotees to fulfil their wishes to meet God. As Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has started tourism package such as the Buddhist Circuit, which covers eight destinations including Bodhgaya, Nalanda, Rajgir in Bihar, Varanasi, Sarvasti, Agra, Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh) and Lumbini (Nepal).

The Buddhist Circuit tour starts from New Delhi as first day and then takes you to tour Bodh Gaya on second day, third day to Rajgir and Nalanda, fourth day to Varanasi, after following Ganga train went to Nepal in Lumbini on the fifth day, return the sixth day in Kushinagar, seventh day Sravasti and last eight day in the leather city of Agra. In all total eight days of the spiritual tour.

The train will consist of AC- First Class, AC- 2 Tier, AC- First Couple

Well, this train has some criteria, if fulfilled then the train will be take off. Among them, one is if minimum seats are not booked then the train will be not run. The minimum amount of passenger required is 175 unless if not then the journey would be cancelled.

If a foreigner wants to travel then they must carry visa and must have valid permission granted by Indian Mission abroad.

Buddhist Pilgrimage Map

The main attractions on the Buddhist Pilgrimage Map are listed below:

And if you want more details then log-on IRCTC Buddhist Train