Friday 30 October 2015
Buddhist Tourism Circuit Special Train
Buddhist
Tourism Circuit Special Train Commences Its First Journey of the
2015-16 Season from Delhi Today 31st October, 2015
Indian Railways is
operating Buddhist Tourism Circuit Special Train through its PSU Indian
Railways Tourism & Catering Corporation (IRCTC). This train will have six
trips in the season 2015-16 with first trip of this season starting from
tomorrow i.e. 31st October, 2015 from Delhi Safdarjung Station. During its 7 nights / 8 days journey
from Delhi, it covers important sites such as Bodh Gaya, Rajgir, Nalanda,
Sarnath, Kushinagar, Lumbini, Shravasti and at the end The Taj Mahal (Agra).
The Detailed Day-Wise Tour Itinerary is as under
: -
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Day I - Departure from Delhi (Delhi Safdarjung Station in the
afternoon) for Gaya.
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Day II – Arrival at Gaya in the morning. Visit Bodhgaya. Overnight
stay at the hotel.
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Day III - Visit of Rajgir & Nalanda. Departure for Varanasi in
the evening.
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Day IV – Arrival at Varanasi in the morning. Visit of Sarnath.
Visit the Ganges for the evening Aarti. Departure for Gorakhpur in the
evening.
evening.
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Day V/VI – Arrival at Gorakhpur in the morning. Visit of Kushinagar/Lumbini.
Overnight stay at hotel. Breakfast at hotel, Sightseeing.
Lunch at hotel. Return to Gorakhpur. Departure for Gonda.
Lunch at hotel. Return to Gorakhpur. Departure for Gonda.
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Day VII – Arrival at Gonda in the morning. Visit of Sravasti.
Departure from Gonda for Agra in the evening.
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Day VIII – Arrival at Agra in the morning. Visit of Taj Mahal.
Departure for Delhi in the afternoon.
- Arrival at
Delhi (Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station) in the evening.
The Buddhist Circuit Special Train, was launched by Railway
PSU Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd.(IRCTC, a Mini Ratna
Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Railways, Government of India
in the year 2007, with the objective of offering a safe,
comfortable & reliable tour package for international as well as domestic
travelers on the Buddhist Circuit.
This is a fully AC train with a capacity of 274 seats
comprising of 72 berths in first AC, 138 berths in second AC and 64 berths in
third AC. The all-inclusive tour package includes train journeys, hotel
accommodation, road transport, tour guide services, tour manager services, all
meals, travel insurance, security and monument admission fees etc. during the
tour. This train has been awarded the coveted National Tourism Award of
Excellence by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India in Feb 2009.
In the year 2011-12 this train is upgraded with a number of
additional facilities and amenities for providing better services to the
passengers. In the last eight seasons, pilgrims, tourists, media, travel agents
and tour operators from more than 35 countries have experienced the unmatched
services provided on this train tour. This train has become very popular among
the pilgrims and tourist across the world.
The future scheduled departures dates of this train for the season 2015 - 16 are as below: -
December, 2015 – 26th
January, 2016 – 9th
February, 2016 – 13th
March, 2016 – 12th
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