begin your journey on the Buddhist Trail Tour. Drive to Sravasti, a key Buddhist pilgrimage site where Buddha delivered many significant sermons. Here, Buddha famously manifested a thousand-fold expression of himself, seated on a thousand-petaled lotus, with fire and water emerging from his body. Check in at the hotel in Sravasti for an overnight stay.

After lunch, we’ll explore Sarnath, where Buddha delivered his First Sermon at Deer Park (Rishipattana). Visit key sites including the Buddha Temple, Dhamekha Stupa, Chaukhandi Stupa, Mulagandh Kuti Vihara, and the Archaeological Museum, which showcases artifacts from the Sarnath site.

In the evening, experience the Ganga Arti at the Ghats or a Buddhist ritual ceremony at the Sri Lankan Buddhist Temple, built with contributions from the AIK World Buddhist Cultural Association Japan and the Sri Lanka Buddhist Foundation. The temple features a domed shrine with a Buddha portrait and ceremonial items, framed by ink paintings on the wall.