Buddhist Pilgrim Tour

9 Nights & 10 Days

Day 01: Meet and greet upon arrival in the morning at Dhaka airport.  Immediately transfer to hotel. Refreshment then start to visit towards Kamalapur Dharmarajika Bauddha Vihara was built in 1960 and since then it is the center of Buddhist life and culture in Dhaka and Bangladesh. After visit and pay gratitude return to hotel for overnight stay. Dinner in a local restaurant.

Day 02: After early breakfast start towards Moynamoti, Comilla to visit Shalban vihara is one of the most valued an archaeological site in Bangladesh.  The ruins are in the middle of the Lalmai hills ridge, and these are of a 7th-century Paharpur-style Buddhist viharas with 115 cells for monks. It operated through the 12th century.

Excavations have revealed many archaeological artifacts dated to between the 7th and 12th centuries.  Most of them are kept in the Mainamati Museum now. Visit museum. Overnight in a hotel at Dhaka Chittagong highway. Dinner in the hotel restaurant.

Day 03: After early breakfast start towards Rangamati via Chittagong 2nd largest city of Bangladesh which is port city of Bangladesh too. Rangamati is one of the colorful hill district of Bangladesh. Majority people are Chakma tribal and flowing Buddhist religious. En-route visit  The most ancient Chittagong Buddhist Monastery was founded by the former members of Bangladesh Buddhist Association known as Chittagong Buddhist Association in 1889 on a piece of land in Nandan Kanan of Chittagong city.

After visit Nandan Kanan start again towards Rangamati. In the evening upon arrival at Rangamati check in in the BPC motel for overnight stay. Dinner in the BPC motel restaurant.

Day 04: After breakfast start to visit Rajbana Vihara. Venerable Banabhante came to the Rajbana Vihara of Rangamati from langadu (Tintila) on the full moon day of the full moon day of Baishakh in 1977 and stayed there permanently. When Banabhante agreed to stay at Rangamati in 1974, many laymen and women came forward to build a Vihara for his and his disciples stay. Day long spend in different Island of the famous lake Kapti and visit Buddhist temple. Dinner at the BPC motel restaurant.

Overnight at BPC motel Rangamati.

Day 05:  After breakfast start towards Bandarban another one colorful tribal hill district of Bangladesh. Its 3.5 hour drive, upon arrival Bandarban visit   Buddha Dhatu Jadi also known as the Bandarban Golden Temple) is located close to Balaghata town, in Bandarban City, Dhatu are the material remains of a holy person, and in this temple the relics belong to Buddha. It is the largest Theravada Buddhist temple in Bangladesh and has the second-largest Buddha statue in the country.

The Bandaban Golden Temple belongs to the Theravada Buddhism order, which is practiced by the Marma indigenous people, a dominant ethnic group of Bandarban. It was built in 2000 in Arakanese architecture, an adoption of the South East Asia style. After visit drive to hotel for check inn.  Overnight stay at Bandarban.

Day 06: After breakfast start towards Cox's bazaar. En-route visit Ramu a typical Buddhist village. There are monasteries, Khyangs and pagodas containing images of Buddha in gold, bronze and other metal, Inlaid with precious stones. One of the most interesting temples stands on the bank of the Baghkhali River.  It contains not only interesting relics and Burmese handicrafts but also a large bronze statue of Buddha measuring on a six-foot high pedestal. The wood carving of this khyang is delicately intricate and refined. Ramu Buddhist temple was established at around the year 338 BC. The temple premise has several statues of the Lord Gautama Buddha inside the temple. They are in different colors and shapes. You'd find quite a few Buddhist temple around that area. Amongst those the Rangkut Bonasram Buddha Bihar is the most famous.

After visit drive to Cox's bazaar for overnight stay. In the evening visit we'll visit Cox's bazaar city Buddhist temple.

Day 07: After breakfast drive to domestic airport to fly Dhaka in the morning flight in a economy class.  Baggage allowance 20 KG. It's an hour flight. Upon arrival at Dhaka immediately start towards Bogra a northern district of Bangladesh. It's around 5-6 hour drive. Upon arrival at Bogra check in at hotel for overnight stay.

Day 08: After breakfast start towards Paharpur to visit single largest Buddhist (Sumpura Vihara) single largest Buddhist monastery in the world which it's also one of the world heritage site declared by UNISCO.

A number of monasteries grew up during the Pala dynasty period in ancient India in the eastern regions of the Indian subcontinent, comprising Bengal and Magadha. According to Tibetan sources, five great Mahaviharas stood out: Vikramashila, the premier university of the era, Nalanda, past its prime but still illustrious, Somapura Mahavihara, Odantapura, and Jaggadala. The monasteries formed a network, "all of them were under state supervision" and there existed "a system of co-ordination among them ... it seems from the evidence that the different seats of Buddhist learning that functioned in eastern India under the Pala were regarded together as forming a network, an interlinked group of institutions," and it was common for great scholars to move easily from position to position among them.The excavation at Paharpur, and the finding of seals bearing the inscription Shri-Somapure-Shri-Dharmapaladeva-Mahavihariyarya-bhiksu sangghasya, has identified the Somapura Mahavihara as built by the second Pala king Dharmapala (circa 781–821) of Pala Dynasty. Many Tibetan monks visited the Somapura between the 9th and 12th centuries. After the successful excavation of Paharpur many statue of lord Buddha has been found which is preserved in the museum beside the Monastery.  Also visit the historical rich museum. Return to hotel in the afternoon. Dinner in a local restaurant. Overnight at Bogra.

Day 09: After breakfast drive to Mahastan Ghar to visit Mahastan Ghar Museum, Also visit most old agrological site in Bangladesh Mahastan Ghar which was the capital city of Mourzo, Gupta, Pala and Sen dynasty. Return to the hotel. After lunch check out and start towards Dhaka. In the afternoon upon arrival at Dhaka check inn at hotel for overnight stay. Dinner in a Korean restaurant.

Day 10: Free time till departure. On time transfer to airport for return flight. Upon arrival airport our services to be concluded.