BUDDHIST PILGRIMAGE
TO INDIA 2023
Drol Kar Buddhist Centre invites you to join Venerable Geshe Sonam Thargye and Jampa Drolma on an incredible Buddhist pilgrimage to some of the most significant Buddhist holy sites in India.
This multi-stage tour is carefully designed to give the traveller an insight into the culture and beauty of each Buddhist holy region.
Each day will offer a different experience with a combination of travel days, sightseeing and free time to explore or take a breather as you wish.
Itinerary Highlights
Dharamshala (6 days)
The Office of His Holiness has included the group in an outdoor public blessing line. This is a wonderful opportunity to receive
HH the Dalai Lama’s blessing and take a group photo.
Also includes visits to monasteries and nunneries and Tibetan cultural sites.
Varanasi (2 days)
Geshe Sonam Thargye will give a teaching on The Four Noble Truths at Deer Park, Sarnath the site where the Buddha Shakyamuni first gave this teaching. Visits to the Stupa, Buddhist Temple, The Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies University and the Ganges River.
Bodhgaya (6 days)
Daily practice sessions and meditation at the Mahabodhi Temple precinct with Geshe Sonam, and pilgrimage to other local spiritual and cultural sites.
DELHI - DHARAMSHALA - VARANASI - BODHGAYA
28 OCTOBER – 12 NOVEMBER DURATION: 16 DAYS
EARLY BIRD PRICE
$6,980 PER PERSON TWIN SHARE WHEN BOOKED BEFORE
18 AUGUST, 2023
NORMAL PRICE
$7,480 PER PERSON TWIN SHARE WHEN BOOKED AFTER
18 AUGUST, 2023
TOUR COST INCLUDES
Return airfares
Melbourne – Delhi – Melbourne
Four internal flights
Airport Transfers and internal transportation
Twin share four-star hotel accommodation
Breakfast
Booking Procedure
To secure your place on this tour, print out and complete the booking form (see below). The completed booking form, along with a deposit of $1,000 (non-refundable), must be submitted by June 20, 2023 to secure hotel bookings and flights.
Full payment required by August 18, 2023.
Making Payments:
Direct Funds Transfer to: Drol Kar Buddhist Centre, Bendigo Bank.
BSB No: 633 000
Account Number: 140164773
Reference: [Your name] + India
Please advise Drol Kar by email, once the transaction is completed.
Cheques/money orders accepted; payable to Drol Kar Buddhist Centre