朋友去过新的那个佛教圣地朝圣专车，据说很好很安全很方便很专业很卫生。
她是一个单身美女（印度对国外的人性骚扰很严重），也还是觉得很安全。
如果有国际经验，能英语沟通，吃饭不必一定中国饭才吃得下，能和白人当朋友，这个是少数人朝圣的最好选择了。不费心不危险。该到的地方也到了。
每年9月到次年的3月间，每个月发车2或3次。
这是专车，全部都是朝圣的人，不是民用的火车，坐的人不是西方游客就是朝圣的人而已。
有24小时持枪保安，有英语全程导游。
车上可以热水洗澡，24小时茶水，包吃饭（西方和印度饭）。
去到附近，有连接的旅游车，有连接酒店，全包（反正不是车上睡就是酒店）。
大部分行车时间晚上，白天朝圣，晚上在车上睡觉。
第一天：
德里火车站集合出发去菩提迦耶，火车上晚饭，火车上睡觉
第二天：
清晨到迦耶，换大巴去菩提迦耶入住酒店，早餐，大巴送去成道处参观佛成道处菩提树、正觉塔。酒店午饭，下午朝拜日本寺、泰国寺。酒店晚饭和睡觉。
第三天：
酒店早饭后大巴去王舍城，朝拜，午饭，然后去那兰陀大学遗址及那兰陀大学博物馆，然后回迦耶上车去鹿野苑，火车上睡觉。
第四天：
火车早茶。鹿野苑酒店早餐，然后去佛初转法处、阿育王柱等。傍晚恒河游船。晚上回火车晚饭睡觉。
第五天：
火车早茶。拘什罗什酒店早餐，朝圣佛涅磐地等，酒店午饭，晚上参加佛教念诵。酒店晚饭和睡觉。
第六天：
早茶和早餐都在酒店，大巴去尼泊尔兰吡尼，酒店午饭，朝圣佛生处、阿育王柱等，晚上上火车晚饭睡觉。
第七天：
火车上早茶，舍卫城酒店早餐，朝拜祗树给孤独园、鸯掘摩罗塔、须达多长者故居、阿难菩提树等，回火车吃饭睡觉。
第八天：
火车上早茶及早餐，看泰姬陵，午饭和晚饭都火车上，晚上回到德里火车站解散。
最便宜的770美元全包价，最贵的是1270美元全包价，这里的分别只是体现在火车等级上（类似我们的软卧、硬卧、上铺、下铺等的分别，一共有4级别，最差的相当于我们的硬卧），其他吃饭、导游服务、酒店等级都是一样的、全体统一的。全程价格：
空调头等双人房，美金1120元/人
空调双层床位卡，美金910元/床
空调双层床位卡（靠边），美金840元/床
空调三层床位卡，美金770元/床
全程有5晚睡火车、2晚睡酒店。
以上不同价格，只是在火车上不同待遇，酒店是统一的待遇。
5-12岁儿童半价。
包括的：
火车全部旅程
全部大巴连接
全部酒店
全程英语导游
全程吃饭
全程入场券（如有）
旅游保险
不包括：
印度及尼泊尔签证费
德里酒店[/sup][sup][/sup]唯一遗憾是，这个列车服务的名字似乎不很吉利，它叫“大涅磐号快车”（Mahaparnirvana Express）！
作为对佛教感兴趣的我，看了这个宣传的视频http://blog.sina.com.cn/irctc，极为神往！是否有同学也心动呢：）
看了一下一些外国人对这趟佛陀专列的评价，真的很好啊！
一个泰国女人：
Indian trains? I know they evoke images of overcrowding and frequent derailment; something that is etched firmly into our conscience, having been repeatedly bombarded with bad news over the years about India's beleaguered rail service. But for now delete that mental picture. What we're talking about here is a different train, the Mahaparinirvan Express, a special tourist carrier that takes the pilgrims to various Buddhist holy sites in relative comfort. For devout Buddhists, it is life's goal to visit holy sites such as where the Buddha was born, attained enlightenment, delivered his first sermon and left this world, marking the end of his samsara, the cycle of life and birth. These sites, however, are located in poor, rural India and Nepal. A pilgrimage as such involves day-long journeys on tour coaches due to vast distances separating them. Public toilets being virtually non-existent in rustic India, people come back with tales of their experiences, none more amusing and consistent than having to go out in open fields to answer nature's call and, of course, pushy beggars who won't take no for an answer. These tales, amusing in hindsight, can also be a source of discouragement to prospective pilgrims. The train option is good news. Most of the travelling is done at night, which means less time spent in tour coaches and more time to admire the holy sites. The time saved leaves you with you enough room to add to your itinerary of lesser-known sites along the routes. The Mahaparinirvan Express is a special Buddhist tourist train operated by Indian Railways, or more precisely its subsidiary, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corps, which has devised an eight-day package that kicks off with a sightseeing tour of New Delhi. Travellers then board the train at New Delhi's Safdarjung railway station singled out specifically for the purpose. Fully air-conditioned, from there the express train connects travellers to Bodh Gaya, Rajgir, Nalanda, Varanasi, Sarnath, Kushinagar, Lumbini and Sravasti. The last stop on the return leg is Agra, home of the majestic Taj Mahal, before the tour ends where it began, at Safdarjung. Believe it or not, back in Bangkok what my friends wanted to know about this trip was not about the holy sites but the train service, the toilets, food and personal safety issues! Here's my report: The train is comfortable and clean. The overall service is excellent. The staff are ever-helpful and courteous. But don't look for luxury. I had my bed done every day with new sheets, pillowcase and towel. I had warm water for a shower. That is already more than I could have asked for on a pilgrimage! I had to learn how to keep my balance in the shower cabin, though. But I found it fun, not troublesome. The train toilets? They are clean all right, but again don't expect them to be on a par with hotels. An attendant stood by to clean the toilets and shower cabins every time you used them. And don't wait until the end of the trip to give them a tip; do it on the first day. And be nice and polite to the cleaners. Such simple courtesy works wonders. Is it safe? No need to worry. The train is operated by the business arm of government-run Indian Railways. The trains remain under guard even when their occupants are visiting holy sites during the day or staying overnight in hotels. The food? The menu is a good mix of Western, Indian and Asian food. We even had hot rice porridge for breakfast! But if you can't do without Thai food, I recommend you take with you some instant noodles, chilli paste and a few packets of your favourite food. Any trip far from home _ by rail, airplane, car or tour coach _ is bound to have its fair share of annoyances because things will never be what we are accustomed to. But the essence of travel is to keep an open heart to new customs and unfamiliar practices. In the same vein, the essence of a pilgrimage is not only about performing religious rites or chanting prayers at holy sites to declare one's devotion to a faith. It is about learning to transcend the likes and dislikes and to sustain equanimity in a new environment. It is about showing compassion for people around us. This is like putting the Buddha's teachings into practice, the highest form of respect you could pay to him. This is the true meaning of pilgrimage.
一个美国男性专业旅行家：
The Mahaparnirvana Special Train is a newly launched rail tour that traces the life of the Buddha from cradle to grave in what is today northern India and Nepal. The Buddhist destinations in the package aren't new; the rail component is. The train itself isn't. The coaches have seen a few years of service, and it shows. But bed sheets are always clean, there is air-conditioning, service is excellent, and the food is not bad. Of course, travelling overnight via rail is most agreeable. You sleep like a babe to the rocking of the train, then wake up and - voila! - you are there. Painless. Except, as with most tours, you have no choice but to rise and shine when you would have preferred to sleep and snore. In all, it's five nights on the train, two in hotels, and many hours on the bus. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation say they will include laundry service, dining coach and shower facilities (the bucket-splash style of bathing not catching on). The eight-day tour covers the four sacred sites of Lumbini, Bodhgaya, Sarnath and Kushinagar, and many other places that the Buddha graced in the 45 years that he spent tramping up and down the Gangetic plains spreading his Dhamma (teaching). Whether you are Buddhist or not is of no consequence; whether your journey is spiritual or historical in nature is entirely up to you. As an introduction to the life of the Buddha, this trip is excellent. There are many highlights. Huffing and puffing up Vulture Peak (Griddhakuta) in Rajgir in the brutal Indian sun was strangely and crisply gratifying. It gave just the tiniest idea of how things must have been like for the peripatetic Buddha. The view at the top is lovely, if heat-hazed. The Buddha meditated and delivered important sutras here. You visit the ruins of Nalanda University too. Reportedly the world's first university, this seat of Buddhist learning was established in the 5th century. Over in Saravasti there is Pakki Kuti or Angulimala's Stupa. Angulimala, of course, was the mass murderer who, calmed by the presence of the Buddha, gave up his violent ways. The Mahamongkolchai International Meditation Centre, a Thai outpost still in the works, boasts a huge golden Buddha. After one site too many, pausing, gawking and walking, one may find the ruins and buildings becoming undifferentiating, so it is just as well there are other attractions. Putt-putting down the Ganges to the famed banks of Benares is an experience to savour. Enterprising young boys in their little boats paddled up to hawk prayer bells, beads, Russian dolls etc. On the paved bank: a hive of activities. Hippies distributed food to the poor, masseurs homed in on the tourists. There were holy men and peddlers, daytrippers and beggars, families and bands of young men. Sip hot chai (tea) from clay cups, then smash them up. Novel. As night fell, the crowds gathered and the priests clambered up pedestals to lead the prayers. Mass chanting reverberated up and down the bank, lights twinkled, bells pealed, flashes fired. It was electric. Then our boat stole away into the breezy quiet where the moon glistened the dark water and little fish leapt alongside. A stopover in Agra concludes the trip. This means the Taj, the always-photogenic Taj Mahal and its horde of not-always-very-photogenic admirers. And Agra Fort too, where - deposed by his son - Shah Jehan, builder of The Taj, died gazing at the immortal monument to his wife. All in all, the Mahaparinirvana Special is a pretty good trip.
有兴趣，楼主自己去过了吗？
另外看了下日程，我打算4月出行，貌似时间好像对不上，楼主介绍的是每年9－次年3月。
太贵，而且时间太敢。我觉得不是太尽如人意，还是自己走比较随意。菩提迦叶、王舍城、拘尸那迦、舍卫城都有火车可以到
有兴趣！！！去哪订票啊？？