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About the tour
Bodh Gaya is a religious site and place of pilgrimage associated with the Mahabodhi Temple Complex in Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is famous as it is the place where Gautama Buddha is said to have obtained Enlightenment.
Accommodation
The Royal Residency
Included in the price
Bodhgaya
- Return Airport Transfer
- All transfers and sightseeing by AC taxis of the kind Indica / Indigo / Tata Sumo / Similar taxi
- The taxis would cover the area as per the defined itinerary. The vehicle will not be at disposal for anything else
Bodhgaya
- Return Airport Transfer
- All transfers and sightseeing by AC taxis of the kind Indica / Indigo / Tata Sumo / Similar taxi
- The taxis would cover the area as per the defined itinerary. The vehicle will not be at disposal for anything else
Day-wise Itinerary
ExpandDay 01 : Arrival At Patna
- Pick up at Airport / Railway Station on arrival at Patna. Sightseeing of the city in AC taxi.
- Patna was known as Patliputra in ancient times. It was the capital of powerful kingdom of
- Magadh which in West started from modern day Afghanistan and extended till modern day
- Bangladesh in East. During ancient times, Megasthenes (350-290 BCE), the Greek historian
- and traveler, referred to it in Greek as Palibothra or Palimbotra. The place appears in the
- records of the Chinese traveller, Fa Hien (5th
- ruins of the ancient city of Pataliputra built during the times of Emperor Ashoka. Thereafter
- leave for Bodh Gaya. Night stay in hotel at Bodh Gaya.
Day 02 : Bodh Gaya
- After breakfast, visit important sites related to Lord Buddha.
- According to Buddhist traditions, circa 500 BC Prince Gautama Siddhartha, wandering as an
- ascetic, reached the banks of the river Phalgu, near the city of Gaya. There he sat in meditation
- under a bodhi tree (Ficus religiosa). After three days and three nights of meditation, Siddhartha
- attained enlightenment and thus became Lord Buddha. He then spent seven weeks at seven
- different spots in the vicinity meditating and considering his experience.
- The Mahabodhi temple is located in the east adjacent to the original Bodhi tree. It actually
- stands on the temple erected by Emperor Ashoka and rises in the form of pyramidal spire till it
- reaches its neck, which is cylindrical in shape. Several Buddhist temples and monasteries have
- been built by the people of Bhutan, China, Japan, Myanmar, Nepal, Sikkim, Sri Lanka, Taiwan,
- Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam in a wide area around the Mahabodhi Temple.
- Have dinner and night stay in hotel.
Day 03 : Transfer To Patna For Airport / Railway Station By Taxi
- After breakfast, leave for Rajgir (Rajgriha) by AC taxi. This place is a famous pilgrimage centre
- for Buddhists, Jains and Hindus. Lord Buddha, the founder of Buddhism came here numerous
- times with his Sangha. Ceramics dating to about 1000 BC have been found in the city. There
- are several archeological sites related to Lord Buddha and Lord Mahavira in this place.
- Thereafter leave for Patna for Airport / Railway Station by Taxi.
Exclusions
Expand- Cost for supplementary service, optional Tours, Up-gradation Charges and Monument entry charges Cost for Airfare or Train fare for arrival and departure Cost for service provided on a personal request Cost for personal expenses such as laundry, bottled water, soft drinks, incidentals, porter charges, tips etc.
Terms and Conditions
Expand- Per person rates - applicable on 2 persons staying together sharing the same room
- Service Tax extra (as applicable)
- Transportation as per itinerary only (not available at disposal)
- The distance mentioned in the itinerary is correct however travel time depends on traffic and road condition.
- Itinerary is subject to change / swap without any prior notice
- Package rates are subject to change without prior notice
- The package cannot be combined with any other offer
- Refund on cancellation depends upon concerned hotel's cancellation policy
- The above package is valid only on specific departure dates as mentioned
