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Varanasi to Bodhgaya: Immersive Buddhist Day Trip
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Varanasi
A day trip from Varanasi to Bodhgaya offers a rich immersion in Buddhism. With a private car and tour guide at your service, you’ll delve into the essence of this religion.
A day trip from Varanasi to Bodhgaya offers a rich immersion in Buddhism. With a private car and tour guide at your service, you’ll delve into the essence of this religion.
Duration:
14 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Varanasi - Your tour commences with our chauffeur picking you up in the morning from your hotel in Varanasi or from the airport. The journey begins directly towards Bodhgaya, which takes approximately 5 hours to reach. Upon arrival, your first stop is the Mahabodhi Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a significant pilgrimage destination in…
- Varanasi - Your tour commences with our chauffeur picking you up in the morning from your hotel in Varanasi or from the airport. The journey begins directly towards Bodhgaya, which takes approximately 5 hours to reach. Upon arrival, your first stop is the Mahabodhi Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a significant pilgrimage destination in Buddhism. It’s the very place where Buddha attained enlightenment and imparted his philosophy on life and religion.
- Mahabodhi Temple - Following this, you’ll visit the Mahabodhi Tree, a revered tree under which Prince Siddharth, later known as Buddha, achieved enlightenment. This site remains a focal point for Buddhist monks and pilgrims who meditate here year-round. You’ll then explore the entire complex, delving into historical texts and learning about Buddhism’s rich heritage.
- Great Buddha Statue - Next on the itinerary is a visit to the Great Buddha Statue dedicated to Lord Buddha. After this, you’ll have the opportunity to explore renowned monasteries like the Thai monastery, Vietnamese monastery, and Japanese monastery, each known for its distinctive architectural styles.
- Indosan Nippon Japanese Temple - After this, you’ll have the opportunity to explore renowned monasteries like the Thai monastery, Vietnamese monastery, and Japanese monastery, each known for its distinctive architectural styles.
- Varanasi - As the day concludes, you’ll return to Varanasi comfortably in the same private vehicle, and we’ll drop you off at your designated point in Varanasi, concluding an enriching day immersed in Buddhist history and culture at Bodhgaya
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- English Speaking Guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Parking fees
- Hotel Pickup & Drop off
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- English Speaking Guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Parking fees
- Hotel Pickup & Drop off
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Monument Fee
- Gratuities
- Lunch
- Monument Fee
- Gratuities
Location
Varanasi
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Y4976ansilviar
Nov 1, 2024
Recommended day trip varanasi to bodhgaya - Very nice tour to Bodhgaya from Varanasi in a day. The drive is long but the driver was excellent. The guide was very knowledgeable and respectful and friendly we could not ask for anything else. They allowed us to change the date of the trip with a very short notice due to an inconvenient, this was very kind.
The experience was enriched by meeting them so we could deepen some our understanding of some expects of the hindu and Uttar pradeshi culture too. We loved how the tour was organized and we stopped for breakfast and dinner, no one rushed us even if it got a little late. We do recommend this tour ato anyone who has an extra day to spend outside varanasi. The car new clean and comfortable! excellent!
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Claudio
Oct 24, 2024
Buddha in Bodhgaia - Anmal is a prepared, reliable and kind guy. The long but comfortable car journey. Departed at 6 from Varansi, we stopped at a restaurant x road around 10 excellent. Pan carré eggs vegetables excellent chilli, like rice with vegetables for the rest.
Arrived in Botgaia at 12, you can not bring mobile phones inside.
The guide chosen was super, very knowledgeable about all Buddha events. Lovely place, tree where Budda lit up impressive x majesty. An unusual energy all around, we stopped to meditate 15 very intense minutes, then visit very nice temple.
Did you know that the curls that Budda has, when he was still bodhisatva in all the statues are the river snails, which helped him by covering his head so as not to make him give up (for the hot sun) to reach enlightenment?!
Leave at 2pm after 2 hours of happy visits. Arrived by 8:00 in Varanasi.
We recommend the tour
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Faraway611012
Oct 24, 2024
Sympathy, colors, history in Italian - Anmol guides the tour in a nice and lively way, beautiful person. A young boy very well prepared, he knows Italian, then if a few words are not understood there is always English.
Highly recommended, full tour
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