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Guided Excursion to Buddhist Trail (Sighseeing Tour of Sarnath from Varanasi)
Guided Excursion to Buddhist Trail (Sighseeing Tour of Sarnath from Varanasi)
Guided Excursion to Buddhist Trail (Sighseeing Tour of Sarnath from Varanasi)
Guided Excursion to Buddhist Trail (Sighseeing Tour of Sarnath from Varanasi)
Sarnath

Guided Excursion to Buddhist Trail (Sighseeing Tour of Sarnath from Varanasi)

By Yo Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$131 per traveller* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
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  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Would you like to travel to the place where Buddhism began, then this guided excursion to Sarnath is the best way to know how this religion was born and explore one of its four holy cities. We picked up all the spilled pieces of Buddhist Remains together and made a beautiful garland of it in our excursion to Sarnath's Buddhist Trails, an unforgettable cultural and heritage experience with amazing stories to understand the life of a city, its history, how massive religion was born here.

  1. Visit Sarnath's Buddhist Trails, an important Buddhist pilgrim spot where Buddha gave his first sermon after he was enlightened.
  2. Capture the beauty of ancient ruins, temples, stupas, monuments and pilgrim spots in your lens.
  3. Understand a city's existence, diverse architectural style, tradition and religious legacy with lots of wonderful stories.
  4. We follow a unique style of ‘infotainment’ to ensure that you enjoy the tour and don't get bored, irrespective of whether you love history or not.

Activity location

  • Sarnath
    • Sarnath, Via-Anlabereni
    • 759026, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Sarnath
    • Sarnath, Via-Anlabereni
    • 759026, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

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  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h4h
  • English

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Price details
AU$130.52 x 1 TravellerAU$130.52
Total
Price is AU$130.52

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedHighly trained and friendly Storyteller/ Guide who can speak English & Hindi
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedAll Fees and Taxes
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAirport or outside city limit transfer

Know before you book

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Sarnath
  • 1h
Sarnath; an important Buddhist pilgrim spot, where Buddha made his first sermon after getting enlightenment. In this excursion to Sarnath is the best way to know how this religion was born and explore one of its holy cities.
Archaeological Buddhist Remains of Sarnath
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
We will visit the Sarnath Museum, which is the oldest site museum of Archaeological Survey of India. It houses the collection of Buddhist remains.
Sarnath Buddhist Temple
  • 30m
Visit the Sarang Nath, dedicated to the god Shiva and whose name also famed as "deer lord".
Dhamek Stupa
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Visit the Dhamek Stupa as it was the exact spot of Buddha’s first sermon and it reveales the eightfold path leading to nirvana.
Chaukhandi Stupa
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Visit the Chaukhandi Stupa - the spot where Buddha was reunited with the panchavargiya bhikshus or his five companions.
Japanese Temple
  • 30m
We will also tour the Japanese temple and the Chinese temple , as well as the monastery of Mulagandha Kuti Vihar.
Sarnath Museum
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Visit the famous museum contains five galleries and two verandahs to display the antiquities ranging from the 3rd century BCE to 12th century AD that have been found at Sarnath.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESSarnath
    • Sarnath, Via-Anlabereni
    • 759026, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLESarnath
    • Sarnath, Via-Anlabereni
    • 759026, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

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