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

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(2 reviews)

4 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

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.

What's Included

Highly trained and friendly Storyteller/ Guide who can speak English & Hindi
All Fees and Taxes
Air-conditioned vehicle
Lunch
Airport or outside city limit transfer

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).

Itinerary

Duration: 4 hours (approximately)
  • 1

    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.

    1 hour Admission ticket free
  • 2

    We will visit the Sarnath Museum, which is the oldest site museum of Archaeological Survey of India. It houses the collection of Buddhist remains.

    30 minutes Admission ticket not included
  • 3

    Visit the Sarang Nath, dedicated to the god Shiva and whose name also famed as "deer lord".

    30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 4
    Dhamek Stupa

    Visit the Dhamek Stupa as it was the exact spot of Buddha’s first sermon and it reveales the eightfold path leading to nirvana.

    30 minutes Admission ticket not included
  • 5
    Chaukhandi Stupa

    Visit the Chaukhandi Stupa - the spot where Buddha was reunited with the panchavargiya bhikshus or his five companions.

    30 minutes Admission ticket not included
  • 6

    We will also tour the Japanese temple and the Chinese temple , as well as the monastery of Mulagandha Kuti Vihar.

    30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 7

    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.

    30 minutes Admission ticket not included

Additional info

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by Yo Tours

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Cancellation Policy

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