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- German
- Japanese
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- Italian
- French
- Spanish
On this tour, you will be taken to the ancient city of Budda-age. You will be visiting Dhamek Stupa, Chaukhandi Stupa along with Tibetan Temple. Also, you have an amazing opportunity to explore the Sarnath museum which holds artifacts and scriptures dated back the 3rd century.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
If Pick up from airport: Flight details must be provided at the time of booking In case your hotel/pick up location is not mentioned while making the booking – Please click on the My Hotel Is Not Listed option on the Booking Checkout Page and then manually enter your Hotel Name. This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Itinerary
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1Varanasi
The driver will pick you up from any location or airport in Varanasi and will drive you towards Sarnath City.
35 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Dhamek Stupa
This is your first stop in Sarnath city. It is a massive stupa that originated as pre-Buddhist tumuli, in which ascetics were buried in a seated position, called chaitya.
40 minutes • Admission ticket included -
3Chaukhandi Stupa
The next stop will be another Buddhist stupa. These stupas have evolved from burial mounds and serve as a shrine for a relic of the Buddha.
40 minutes • Admission ticket included -
4
This city is home to a large number of twentieth-century Buddhist temples built and maintained by Tibetan, Chinese and Japanese monks. This temple houses a statue of Shakyamuni Buddha or Buddha in a resting position. Famous for its Thangka or Tibetan Buddhist paintings, and frescoes, the Tibetan Temple showcases many of these on the walls and ceilings.
40 minutes • Admission ticket included -
5
Last but not the least, you will be taken to a museum. Some notable images at the museum is of Buddha preaching, from the Gupta period, and the Lion Capital of Ashoka. Other objects like figures of birds, animals, male and female heads dating from 3rd century BC to 12th century AD and terracottas, decorated baked bricks and pots, images of Jain Tirthankaras Parshvanatha, and Vimalanatha, etc.
40 minutes • Admission ticket included -
6Varanasi
The driver will drop you back to your preferred location in Varanasi, with wonderful memories of Sarnath city.
35 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please carry all travelers valid photo ID (in your mobile) for monument entry
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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