Serene and beautiful Sarnath Private Half Day Tour

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About this activity

Sarnath is a beautiful Buddhist site and considered very one of the most sacred among four different places associated with the life of Buddha. Today, this place is dotted with several Buddhist temples, a site-museum and archaeological remains. You get to know about the philosophy of Buddhism, stories of previous births of Buddha (the Jataka tales) and so many other things related to this place.

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At a glance

Duration: 4 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: Hindi, English
Operated by: Sachan Tours

Ages: Infants (1–2 years) · Children (3–15 years) · Youth (16–18 years) · Adults (19–60 years) · Seniors (61–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Private transportation
Included: All Fees and Taxes

Not included

Not included: Lunch: Food & drinks are not included.

Itinerary

Stop 1

one hour Admission included

We will visit Mool Gandh Kuti Vihara temple, which was built by 'Mahabodhi Society' based in Sri Lanka. This temple has beautiful murals painted by a Japanese artist. This temple also houses the relics of Buddha, which are publicly exhibited for 3 days in November.
Sarnath Deer Park

one hour Admission included

We will visit this archaeological park which has remains of old Buddhist monasteries and many stupa.
Stop 3

one hour Admission included

We will visit the site museum which houses the national emblem of India, one of most beautiful image of Buddha and a few other very important & significant sculptures.
Ashoka Pillar

one hour Admission included

This place has the remains of the Ashokan pillar which also contains the inscription in Pali language & Brahmi script. This pillar had a lion capital with four lions standing back to back, which was adopted as the national emblem of India post-independence.