Private Guided Tour of Bodhgaya with Hotel Pickup Discount Tickets

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Overview

Discover the most important Buddhist sites of Bodhgaya on a private guided tour with convenient hotel pickup. Visit the UNESCO-listed Mahabodhi Temple, sacred Bodhi Tree, Dungeshwari Cave, Sujata Stupa, Indosan Nipponji Japanese Temple and Great Buddha Statue with your English-speaking guide.

Pickup Information

Pickup is available from all hotels within Bodhgaya. Please provide your hotel name at the time of booking or at least 2 days before your travel date. Final pickup details will be shared within 12 hours before the tour start time.

Language Offered

English-GUIDE

Itinerary

1. Dungeshwari Cave Temples
Visit the Dungeshwari Caves, where Siddhartha Gautama practised severe austerities during his search for enlightenment. Explore the simple caves and shrines while learning how this period helped lead him toward the Middle Way.
Duration: 60 mins
2. Sujata Kuti
Visit Sujata Stupa, dedicated to Sujata, who offered milk-rice to Siddhartha after years of severe fasting. Her offering helped him regain his strength and marked an important turning point toward the Middle Way and enlightenment.
Duration: 20 mins
3. Metta Buddharam Temple
Visit the Metta Buddha, a modern Buddhist monument dedicated to the teaching of loving-kindness. In Pali, metta means goodwill or universal kindness. The peaceful setting offers time for meditation or quiet reflection and provides a meaningful reminder of compassion as a central Buddhist value.
Duration: 20 mins
4. Great Buddha Statue
Visit the Great Buddha Statue, one of Bodhgaya’s most recognisable landmarks. The impressive 80-foot statue depicts the Buddha in meditation and is surrounded by smaller statues of his disciples.
Duration: 30 mins
5. Indosan Nippon Japanese Temple
Visit the Indosan Nipponji Japanese Temple, one of Bodhgaya’s well-known international Buddhist temples. Built in traditional Japanese style, the temple features wooden architecture and artwork depicting scenes from the Buddha’s life.
Duration: 20 mins
6. Bodhi Tree
Visit the sacred Bodhi Tree beside the Mahabodhi Temple, believed to be a direct descendant of the original tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment. Take time for quiet reflection, prayer, or meditation in one of Bodhgaya’s most peaceful and important Buddhist sites.
Duration: 30 mins
7. Mahabodhi Temple
Visit the UNESCO-listed Mahabodhi Temple, marking the place where Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment and became the Buddha. Explore the temple complex and spend time at the sacred Bodhi Tree, with an opportunity for prayer, meditation and quiet reflection.
Duration: 30 mins

Inclusion

AC Transport

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Bottled water

Monument Entrance Fees

Exclusion

Any extras which is not mentioned in the inclusions.

Camera Fee

Travel Insurance

Cancellation Policy

Check mark icon Refundable tickets

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Supplied by Buddha Trails Tours

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