What this itinerary covers
- Vishnupad Temple darshan with assisted ritual briefing
- Sunrise hours at the Mahabodhi courtyard
- Visit to the Japanese, Thai and Tibetan monasteries
Indicative day-by-day plan
Access, timing, travel duration and supplier operation must be reconfirmed for the selected date.
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Arrival in Gaya · Vishnupad darshan · Pind daan
Met on arrival at Gaya junction or airport by our concierge. Check in to your Bodhgaya hotel, freshen up, and drive to the Vishnupad Temple for darshan and the pind daan rite at the Phalgu ghats with a locally coordinated priest. The slot is fixed the evening before based on the tithi.
Meal plan shown: Dinner
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Bodhgaya — Mahabodhi courtyard & monastery circuit
Pre-dawn entry to the Mahabodhi Temple courtyard for quiet circumambulation and time under the bodhi tree. After breakfast, a paced walk through the Japanese, Thai, Tibetan and Bhutanese monasteries. Evening at leisure.
Meal plan shown: Breakfast
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Optional Akshayavat · Departure
Optional morning visit to Akshayavat (subject to access). Return to hotel for checkout and transfer to Gaya junction or airport. Trip concludes with a written feedback note from your concierge.
Meal plan shown: Breakfast
Listed inclusions
- 2-night stay near Bodhgaya temple walk
- Pind daan arrangements with a locally coordinated priest
- All local transfers in a sanitised AC car
- Daily breakfast & 1 dinner
- On-ground concierge support
Not included
- Air or rail fare to Gaya and from Bodhgaya
- Personal puja/dakshina beyond the agreed rite
- Lunches and any à-la-carte orders
- Travel insurance (available on request)