
Bodh Gaya
Mahabodhi Temple & International Monastery Trail, Bodh Gaya
Mahabodhi Temple & International Monastery Trail, Bodh Gaya
Mahabodhi Temple, monastery quarter and Sujata Stupa - one guide, two full days.
About this experience
Highlights
- Mahabodhi Temple - 55-metre spire over the Buddha's enlightenment site, UNESCO listed since 2002
- Bodhi Tree - meditation beneath a direct descendant of the original enlightenment tree
- International Monastery Quarter - Bhutanese, Thai and Japanese temples in one small town
- Great Buddha Statue - 18.5-metre seated figure consecrated by the Dalai Lama in 1989
- Sujata Stupa - marks the rice-milk offering that broke Buddha's fast before enlightenment
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Inclusions & Exclusions
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Itinerary
Mahabodhi Temple & Bodhi Tree
A full day at the Mahabodhi Temple complex, where the Buddha attained enlightenment - the sunken courtyard, the Bodhi Tree, and an evening of monastery chanting.
International Monastery Quarter & Sujata Stupa
A second day through Bodh Gaya's international monastery quarter and the Great Buddha Statue, then Sujata Stupa across the Niranjana riverbed and the town's Tibetan market.
Requirements
What you’ll need and key rules before you go.
- Valid government photo ID
- Modest clothing covering shoulders and knees for all temple and monastery visits
- Comfortable walking shoes for the Mahabodhi complex and monastery quarter
- Confirm your Day 1 overnight stay separately - the guide does not arrange accommodation
- A standalone camera for Mahabodhi Temple interior, since phones aren't permitted
- Cash for Bodh Gaya's Tibetan handicraft and prayer-flag market
- Light fleece for cool October-February mornings
- No phones or cameras inside the Mahabodhi Temple sanctum - deposit at the entrance counter
- Camera or video permit required at the gate for exterior photography
- Modest, quiet conduct expected inside all monastery prayer halls
Policies
Cancellation & Refunds Policy
Effective date: 15 Oct 2026
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Paying for your trip
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If you cancel
Cancellation charge on package price; cash refund from amount paid; never pay the difference if charge exceeds amount paid.
If you cancel within 24 hours of booking
Cancel within 24 hours when the experience starts at least 48 hours after booking. Cash: everything except platform fee. Travel Credit: everything paid.
Guided Experiences
Paid in full at booking.
- Within eligible 24-hour window: platform fee only
- After 24 hours to 7 days before start: 10% of package price
- 7 to 3 days before start: 50% of package price; Travel Credit 55% of the package price, or your cash refund plus Rs. 5,000, whichever is lower
- Under 72 hours, at least 24 hours before start: no cash; 10% of the package price, up to Rs. 10,000.
- Under 24 hours or no-show: no refund or credit
A quick example
Part Payment cancellation example and charge-exceeds-paid rules on evynx.com/cancellation-refund.
Travel Credit
Use on any eligible Evynx booking. Book within 3 months; travel within 12 months after that. One conversion per cancelled booking. Late-cancellation credit bands on evynx.com/cancellation-refund.
Changing your travel date
First date change free at least 7 days before travel (same operator and trip). Second change or change within 7 days: 10% of the package price plus unrecoverable costs where applicable. Cancellation bands do not restart on reschedule.
If you do not pay the balance
Private balance due 21 days before travel; Group 14 days. Unpaid after reminders: cancelled at 10% of the package price; no extra bill if charge exceeds amount paid.
Platform fee
Once per package; not refundable to cash except where operator cancels. Evynx absorbs payment-provider refund charges.
Costs that may not be refundable
Non-recoverable permits, tickets, passes and third-party reservations once committed in your name.
If some travellers withdraw
No fixed percentage; operator assessment within 3 working days; recovered amounts passed to you in full.
If you add travellers
Additional travellers at price when added; platform fee not charged again.
If your operator cancels
Full refund including platform fee, or reschedule at no additional cost.
If the trip cannot go ahead
Reschedule first where possible; otherwise refund rules in policy section 16.
Changing a traveller's name
Private/Group: up to 48 hours before departure. Guided Experiences: 24 hours before start.
How to cancel and when your refund arrives
My Bookings or contact from booking page. Confirmation within 1 working day; refund released within 24-48 hours; bank/UPI 3-10 business days.