| Rajgir Glass Bridge & Nature Safari | 9:00 – 17:00 (last entry ~16:00) | Mondays | Nature Safari entry ~₹100; glass skywalk ~₹125 per person; zipline, suspension bridge, archery and cycling priced separately (₹50–150 each). Zoo Safari is a separate ticket: ~₹250 adult / ₹125 child (Indian), ~₹1,000 foreign nationals. | Book online — the glass bridge has a daily cap (~1,000 visitors) and weekends sell out by mid-morning. Counter tickets exist but are first-come. Carry the booking SMS/PDF and a photo ID. |
| Rajgir Ropeway (Vishwa Shanti Stupa) | 8:00 – 17:00 (lunch break ~13:00–14:00 on some days) | — | Ropeway return ~₹100–120 per person (new 8-seater cabin); old chairlift ~₹80. Hot springs (Brahmakund) free. Son Bhandar, Venuvana free. | Counter at the ropeway base. Queue by 8:30 on weekends and holidays or expect 1–2 hours. |
| Nalanda Mahavihara ruins (ASI, UNESCO) & Nalanda Museum | Ruins: sunrise – sunset (approx. 9:00 – 17:00 ticketing). Museum: 10:00 – 17:00 | Ruins open daily; Museum closed Fridays | Ruins: ₹40 Indian / SAARC (₹35 online), ₹600 foreign (₹550 online); under-15s free. Museum: ₹5–20. Xuanzang Memorial Hall free. | Buy at the gate or on the ASI portal — the QR ticket skips the counter. Government-licensed guides at the gate ~₹300–500 for an hour. |
| Mahabodhi Temple (UNESCO) | 5:00 – 21:00 daily; morning chanting ~5:30, evening ~18:00 | — | Entry free. Camera ~₹100, video ~₹300 (pay at the counter). Mobile phones are not allowed inside — free/₹25 deposit lockers at the entrance. | No ticket. Shoes off and deposited (~₹5–10) before the inner gate. Security screening at the entrance; keep bags small. |
| Vishnupad Temple & Pind Daan | Temple ~5:00 – 22:00; Pind Daan rituals from sunrise, best finished before noon | — | Temple free (Hindus only inside the sanctum). Pind Daan has no fixed fee — a simple rite at Vishnupad/Phalgu ~₹500–2,000 dakshina plus ~₹300–600 for samagri; multi-vedi packages ₹5,000–25,000+. | Go through the Gayawal Pandas (hereditary priests) — ask for the panda who keeps your family's register by district/caste. Agree the price before starting. Bihar Tourism runs assisted Pitrupaksha packages in September. |
| Kakolat Falls | ~8:00 – 17:00; the pool is closed when the flow is dangerous (peak monsoon days) | — | Entry ~₹10–20 per person; parking ~₹30–50 for cars. Changing rooms and lockers for a small fee after the 2024 redevelopment. | Pay at the gate. No online booking. Weekends in July–September and Makar Sankranti are extremely crowded. |
| Mandar Hill ropeway & Madhusudan temple | Ropeway ~9:00 – 17:00; temples open from dawn | Ropeway occasionally closed Mondays for maintenance — check locally | Ropeway return ~₹100–150 per person; children ~half. Temples free. | Counter at the base near Bounsi. Cash is safer than UPI here. |
| Maa Mundeshwari Temple | ~5:30 – 20:00; aarti around 6:00 and 19:00 | — | Free. Prasad and the symbolic bloodless 'bali' are by voluntary offering. | No ticket. A motorable road climbs most of the hill; the last steps are easy. |
| Maner Sharif — Bari & Chhoti Dargah | ~6:00 – 20:00; Friday afternoon is busiest | — | Free. Cover your head inside; chadar and flowers from stalls at the gate. | No ticket. 30 km west of Patna on NH-922; an hour by road. |
| Barabar & Nagarjuni caves (ASI) | Sunrise – sunset (practically 7:00 – 17:30) | — | Free. No camera fee. | No ticket. Torch essential — the Lomas Rishi and Sudama caves are unlit inside. |
| Kesaria Stupa (ASI) | Sunrise – sunset | — | Free. | No ticket. Allow 45 minutes; the site is roadside on the Patna–Raxaul route. |
| Vaishali — Ashokan pillar, Relic stupa, Vaishali Museum, Buddha Samyak Darshan Museum | Sites sunrise – sunset; museums 10:00 – 17:00 | Museums closed Fridays | Ashokan pillar complex ~₹25 Indian / ₹300 foreign. Relic stupa free. Buddha Samyak Darshan Museum ~₹50–100. | Counter tickets. The ASI pillar site also sells on the ASI portal. |
| Sher Shah Suri's Tomb (ASI) | Sunrise – sunset | — | ₹25 Indian / SAARC, ₹300 foreign; under-15s free. Boat on the tank by negotiation. | Counter or ASI portal. Rohtasgarh fort (40 km) is free. |
| Vikramshila ruins (ASI) & site museum | Sunrise – sunset; museum 10:00 – 17:00 | Museum closed Fridays | ~₹25 Indian / ₹300 foreign; museum ~₹5. | Counter. Reach from Kahalgaon (13 km) or Bhagalpur (~45 km). |
| Valmiki Tiger Reserve safaris | Season roughly 15 Oct – 15 Jun; morning (6:00–9:00) and afternoon (14:30–17:30) jeep safaris | Monsoon (mid-June – mid-October) | Jeep safari ~₹2,500–3,500 per vehicle (up to 6) incl. guide; eco-hut stays from ~₹1,500–3,000 a night; Gandak boat safari ~₹100–200 per person. | Book safaris and huts through the Bihar eco-tourism portal or at the Valmikinagar range office. Weekends and winter holidays fill up a week ahead. |
| Patna — Bihar Museum, Patna Museum, Golghar, Sanjay Gandhi Zoo, Takht Sri Patna Sahib | Bihar Museum 10:30 – 17:00; Patna Museum 10:30 – 16:30; Golghar 10:00 – 17:00; Zoo 5:00 – 18:00 (summer) / 6:00 – 17:00 (winter); Patna Sahib dawn – late | Bihar Museum & Zoo closed Mondays; Patna Museum closed Mondays | Bihar Museum ₹100 Indian / ₹500 foreign (₹50 students); Patna Museum ~₹15–20; Golghar ~₹10; Zoo ₹30 adult / ₹10 child; Patna Sahib free. | Counters; Bihar Museum sells online too. Allow 2–3 hours for the Bihar Museum alone. |
| Jal Mandir, Pawapuri | ~6:00 – 20:00 | — | Free. | No ticket. 20 minutes from Nalanda; pairs naturally with the ruins. |
| Ajgaibinath Temple, Sultanganj | Dawn – ~21:00; busiest at Shravani Mela (July–Aug) | — | Free. Boat to the rock temple ~₹20–50 per person. | No ticket. During Shravani Mela the kanwar route to Deoghar starts here — expect enormous crowds. |