{"dataset":"tickets","license":{"name":"CC BY 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"},"attribution":"Source: BiharTravel (https://www.bihartravel.org), CC BY 4.0","count":18,"rows":[{"place_slug":"rajgir-nature-safari","what":"Rajgir Glass Bridge & Nature Safari","hours":"9:00 – 17:00 (last entry ~16:00)","closed":"Mondays","fee":"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.","booking":"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.","official_url":"https://rajgirzoosafari.in","url":"https://www.bihartravel.org/tickets#rajgir-nature-safari"},{"place_slug":"rajgir","what":"Rajgir Ropeway (Vishwa Shanti Stupa)","hours":"8:00 – 17:00 (lunch break ~13:00–14:00 on some days)","closed":null,"fee":"Ropeway return ~₹100–120 per person (new 8-seater cabin); old chairlift ~₹80. Hot springs (Brahmakund) free. Son Bhandar, Venuvana free.","booking":"Counter at the ropeway base. Queue by 8:30 on weekends and holidays or expect 1–2 hours.","official_url":null,"url":"https://www.bihartravel.org/tickets#rajgir"},{"place_slug":"nalanda","what":"Nalanda Mahavihara ruins (ASI, UNESCO) & Nalanda Museum","hours":"Ruins: sunrise – sunset (approx. 9:00 – 17:00 ticketing). Museum: 10:00 – 17:00","closed":"Ruins open daily; Museum closed Fridays","fee":"Ruins: ₹40 Indian / SAARC (₹35 online), ₹600 foreign (₹550 online); under-15s free. Museum: ₹5–20. Xuanzang Memorial Hall free.","booking":"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.","official_url":"https://asi.payumoney.com","url":"https://www.bihartravel.org/tickets#nalanda"},{"place_slug":"bodh-gaya","what":"Mahabodhi Temple (UNESCO)","hours":"5:00 – 21:00 daily; morning chanting ~5:30, evening ~18:00","closed":null,"fee":"Entry free. Camera ~₹100, video ~₹300 (pay at the counter). Mobile phones are not allowed inside — free/₹25 deposit lockers at the entrance.","booking":"No ticket. Shoes off and deposited (~₹5–10) before the inner gate. Security screening at the entrance; keep bags small.","official_url":"https://bodhgayatemple.com","url":"https://www.bihartravel.org/tickets#bodh-gaya"},{"place_slug":"gaya","what":"Vishnupad Temple & Pind Daan","hours":"Temple ~5:00 – 22:00; Pind Daan rituals from sunrise, best finished before noon","closed":null,"fee":"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+.","booking":"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.","official_url":"https://bstdc.bihar.gov.in","url":"https://www.bihartravel.org/tickets#gaya"},{"place_slug":"kakolat-falls","what":"Kakolat Falls","hours":"~8:00 – 17:00; the pool is closed when the flow is dangerous (peak monsoon days)","closed":null,"fee":"Entry ~₹10–20 per person; parking ~₹30–50 for cars. Changing rooms and lockers for a small fee after the 2024 redevelopment.","booking":"Pay at the gate. No online booking. Weekends in July–September and Makar Sankranti are extremely crowded.","official_url":null,"url":"https://www.bihartravel.org/tickets#kakolat-falls"},{"place_slug":"mandar-hill","what":"Mandar Hill ropeway & Madhusudan temple","hours":"Ropeway ~9:00 – 17:00; temples open from dawn","closed":"Ropeway occasionally closed Mondays for maintenance — check locally","fee":"Ropeway return ~₹100–150 per person; children ~half. Temples free.","booking":"Counter at the base near Bounsi. Cash is safer than UPI here.","official_url":null,"url":"https://www.bihartravel.org/tickets#mandar-hill"},{"place_slug":"mundeshwari","what":"Maa Mundeshwari Temple","hours":"~5:30 – 20:00; aarti around 6:00 and 19:00","closed":null,"fee":"Free. Prasad and the symbolic bloodless 'bali' are by voluntary offering.","booking":"No ticket. A motorable road climbs most of the hill; the last steps are easy.","official_url":null,"url":"https://www.bihartravel.org/tickets#mundeshwari"},{"place_slug":"maner-sharif","what":"Maner Sharif — Bari & Chhoti Dargah","hours":"~6:00 – 20:00; Friday afternoon is busiest","closed":null,"fee":"Free. Cover your head inside; chadar and flowers from stalls at the gate.","booking":"No ticket. 30 km west of Patna on NH-922; an hour by road.","official_url":null,"url":"https://www.bihartravel.org/tickets#maner-sharif"},{"place_slug":"barabar-caves","what":"Barabar & Nagarjuni caves (ASI)","hours":"Sunrise – sunset (practically 7:00 – 17:30)","closed":null,"fee":"Free. No camera fee.","booking":"No ticket. Torch essential — the Lomas Rishi and Sudama caves are unlit inside.","official_url":null,"url":"https://www.bihartravel.org/tickets#barabar-caves"},{"place_slug":"kesaria","what":"Kesaria Stupa (ASI)","hours":"Sunrise – sunset","closed":null,"fee":"Free.","booking":"No ticket. Allow 45 minutes; the site is roadside on the Patna–Raxaul route.","official_url":null,"url":"https://www.bihartravel.org/tickets#kesaria"},{"place_slug":"vaishali","what":"Vaishali — Ashokan pillar, Relic stupa, Vaishali Museum, Buddha Samyak Darshan Museum","hours":"Sites sunrise – sunset; museums 10:00 – 17:00","closed":"Museums closed Fridays","fee":"Ashokan pillar complex ~₹25 Indian / ₹300 foreign. Relic stupa free. Buddha Samyak Darshan Museum ~₹50–100.","booking":"Counter tickets. The ASI pillar site also sells on the ASI portal.","official_url":null,"url":"https://www.bihartravel.org/tickets#vaishali"},{"place_slug":"sasaram","what":"Sher Shah Suri's Tomb (ASI)","hours":"Sunrise – sunset","closed":null,"fee":"₹25 Indian / SAARC, ₹300 foreign; under-15s free. Boat on the tank by negotiation.","booking":"Counter or ASI portal. Rohtasgarh fort (40 km) is free.","official_url":"https://asi.payumoney.com","url":"https://www.bihartravel.org/tickets#sasaram"},{"place_slug":"vikramshila","what":"Vikramshila ruins (ASI) & site museum","hours":"Sunrise – sunset; museum 10:00 – 17:00","closed":"Museum closed Fridays","fee":"~₹25 Indian / ₹300 foreign; museum ~₹5.","booking":"Counter. Reach from Kahalgaon (13 km) or Bhagalpur (~45 km).","official_url":null,"url":"https://www.bihartravel.org/tickets#vikramshila"},{"place_slug":"valmiki-national-park","what":"Valmiki Tiger Reserve safaris","hours":"Season roughly 15 Oct – 15 Jun; morning (6:00–9:00) and afternoon (14:30–17:30) jeep safaris","closed":"Monsoon (mid-June – mid-October)","fee":"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.","booking":"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.","official_url":"https://ecotourism.bihar.gov.in","url":"https://www.bihartravel.org/tickets#valmiki-national-park"},{"place_slug":"patna","what":"Patna — Bihar Museum, Patna Museum, Golghar, Sanjay Gandhi Zoo, Takht Sri Patna Sahib","hours":"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","closed":"Bihar Museum & Zoo closed Mondays; Patna Museum closed Mondays","fee":"Bihar Museum ₹100 Indian / ₹500 foreign (₹50 students); Patna Museum ~₹15–20; Golghar ~₹10; Zoo ₹30 adult / ₹10 child; Patna Sahib free.","booking":"Counters; Bihar Museum sells online too. Allow 2–3 hours for the Bihar Museum alone.","official_url":"https://biharmuseum.org","url":"https://www.bihartravel.org/tickets#patna"},{"place_slug":"pawapuri","what":"Jal Mandir, Pawapuri","hours":"~6:00 – 20:00","closed":null,"fee":"Free.","booking":"No ticket. 20 minutes from Nalanda; pairs naturally with the ruins.","official_url":null,"url":"https://www.bihartravel.org/tickets#pawapuri"},{"place_slug":"sultanganj","what":"Ajgaibinath Temple, Sultanganj","hours":"Dawn – ~21:00; busiest at Shravani Mela (July–Aug)","closed":null,"fee":"Free. Boat to the rock temple ~₹20–50 per person.","booking":"No ticket. During Shravani Mela the kanwar route to Deoghar starts here — expect enormous crowds.","official_url":null,"url":"https://www.bihartravel.org/tickets#sultanganj"}]}