7 days · Spiritual
Hidden Bihar
Seven days, no famous names
West to east through the places this site exists for: the Kaimur forts and falls, the Barabar caves, Rajgir's outdoors, Kakolat, then the Ganga at Munger and Bhagalpur with a night in a forgotten hill station.
The route at a glance
- Length
- 7 days / 6 nights
- Start
- Varanasi in, Bhagalpur or Patna out
- Pace
- Full
- Theme
- Off the beaten path
- For
- Repeat visitors, photographers, people allergic to tour buses
- Sleeps in
- Sasaram · Rajgir · Munger · Simultala · —
- Comfortable
- ₹3,500–5,000
- Premium
- ₹7,000–10,000
Budgets per person, two sharing, car and driver included. Flights excluded.
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Places on this route
Day by day
How the 7 days run
Day 1 · sleep in Sasaram
Sasaram
From Varanasi; Sher Shah's tomb at dusk.
Rohtas · best October – March
Day 2 · sleep in Sasaram
Rohtasgarh Fort
The plateau fort; Dhua Kund if it's monsoon.
Rohtas · best October – February; avoid monsoon (road impassable)
Day 3 · sleep in Rajgir
Barabar Caves
Long drive east; the caves in afternoon light; on to Rajgir.
Jehanabad · best October – March; go early, the granite heats up
Day 4 · sleep in Rajgir
Rajgir Nature Safari & Ghora Katora
Skywalk, zipline, Ghora Katora by bicycle.
Nalanda · best October – March (mornings for the skywalk; the lake is good year-round)
Day 5 · sleep in Munger
Kakolat Falls
Swim at the falls; drive to Munger via Jamui.
Nawada · best July – February; fullest in August–September
Day 6 · sleep in Simultala
Simultala
Munger fort in the morning; Simultala's ruined bungalows by evening.
Jamui · best November – March; February–March for the palash bloom
Day 7 · sleep in —
Bhagalpur
Nagi–Nakti birds at dawn (winter); dolphins at Bhagalpur; depart.
Bhagalpur · best October – March
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