From Islamabad: Full Day Guided Taxila Ruins Exploration Tour

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Explore Taxila, Ancient Buddhist civilization, a vibrant community dated back 2000 years ago. Taxila had one of the earliest university in world and it was city of knowledge globally. Owing to its strategic location, Taxila has changed hands many times over the centuries, with many empires vying for its control. In 1980, Taxila was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 2006 it was ranked as the top tourist destination in Pakistan by The Guardian newspaper. You will explore Taxila Museum, Taxila Ruins, Jaulian Buddhist Monastery, Dharmarajika Stupa And Monastery and some other attractions. An English guide will accompany you during the tour. Hotel pick up and drop off from Islamabad.

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Things To Know

  • Private air-conditioned vehicle.
  • All tax and service charges.
  • Entrance Tickets (where ever applicable).
  • English speaking guide.
  • Hotel pick & drop (from Islamabad).
  • Gratuities (optional).
  • Food & beverages
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What's included in the package

Itinerary

Taxila Museum

Explore Taxila Museum and get inspired with ancients history and artifacts of Buddhist civilization. Actually, if you are really keen to understand and learn Buddhist history in Pakistan then Taxila Museum is the best place.

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Jaulian Buddhist Monastery

Many get wonder after visiting Julian Buddhist Monastery at Taxila with the best preserved Buddha sculptures. Julian Buddhist Monastery is a ruined Buddhist monastery dating from the 2nd century CE.

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Dharmarajika Stupa And Monastery

Dharmarajika Stupa is one in 10 biggest ancients Stupas in South Asia. As the largest and earliest religious complex in Taxila, it was constructed to enshrine the holy relic of the Buddha by King Asoka the Great. this site contained relics of Lord Budha which have been move to Taxila Museum now.

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Sirkap

UNESCO world heritage site will take your imaginations back to ancient civilization what was once a vibrant community. Really makes you think how life would have been nearly 2000 years ago.

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Where to meet and pickup

Pickup and Dropoff

Choose to be picked up from a list of locations

Please arrive at the pick up point 15 minutes before departure time.

Additional Information

Please send us your accommodation / hotel address and also local contact number of your hotel and your.

Ticket Redemption

Direct access, no redemption is required


Reviews By Other Travelers

4.9
Based on 14 reviews

What do other 14 guests say about From Islamabad: Full Day Guided Taxila Ruins Exploration Tour

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769asiak
5
Jul 2024
We had an amazing one day visit to Jaulian and Bhamian with Mr Murtaza and another wonderful archeologist lady tour guide. Both of them created lovely friendly ambiance and gave us a very professional insight into history and modernity of the Buddhist stupas sites. Wonderful and very refreshing e...
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heathj889
5
May 2024
Thank you Ghulam for showing me around the sites of Taxila! What a super interesting collection of sites. The Taxila Museum was filled with some of the most well-preserved Buddhist artefacts that I have seen anywhere in the world. Walking down the Main Street of Sirkap, with its distinctive Ancie...
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986shigetsus
5
Mar 2024
Was great! Ghulam Murtaza quickly understood that I loved the local Culture so adapted the tour to show me the local country life which was great! Also was very good at knowing when to talk to add information and when to soak in the atmosphere which is vital when enjoying a new place. Def recomme...

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Things to know

Included
  • Private air-conditioned vehicle.
  • All tax and service charges.
  • Entrance Tickets (where ever applicable).
  • English speaking guide.
  • Hotel pick & drop (from Islamabad).
Not Included
  • Gratuities (optional).
  • Food & beverages
Additional Information
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Payment Methods

Accept all major debit and credit cards
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Accept crypto currencies