Weekend Getaways in Bihar
35 places in Bihar under weekend getaways. Short trips that fit into two days.
Explore with dates- Bihar MuseumPatna, Bihar · MuseumsThe Didarganj Yakshi and the best-run museum in eastern India. Closed Mondays.
- Buddha Smriti ParkPatna, Bihar · Monuments & HeritageA relic stupa and Bodhi saplings on the old jail site opposite Patna Junction.
- Chandan DamBanka, Bihar · Lakes & DamsBanka's irrigation reservoir on the Chandan, a sunset stop between Mandar and Odhni.
- Durgavati ReservoirKaimur, Bihar · Lakes & DamsA long reservoir folded between Kaimur ridges, with boating and the best sunsets in the district.
- Ganga Aarti and the Ganga PathPatna, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesPatna's evening Ganga aarti and the new riverside road where the city goes at dusk.
- Ghora Katora LakeNalanda, Bihar · Lakes & DamsA horseshoe lake in the Rajgir hills with a 70-foot Buddha on an island, reached by tonga.
- GolgharPatna, Bihar · Monuments & HeritageA 1786 granary shaped like a beehive, with a spiral stair to the best view in Patna.
- Indrapuri BarrageRohtas, Bihar · Lakes & DamsOne of the longest barrages in the world, with the Kaimur hills rising straight out of the Son.
- Jitwarpur and RantiMadhubani, Bihar · Villages & Hidden GemsThe two villages where Madhubani painting lives, and where you buy it from the artists.
- Jogbani Border, BiratnagarAraria, Bihar · Villages & Hidden GemsWalk into Nepal for lunch. The open border to Biratnagar at the end of the line.
- Kakolat FallsNawada, Bihar · WaterfallsBihar's best-known waterfall, a 150-foot drop into a bathing pool south of Nawada.
- Kesaria StupaEast Champaran, Bihar · Monuments & HeritageThe world's tallest surviving stupa, where the Buddha sent the Licchavis home with his alms bowl.
- Khagra MelaKishanganj, Bihar · Villages & Hidden GemsKishanganj's 300-year-old winter fair. Check the dates, then go for the evening.
- Kharagpur LakeMunger, Bihar · Lakes & DamsA hill-ringed reservoir at Haveli Kharagpur, the picnic stop on the way to Bhimbandh.
- Kolhua Ashokan PillarVaishali, Bihar · Monuments & HeritageThe only Ashokan lion pillar still standing complete where Ashoka set it. The core of Buddhist Vaishali.
- KumhrarPatna, Bihar · Monuments & HeritageWhat is left of Mauryan Pataliputra: a park over the 80-pillared hall of Ashoka.
- Manjhar Kund and Dhua KundRohtas, Bihar · WaterfallsTwo Kaimur-edge waterfalls south of Sasaram, at their best July to October and packed after Raksha Bandhan.
- Matsyagandha Temple and LakeSaharsa, Bihar · Temples & ShrinesSaharsa's own temple and lake, named for the fisher girl of the Mahabharata.
- Nalanda MahaviharaNalanda, Bihar · Monuments & HeritageThe red-brick ruins of the great Buddhist university that taught 10,000 students. UNESCO site.
- Nehru Shanti ParkKishanganj, Bihar · Lakes & DamsKishanganj's evening park and lake. A place to end the day, not to start it.
- Odhni Dam, KatoriaBanka, Bihar · Lakes & DamsA reservoir in the low hills of Katoria, Banka's picnic and boating lake.
- Pothia Tea GardensKishanganj, Bihar · Villages & Hidden GemsBihar's only tea, on flat gardens at the Bengal border. Ask, and walk the rows.
- Rajgir Glass Bridge and Nature SafariNalanda, Bihar · AdventureA glass skywalk, ziplines and a zoo safari on the forested hills south of Rajgir, opened 2021.
- Raniganj Vriksh VatikaAraria, Bihar · Jungle TrailsSeemanchal's planted forest park, shady paths and a deer enclosure near Araria.
- Raxaul and the Birgunj BorderEast Champaran, Bihar · Villages & Hidden GemsWalk into Nepal for the day across the Raxaul bridge; ID only, no passport.
- Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik UdyanPatna, Bihar · Weekend GetawaysPatna's 153-acre zoo and botanical garden, good for a winter half day. Closed Mondays.
- Shahi Litchi Orchards, MushahariMuzaffarpur, Bihar · Eco TourismWalk the litchi orchards that feed India, for five hot weeks in May and June.
- Sheikhpura PahariSheikhpura, Bihar · Rock & RappelLow granite hills and boulders on the edge of Sheikhpura, for a sunset walk.
- SimultalaJamui, Bihar · Hill StationsThe Bengali winter retreat of old, low hills, bungalows and nothing much to do.
- Sonepur Mela and Hariharnath TempleSaran, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesAsia's great cattle fair at the Gandak confluence, a month from Kartik Purnima; the temple all year.
- Thakurganj and the MahanandaKishanganj, Bihar · Villages & Hidden GemsBihar's last corner, where the Mahananda runs past tea gardens towards Bengal and Nepal.
- The Monasteries of Bodh GayaGaya, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesThai, Japanese, Bhutanese and Tibetan monasteries in one small town. Busiest December to February.
- Tomb of Sher Shah SuriRohtas, Bihar · Monuments & HeritageSher Shah Suri's 1545 sandstone tomb rising from a lake in Sasaram, the finest Indo-Afghan building.
- Valmiki Tiger ReserveWest Champaran, Bihar · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesBihar's only tiger reserve: terai sal forest on the Nepal border, quiet and rising.
- Vishwa Shanti Stupa, RajgirNalanda, Bihar · Pilgrimage RoutesA Japanese peace pagoda on a Rajgir hilltop, reached by a 1969 chairlift or the new ropeway.
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