LOCAL travel operators are making preparations for the upcoming 2025-2026 Bodh Gaya pilgrimage season, according to Dhana Thit Bodh Gaya Pilgrimage Transportation and Travel Company.
All existing and new companies planning to organize trips to Bodh Gaya during the 2025-2026 pilgrimage season must register with the Bodh Gaya Pilgrimage Transport Committee between 1 and 21 July. The registration fee is set at K100,000, along with an extra annual fee of K100,000.
“The Bodh Gaya pilgrimage season typically runs from October to early April each year. Our company has already begun planning tour packages and informing new and returning pilgrims. Along with our previous clients, we are also receiving early inquiries from new pilgrims. For the upcoming season, hotel-based seven-night pilgrimage packages may cost around US$1,100 to $1,200 per person. However, for those staying at monasteries, the cost could be reduced by approximately $300,” said Daw May Nyo Lwin, Managing Director of Dhana Thit Bodh Gaya Pilgrimage Transportation and Travel Company.
Popular destinations included in the Bodh Gaya pilgrimage itineraries typically cover the Eight Great Sacred Places of Buddhism and other notable sites such as Varanasi, Sarnath, Lumbini, Kushinagar, Vaishali, Rajgir and Nalanda. Travel companies provide both short and long pilgrimage packages, and the places covered vary based on each itinerary. — ASH/KZL
