Private Tour
From Islamabad: Full Day Guided Taxila Ruins Exploration Tour
Overview
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8 hours
Mobile ticket
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.
Additional Info
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
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
What To Expect
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.
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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From Islamabad: Full Day Guided Taxila Ruins Exploration Tour
Pickup included
Reviews
15 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Highly recommended
Haider H,
Jan 21, 2024
- Viator
5.00Superb trip to Taxila, one of the ancient historical sites of Pakistan. Our guide Maqsood was informative and supportive throughout. We stopped for traditional Pakistani chai and lunch along the way. Taxila is huge and we visited 4 different sites there, including two ancient Buddhist monasteries and a Greek city. All in all a fascinating journey with commentary from Maqsood throughout. He even threw in a speedboat ride at the end!
Exceptional Archeologic Sites - Need More Visitors!
Donna A,
Jun 1, 2023
- Viator
5.00My guide paid attention to things that caught my interest along the journey and made room in the tour to take a closer look, even if off-topic (e.g., the elaborately decorated trucks). Individual guides at the sites were extremely knowledgeable and highlighted the confluence of multiple cultures in this area over the time period from about 500 BCE to 500 CE. These are fascinating and important ruins without a lot of tourist traffic (or tourist infrastructure) so if you want to avoid the crowds it's a great place to spend some time.
A memorable trip
Mar R,
Nov 7, 2022
- Viator
5.00Taxila Ruins Expropriation Tour is a very memorable trip. My tour guide Ghulam Murtaza, is knowledgeable to the subject matter. he guided me through Taxila museum, Jaulian Buddhist monastery, Dharmsrajika stupa ＆Monastery, Sirkap the Unesco site with thorough explanation in view of historically events, anthropology development and current situation of the area. I also get extra treats to The Faisal Mosque, the sixth largest mosque in the world and Saidpur Village, a living ancient village at foot of Margalla Hills with its narrow streets leading to the still inhabited houses. The village has a little beautiful Hindu temple that dedicated to Hindu god Rama, a church and a mosque all stood hamronistly side by side. Ghulam is also a brilliant photographer and thanks to him I loaded with fab photos to show my family and friends. Martina
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