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Mauryan Patna City Tour
Mauryan Patna City Tour
Walk Chanakya's 321 BCE palace ruins and touch authentic Mauryan empire artifacts.
Rs 5000/person onwards
Private car
8 Hours
Guided tour
Chanakya's Spy Trail
Walk the exact palace ruins where Chanakya commanded his Arthashastra shadow network, stand on 80-Pillared Assembly Hall foundations briefing gudhapurusha spies, touch Mauryan polished pottery funding spy operations, climb Golghar atop ancient mounds for 360° Pataliputra views, peer into 18m-deep Agam Kuan wells hiding canal networks, visit Takht Sri Harimandir built on Mauryan citadel foundations, and end with Ganga sunset rituals on riverfront stairs marking Chanakya's eternal empire
Patna Museum
Galleries display Mauryan polished black pottery from Chanakya's 321 BCE era, punch-marked silver karshapanas funding his Arthashastra spy network, and Ashoka edict replicas mapping Pataliputra's empire from Bengal to Afghanistan. Touch ceramics from royal kitchens and study bronze sculptures of courts where Chanakya whispered strategy. These 500+ artifacts prove the guild economy that starved Greek satraps while filling Mauryan treasury.
Kumhrar Palace
Stand on 80-Pillared Assembly Hall foundations where Chanakya briefed gudhapurusha shadow spies before deadly missions. Walk excavated wooden palace platforms from 1912-15 archaeological digs and touch original Mauryan brickwork marking your novel's "canal confessions" headquarters. See Ashoka's sandstone pillar capitals in-situ beneath shaded ASI walkways explaining Pataliputra's legendary 64 gates and underground spy networks.
Mauryan Merchant Feast
Savor authentic litti-chokha—ancient grain flatbreads stuffed with roasted sattu—served in terracotta bowls exactly like Chanakya-era palace ware at a heritage restaurant 5 minutes from Kumhrar. Taste sattu drink carried by varta-caravans through Pataliputra markets and finish with palm jaggery gulab jamun recreating ancient trade route flavors
Gandhi Ghat
Watch afternoon Ganga rituals on ancient riverfront stairs marking Mauryan canal origins feeding Pataliputra's 64 gates. Capture final photos connecting Chanakya's eternal empire to Patna's living riverfront heritage
Gol Ghar Granary
Climb 145 spiral steps up 1786 British granary built atop Mauryan mound for 360° panoramic views revealing ancient Pataliputra boundaries, then peer 18 meters down Agam Kuan—Mauryan sacrificial well of massive sandstone blocks hiding Chanakya's canal spy networks. Guide explains Arthashastra Sutra 2.15 on granaries securing empire loyalty while well reveals underground engineering perfected during Chanakya's reign.
Gurdwara
Visit Sikh Gurdwara built directly atop Chanakya-era Mauryan citadel mound marking Pataliputra's original acropolis where palace foundations likely stood before river silt burial. See 18th-century architecture rising from 321 BCE elevation with guide explaining continuous occupation from Arthashastra spies to Guru Gobind Singh's birthplace. Perfect photo capturing 2,300 years of empire layered in one sacred location.
Strenghening local community
We are mindful of the local community's livelihood and endeavor to strengthen it. We provide training to local youth and employ them as guides. We also ensure patronizing local business to ensure the travel dollars stay where they are spent, dring the Patna city tour.
Private Tour
A private Patna city tour ensures that we are able to focus all our attention on you and adjust the pace of the tour according to your interests. Pick and drop from your Patna hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle is included in the Patna city tour.
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Pricing Chart
4+ persons
Rs5000/person
- Pick and drop
- Private car
- Guide
- Entrance charges
2-3 persons
Rs6000/person
- Pick and drop
- Private car
- Guide
- Entrance charges
Trip Itinerary
Mauryan Patna City Tour
8AM - Hotel Pick Up
Patna Museum
Kumhrar Palace
Local Lunch
Gol Ghar Granary
Takth Harimandir Sahib
Gandhi Ghat
4PM- Hotel Drop
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