The six-day circuit was paced perfectly. No rushing, no surprise charges, and a guide at Nalanda who genuinely knew the history rather than reciting a script.
Sarnath to Bodhgaya, with the history intact.
Tenzin studied Buddhist philosophy at Sarnath before taking his guide licence, which is why a walk round the Dhamek Stupa with him is a lecture rather than a list of dates.
He guides the full six-day circuit and knows the difference an hour makes at Mahabodhi - at dawn it is monks and silence, by midday it is coaches.
His Japanese is fluent enough that pilgrim groups from Osaka and Nagoya request him by name, and he handles the temple protocol those groups expect without needing to be briefed.
He is also the guide who will tell you plainly that Nalanda without a guide is just red brick and no story.
The six-day circuit was paced perfectly. No rushing, no surprise charges, and a guide at Nalanda who genuinely knew the history rather than reciting a script.
He explained the iconography at Sarnath in a way that made the whole rest of the trip make sense. Worth booking the circuit for him alone.
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