Due to historical and archaeological heritage and religious places, Patna is emerging rapidly not only in the country but also in the field of international tourism. The number of domestic and foreign tourists is increasing every year at the tourist places of Bihar including Patna. The biggest reason for this is the expansion, development of tourism areas and restoration of basic facilities. According to the data of Bihar Tourism Department, till January-July 2023 this year, while 6059 foreign tourists have come to Patna, the number of domestic tourists is 45,69,581. Today is World Tourism Day. On this occasion, let us know about such places in Patna where some new changes have taken place in recent times and which are going to become new destinations for tourists in the coming days.
Bapu Tower – Memories related to Champaran Satyagraha will be seen
The construction work of Bapu Tower in Gardanibagh, Patna is still in its final stages. In the coming days, all the tourists who come here will see the thoughts of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi and the memories related to Champaran Satyagraha. Big screens are being installed on the walls of the museum to present Bapu’s thoughts. Copper plates are being installed on the outer walls of the tower, which will be quite attractive to look at. Bapu’s artwork will also be made on the wall. The external structure of this G+6 building, which will be built on an area of seven acres, will have a copper covering. Here tourists will also get facilities like shopping centers and restaurants. Bapu Tower will have a souvenir shopping centre, multi-purpose auditorium, oriental hall, restaurant, research center and administrative offices.
MV Swami Paramahansa – Tourists are attracted to visit Ganga by cruise.
Recently, operation of MV Swami Paramhansa (Ro Pax Vessel) has been started to promote Bihar Tourism, increase tourism business and attract tourists. By sitting on this ship, you can take a walk with the waves of Ganga and make your moment memorable. For this, a ticket of Rs 300 per person has to be purchased including GST. In this, a tour of Ganga is taken for 45 minutes. Apart from this, if you want to book the entire cruise, a package has been made for that also. Let us tell you that the cruise goes from Digha Tourism Ghat to Danapur via Minar Ghat, Shivaji Ghat, Ramjichak Ghat, Bata Ghat and Nasriganj Ghat. This entire journey takes 45 minutes. From there it again brings the tourists back to the ghat. Its total seating capacity is 145.
Bihar Museum – Amazing and Rare Artefacts Experience Museum
Bihar Museum is an experience museum of amazing and unique artefacts. The imagined throne of Chandragupta Maurya displayed here and the statue of Nirmal Yakshini found in Didarganj in 1917 attract everyone. Among the galleries here, regional art, contemporary art and children’s gallery are special, while the Bihar Santi Gallery shows which countries Biharis visited and how they made a distinct identity there. Bihar Museum has about 30,000 antiquities/antiquities in its collection. It contains within itself four lakh years of history in the form of artefacts. Every year more than 8 lakh people visit Bihar Museum. On normal days, 1,000 to 1,500 people come and on weekends, around 2,000 people come. In recent times, many new galleries and exhibitions of paintings from many countries have been organized.
Planetarium- From November, tourists will see the world of stars in 3-D.
The planetarium located in its city is one of the oldest and largest planetarium in Asia. However, renovation work is currently going on in it. Soon tourists will get the opportunity to see and understand the world of stars on a 3D screen in the new auditorium. From November, the world of stars will be visible through American 3D screens and German projectors. In the new planetarium, 200 people will be able to sit together and watch eight 3-D and 2-D films. Active 3D glasses will also be provided to the spectators to watch the 3D show in the planetarium. Currently, six films have been selected in Planetarium, Asteroid Mission, VR Stars, Voyager Mission, Space Next and two other films. The work of modernization of the planetarium is being done at a cost of about Rs 34 crore.
Number of domestic and foreign tourists in Patna
Month Domestic Tourist Foreign Tourist
January 635412 390
February 569569 1281
March 1056978 1438
April 555631 1231
may 301324 371
June 736712 978
July 713955 370
Source: Domestic and Foreign Tourist Visit of Bihar (January to July 2023)
These are also special tourist places of Patna
– Patna Museum
– Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park
– Agamkuan
– Takht Harmandir Sahib
– stone mosque
– Pastor’s Mansion
– Shri Krishna Science Center
– Golghar
– Echo Park
– Buddha Smriti Park
– Civilization Gate
– Gandhi statue
– Marine Drive