Arrivals at Varanasi Airport/Railway Station:
Our representative will meet and greet you. Later, transfer to your pre-booked hotel, check in, and visit the New Kashi Vishwanath Temple (BHU), also known as Birla Temple, Sankat Mochan Temple, Durga Temple, and Tulsi Manas Mandir. In the evening, experience the Hindu ritual Aarti. Aartis refer to the songs sung in praise of the deity when lamps are offered. Hindus in India worship the river Ganges as a goddess. Every evening in Varanasi, Aarti is performed at the Dashashwamedh Ghat. We can watch it from the ghat or from the waterside in a boat. It is a beautiful, resonant, and majestic spectacle with precise choreography involving rituals performed by several priests, accompanied by the sound of bells, drums, cymbals, and Sanskrit mantras. Boating (direct payment) on the River Ganga, then back to the hotel for an overnight stay.

Travel Duration: 1 Night / 2 Days
Destination Covered: Varanasi

Itinerary

Day 1 – Arrival at Varanasi:
Arrive at Varanasi Airport/Railway Station, where our representative will meet and greet you. Later, transfer to your pre-booked hotel, check-in, and visit the New Kashi Vishwanath Temple (BHU), also known as Birla Temple, Sankat Mochan Temple, Durga Temple, and Tulsi Manas Mandir. In the evening, experience the Hindu ritual Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat, either from the ghat or the waterside in a boat. Boating on the River Ganga (direct payment). Return to the hotel for an overnight stay.

Day 2 – Varanasi Sightseeing & Departure:
At 5 AM, visit the Old Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Annapurna Temple, Vishalashi Temple, and Kal Bhairav Temple, then return to the hotel for breakfast. Afterward, take an excursion to the Buddhist town of Sarnath, the sacred place where Lord Buddha preached his first sermon after enlightenment in Deer Park. It contains impressive remains, as well as a modern temple. Visit the Dharmarajika, Chaukhandi Stupa, and Dhamek Stupa, which are outstanding landmarks. The newly built Lord Buddha statue is also a highlight, along with the remains of a monastery and the beautifully polished Lion Capital of Ashoka. Later, you will be dropped off at Varanasi Airport/Railway Station for your return/onward journey.