Day 01
Varanasi –Arrival + Ganga Arti
HIGHLIGHTS
Ganga Arti
Pickup from Airport/Railway station and check in to Hotel. At evening, get ready to experience one of the most memorable moments of your life, as you will be taken to River Ganges. Enjoy Ganga Aarti. Get a glimpse of the spiritualism at the Ganga Ghats (river front). Can enjoy the Ganga Arti on Boat (optional and by own cost). Night stay at Hotel in Varanasi.
Day 02
Varanasi – Morning Boat Ride-Sarnath -Temple Tour
HIGHLIGHTS
Morning boat ride on the River Ganges, Vishwanath temple, Annpurna Temple, Bharat Mata Mandir, Sankat Mochan, Manas Mandir, BHU
Early morning, at time of Sunrise you will be taken for a boat ride on the Ganges. It is a mystical and spiritual experience as you watch people offering worship in the Ganges. We will visit all the famous Ghats of Varanasi via boat. Later visit the most religious Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Annapurna Temple, Bharat Mata temple, Sankat Mochan (Hanuman Temple), Manas Mandir, BHU. Come back to hotel for breakfast.
Later in noon, we will be taken for an excursion to Sarnath. Sarnath is the place where Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon to his disciples at deer park. The attractions at Sarnath are the Buddha Temples, Dhamekha Stupa, Chaukhandi Stupa and Archaeological Museum.
In evening have leisure time for shopping in Varanasi (optional and by your own). Night stay at hotel in Varanasi.
Later in noon, we will be taken for an excursion to Sarnath. Sarnath is the place where Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon to his disciples at deer park. The attractions at Sarnath are the Buddha Temples, Dhamekha Stupa, Chaukhandi Stupa and Archaeological Museum.
In evening have leisure time for shopping in Varanasi (optional and by your own). Night stay at hotel in Varanasi.
Day 03
Varanasi–Sitamarhi-Allahabad (150 KM, 3 Hrs)-Varanasi (150 KM, 3 Hrs)
HIGHLIGHTS
Triveni Sangam, Hanuman Temple, Anand Bhavan, Sita Samadhi Asthal and Valmiki Ashram
After breakfast, we drive to Allahabad. En-route we will cover Sitamarhi. It is believed to be the place where Sita lived during her exile from Ayodhya. Her two sons Lav & Kush were born here. It is the place where she was engulfed into the earth. Visit Sita Samadhi Asthal and Valmiki Ashram.
Later, enjoy the holy bath in river Ganga and in Triveni Sangam - Meeting point of the three rivers - Ganga, Yamuna & Saraswati. At Triveni Sangam pandas (priests) perch on small platforms to perform puja and assist the devout in their ritual ablutions in the shallow waters.
Later we will cover the other spot in Allahabad like Hanuman Temple, Anand Bhavan - one of the country's best-running museums in memory of Jawahar Lal Nehru. Swaraj Bhawan - the house where the former Prime Minister of India Mrs. Indira Gandhi was born. Drive back to Varanasi.
Later, enjoy the holy bath in river Ganga and in Triveni Sangam - Meeting point of the three rivers - Ganga, Yamuna & Saraswati. At Triveni Sangam pandas (priests) perch on small platforms to perform puja and assist the devout in their ritual ablutions in the shallow waters.
Later we will cover the other spot in Allahabad like Hanuman Temple, Anand Bhavan - one of the country's best-running museums in memory of Jawahar Lal Nehru. Swaraj Bhawan - the house where the former Prime Minister of India Mrs. Indira Gandhi was born. Drive back to Varanasi.
Day 04
Varanasi – Drop to Airport/Railway station
HIGHLIGHTS
Drop
After Breakfast, have some leisure time. Later, drop to airport/Railway Station with pleasant memory of holy trip.