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Destinations We Cover

Varanasi is the base. Ayodhya, Prayagraj and Sarnath are each close enough to fold into the same trip.

Spiritual · Timeless · Divine

Varanasi (Kashi)

The oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, and the one Hindus have walked towards for three thousand years. Eighty-odd ghats line the western bank of the Ganga, and the whole city bends towards the river.

  • Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham and the temple corridor
  • Dashashwamedh Ghat Ganga Aarti, every evening after sunset
  • Sunrise boat ride from Assi Ghat to Manikarnika
  • Baba Kaal Bhairav, the kotwal who guards the city
  • Banarasi silk weaving workshops in Madanpura
  • Ramnagar Fort across the river, and its extraordinary clock
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Varanasi (Kashi)
Faith · Heritage · History

Ayodhya

Roughly 220 km from Varanasi, an easy half-day drive. Since the Ram Mandir opened, Ayodhya has become the single most-added stop on a Kashi itinerary — and the town has changed fast to meet it.

  • Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir darshan
  • Hanuman Garhi, up the sixty-odd steps
  • Kanak Bhawan and Nageshwarnath Temple
  • Saryu Aarti at Ram ki Paidi in the evening
  • Guptar Ghat, quieter than the main ghats
  • Overnight stay so darshan is not rushed
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Ayodhya
Sacred · Serene · Eternal

Prayagraj

About 125 km west of Varanasi, where the Ganga and Yamuna meet the mythical Saraswati. The Sangam is the site of the Kumbh Mela, the largest human gathering on earth.

  • Boat to the Triveni Sangam for snan
  • Bade Hanuman ji, the reclining Hanuman temple
  • Akshayavat and Patalpuri, inside the fort
  • Anand Bhavan, the Nehru family home
  • Khusro Bagh and its Mughal tombs
  • Kumbh and Magh Mela arrangements in season
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Prayagraj
Buddhist Circuit · 10 km from Varanasi

Sarnath

Ten kilometres from the centre of Varanasi, Sarnath is where the Buddha gave his first sermon after attaining enlightenment. A half-day is enough, and it is the calmest morning of most Kashi trips.

  • Dhamek Stupa, from the 5th century CE
  • The Ashoka Pillar and its lion capital site
  • Sarnath Archaeological Museum
  • Mulagandha Kuti Vihar and its murals
  • Thai, Tibetan and Japanese temples
  • Combines easily with a Varanasi afternoon
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Sarnath
The Kashi circuit

Temples we build itineraries around

A complete Kashi yatra is far more than a single temple. These are the shrines most of our guests ask for.

Jyotirlinga

Shri Kashi Vishwanath

One of the twelve Jyotirlingas, and the reason most pilgrims come at all. We advise on which gate to enter, when the queue turns, and how the Vishwanath Dham corridor connects to Annapurna Devi and Vishalakshi alongside it.

Kotwal of Kashi

Baba Kaal Bhairav

Tradition holds that nobody may stay in the city without his leave, so most yatris come here first. The black-thread prasad tied at his shrine is what visitors remember years later.

Tulsidas

Sankat Mochan Hanuman

Founded by Goswami Tulsidas, who is said to have had Hanuman’s darshan on this spot. Tuesdays and Saturdays are packed; a weekday morning is calm and far more rewarding.

Shakti

Durga Kund Mandir

The eighteenth-century Durga temple beside its stepped tank, painted the deep ochre-red that photographs beautifully in the early light. Monkeys own the courtyard — hold on to your prasad.

Ramcharitmanas

Shri Tulsi Manas Mandir

Marble walls inscribed with the entire Ramcharitmanas. Quiet, shaded, and a good stop with elderly travellers because there is nowhere to climb and somewhere to sit.

Campus temple

New Vishwanath Temple, BHU

Inside the Banaras Hindu University campus, built by the Birla family. Open, spacious and unhurried — the easiest darshan in the city for anyone who finds the old lanes difficult.

Getting here

How to reach Varanasi

Whichever way you arrive, tell us the flight number or train number when you book and a vehicle will be waiting. We track arrivals, so a delay costs you nothing.

By air

Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport at Babatpur, with direct flights from Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata and seasonal international services.

Airport code
VNS
Distance to the ghats
About 25 km
Drive time
45–60 minutes

By train

Varanasi Junction (Cantt) is the main station. Banaras station at Manduadih and Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction at Mughalsarai also handle a large share of long-distance trains.

Main station
BSB · Varanasi Jn
Also used
BSBS · DDU
To the ghats
20–40 minutes

By road

Varanasi sits on NH-19 and NH-31, well connected to Lucknow, Prayagraj, Gorakhpur and Patna. We run this route daily and can pick you up from any of these cities.

From Prayagraj
125 km · ~3 hrs
From Ayodhya
220 km · ~5 hrs
From Gaya
250 km · ~5.5 hrs
Distances from Varanasi

How far is everything, really

Approximate road distance and driving time in normal traffic. Festival days take considerably longer.

10 km

Sarnath

About 30–40 minutes each way. Comfortably a half-day trip.

14 km

Ramnagar Fort

Around 40 minutes, across the Ganga on the Samne Ghat bridge.

25 km

Babatpur Airport

45 minutes to an hour. We track your flight and adjust.

90 km

Chunar Fort

Around 2 hours. Often combined with a Vindhyachal stop on the way back.

125 km

Prayagraj

About 3 hours by road, mostly on good highway.

220 km

Ayodhya

Around 5 hours. We normally suggest an overnight stay rather than a day trip.

One phone call is all it takes

Give us your dates and your group size. A written day-by-day plan and one fixed, all-inclusive price come back to you — usually within the hour.

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