Day 01 : Varanasi Arrival - Ganga Arti
Pickup from railway station/Airport 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 for a boat ride on the River Ganges. Enjoy Ganga Aarti. Get a glimpse of the spiritualism at the Ganga Ghats (river front).Night stay at Hotel in Varanasi
Summary :-
- Ganga Aarti and boat ride on the River Ganges
Day 02 : Varanasi –Sarnath - Temple Tour
Early morning, we will be taken for a boat ride on the Ganges. It is a mystical and spiritual experience as you watch people offering water to the Sun God and devotees taking holy dip in the Ganges. Experience the different ghats of varanasi. Each ghats has his own history and Hinduism value. Come back to hotel for breakfast
After noon, we will be taken for an excursion to Sarnath. Sarnath is the place where Buddha delivered his first sermon to his disciples. The attractions at Sarnath are the Buddha temples, the Dhamekha stupa, Chaukhandi stupa and the archaeological museum.
Followed by the holy temple tour in Varanasi covering the Kashi Vishwanath Temple - one of the famous Hindu temple and is dedicated to Lord Shiva, where at least once in life a Hindu is expected to do pilgrimage, and if possible also pour the remains (ashes) of cremated ancestors here on the river Ganges. Visits other temples - Anpurna Temple, Bharat Mata Mandir, Tulsimanas temple, BHU.
Summary :-
- Morning boat ride on the River Ganges
- Sarnath (Dhamekh Stupa, the Chaukhandi Stupa and the Archaeological museum)
- Vishwanath temple, Annpurna Temple
- Bharat Mata Mandir, BHU .
Day 03 : Varanasi – Allahabad (150 KM, 3 hrs)- Varanasi
After breakfast, we drive to Allahabad to hav holy bath in Sangam (Meeting point) of the three rivers - Ganga, Yamuna & Saraswati. Sangam - overlooked by the eastern ramparts of the fort, wide flood plains and muddy banks protrude towards the sacred Sangam. At the point at which the brown Ganges meets the Greenish Yamuna, pandas (priests) perch on small platforms to perform puja and assist the devout in their ritual ablutions in the shallow waters. Beaches and ghats are littered with the shorn hair of pilgrims who come to offer pind for their deceased parents.
Covers 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
Return back toVaranasi in Evening. Night stay in Varanasi.
Summary :-
- Sangan bath
- Hanuman Temple
- Anand Bhavan, Swaraj Bhavan
Day 04 : Varanasi – Bodhgaya (300 Kms 6 Hrs)
After Breakfast transfer to Bodhgaya Check in Hotel. Later Visit Lord Buddha Temple. Sightseeing places Sita Kund, Janki temple, Haleshwar Asthan, Ram chura(Vaisahali), Bodhi Tree and Overnight stay at Hotel in bodhgaya.
Day 05 : Bodhgaya-Gaya-Varanasi (300 Kms 6 Hrs)-Drop to Railway Station/Airport in Varanasi.
After Breakfast transfer to Gaya (12 Kms).Visit Vishnu Temples, Vishnupad Temple is sacred among Hindus and is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. According to believers and religious texts, the footprints inside the temple are those of Lord Vishnu.
Visit Japanese Temple, Chinese Temple, TibetianTemple, Phalguna River and drive to Varanasi.
Drop to Railway station at allahabad/Varanasi (which ever suits you).
Summary :-
- Japanese Temple, Chinese Temple, Tibetian Temple
- Visit Vishnu Temples,
- Phalguna River