Kashi Tour

Bangalore to Varanasi

Meet on arrival at Bangalore Airport to board the flight to Varanasi. On arrival at  Varanasi Airport transfer to Hotel. Relax and proceed to visit to Dashashwamedh Ghat to witness the foremost attraction of Varanasi, Ganga Aarti. Priests gather near the ghat and perform synced rituals. By the end of the ceremony, thousands of people who are watching the ritual from the banks of the river place a small oil lamp on a leaf and let it float on the river. You will be able to find thousands of such lamps floating on the river, which will look like the sky with burning stars.

Varanasi Sightseeing

Before breakfast, proceed for a boat ride on the river Ganges to enjoy the rising sun, rituals along the side of the river and the ghats. There are 88 ghats in Varanasi and each one is famous for one element. It is not possible to cruise along all the 88 ghats. The cruise will cover all top ghats. Once you land on the shore, you will be taken on a temple tour. Early morning is the right time to visit temples as it is the time of rituals. Top temples chosen are Kashi Vishwanath temple, Sankat Mochan Hanuman temple, Bharat Mata temple, Annapurna temple, BHU and Manas Mandir.  After the temple tour, back to hotel. Breakfast and relax. Afternoon drive to  Sarnath – On arrival visit Buddha temples, Chaukhandi stupa, Dhamekha stupa, museum and others. The museum contains Aartifacts, statues, arts and others. You will be taken back to Varanasi by evening and the rest of the day is yours. You can take up shopping in Varanasi or go for sightseeing on your own. Top items to buy in Varanasi are deity statues, brass works, Banaras silk material, incense items and others. Back to Varanasi.  Overnight.

Varanasi to Bodh Gaya

Breakfast checkout and drive to Bodhgaya On arrival check into Hotel.  Later proceed to visit top Buddhist spots - Bodhi tree, Maha Bodhi temple and Buddha Statue. Top Hinduism pilgrim spots covered are Vaishali, HaleshwarAsthan, Janki temple, SitaKund and others. Overnight

Bodh Gaya to Varanasi

Breakfast, drive to Gaya which is 12 km away from Bodhgaya. Gaya is famous for the presence of Lord Vishnu’s footprint. Today, the footprint can be seen in Vishnupad temple. Tour covers Vishnu temple, Vishnupad temple, Chinese temple, Tibetan temple, Japanese temple and Phalguna River.

Later drive to Varanasi. On  arrival check into Hotel.  Overnight.

Varanasi to Allahabad

Breakfast, and drive to  Allahabad for day trip On arrival proceed to visit Sangam is the first spot in the trip. This is the place where River Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati. It is a holy place for Hindus and you can find numerous people performing rituals and taking holy dips in the shallow waters. Other top attractions covered in the trip are AnandBhavan, Hanuman temple and SwarajBhawan. SawajBhawan is the house of late Indira Gandhi. Anand Bhavan is a mosque built in the memory of Nehru. Later drive back to Vaanasi. Overnight.

Departure

Breakfast, checkout and transfer to Airport to board the flight to Bangalore.  Tour Ends.