Day 01 :
Varanasi (Arrival) - Evening Ganga Arti at Dashashwamedh Ghat
Pick up from Varanasi Airport/Railway station. Check-in to the hotel. In evening, get ready to experience one of the most memorable moments of your life, as you will be taken to River Ganges to enjoy Ganga Aarti Ceremony at Dashashwamedh Ghat . Get a glimpse of the spiritualism at the Ganga Ghats (river front) . Have dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Varanasi.
Time for Evening Ganga Arti at Dashashwamedh Ghat -
- Summer – 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM (approx.)
- Winter – 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM (approx.)
Day 02 :
Varanasi - Morning Boat Ride -Temple Tour –Sarnath (12 KM, 30 Min) -Sightseeing
Early morning, we will be taken for a boat ride on the Ganges . Enjoy Subah-e-Banaras in Varanasi . It is a mystical and spiritual experience to watch Sun God along River Ganges. See Ghats of Varanasi like Manikarnika Ghat (Largest Cremation Ground of World) , Dashashwamedh Ghat , Assi Ghat and more during Boat Ride.
Later, visit the most famous Kashi Vishwanath Temple and other Temples of Varanasi . Cover Annapurna Temple , Bharat Mata Temple , Sankat Mochan (Hanuman Temple), Manas Mandir and BHU . Come back to hotel for breakfast.
After breakfast, we will have an excursion to Sarnath . Sarnath is the place where Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon at Deer Park (Rishipattana). The Tourist Attractions at Sarnath are the Buddha Temples , Dhamekha Stupa , Chaukhandi Stupa and the Archaeological Museum.
Return to hotel for dinner and overnight stay in Varanasi.
Day 04 :
Ayodhya –Chhapaiya (60 KM, 1 Hr) – Swaminarayan Temple & Narayan Sarover – Ayodhya (60 KM, 1 Hr)
After breakfast, visit Lord Rama Birthplace Ayodhya . Check-in to hotel. Later, go for full day Local Sightseeing of Ayodhya like Rama Janam Bhumi , Kanak Bhavan , Sita ki Rasoi , Hanuman Garhi , Tulsi Smarak Bhavan and more.
In Ayodhya, several religions have grown and prospered simultaneously at different periods of time in the past. Remnants of Hinduism , Buddhism , Jainism and Islam can still be found in Ayodhya.
After lunch drive to Chhapaiya . Visit Majestic Swaminarayan Temple and enjoy Local Sightseeing of Chhapaiya like Swaminarayan birthplace Ghanshyam Bhavan, take holy bath in Narayan Sarover Lake. Also, explore other sightseeing of Chhapaiya associated with life of Lord Swaminarayan like Trikonyu Khetar and Meen Sarover .
Return to Ayodhya at night. Have dinner and overnight stay in Ayodhya
Day 06 :
Lucknow – Drop to Lucknow Airport/Lucknow Railway Station
After breakfast drop to Lucknow Airport/Railway Station. Return with pleasant memories of Chhapaiya Trip and other religious places of Uttar Pradesh.