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 03 :
Varanasi - Ayodhya (270 KM, 6 Hrs) - Rama Janm Bhumi -Hanumangarhi
After breakfast, drive to 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. Have dinner and night stay at hotel in Ayodhya.
Day 05 :
Allahabad - Chitrakoot (150 KM, 3 Hrs) – Ram Ghat & Hanuman Dhara - Allahabad (150 KM, 3 Hrs)
After breakfast we will drive to Chitrakoot and have a local sightseeing of Chitrakoot city .
Ram Ghat is a long stretch of steps made on the bank of Mandakini River .
Hanuman Dhara is a great shrine dedicated to Lord Hanuman, in one of the wooded hills of Chitrakoot.
Kamadgiri, a forested mountain, is of prime religious importance in Chitrakoot District. As per legends, Lord Brahma performed havan here, with 108 fire pits, before creating the universe.
Gupt Godavari is a cavern located at a distance of 19 km south of Ram Ghat. As per the legend, the Mandakini River emerging as a perennial stream from the rocks deep inside this cave, flows down to another cave below and then disappears.
Drive back to Allahabad. Have dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Allahabad.