Local Varanasi Sightseeing with Sarnath Visit and Delhi Arrival

• Manikarnika Ghat

  2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included

  At dawn, visit the sacred Ganges for a boat ride. Every morning at dawn, hundreds of worshipers can be seen bathing in the sacred waters. The great river banks are lined with an endless chain of stone steps — the ghats — that stretch from one end of the city to the other. Believing that anyone who dies in the river of life in Varanasi gains freedom from the cycle of birth and death, the site has become a haven for the sick and aged waiting out their final days. The smoke that billows from the crematoriums on the edge of the river gives testimony to their final release from life's earthly confines. Your boat docks at Manikarnika (cremation) Ghat. On any given day, anywhere from a few dozen to a few hundred corpses are cremated here; the ghat is assiduous with activity as the cremated bodies threw up smoke and fire.

• Sarnath

  2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included

  After Break Fast and Check –out we will move to Sarnath, 13 km. northeast of Varanasi is one of the Buddhist centres of India. Visit the Dhamekh Stupa where Buddha gave his first sermon after enlightenment, Chaukhandi Stupa, the deer park, Sarnath Archeological Museum and later drive back to Varanasi Local Sightseeing.

• New Vishwanath Temple

  45 minsAdmission Ticket Included

  After coming back from Sarnath you will be headed to New Vishwanath Temple. The New Temple is modern in design and open to Hindus and non-Hindus alike. Surrounded by palm trees, it is a white marble structure that shines in the afternoon sun against a pale blue sky. Inside, the temple is spacious and airy.

• Bharat Mata Temple

  30 minsAdmission Ticket Included

  The Bharat Mata (temple of Mother India). Inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi, it features a huge marble map of India on the ground floor.

• Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi

  Admission Ticket Free

  After finishing Bharat Mata Temple, transfer to the Varanasi airport to connect to your late evening flight to Delhi. Meeting and assistance upon arrival in Delhi & transfer to Hotel or Airport for your onward Journey.