Itinerary
Day 1: Sarnath Tour & Ganga Aarti
Stop At: Sarnath, Sarnath, Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh
Sarnath: Sarnath in Varanasi, is the place where Buddha chose to deliver his first sermon. It makes Sarnath one of the most venerated Buddhist places.
There are many Buddhist monuments and edifices at Sarnath. Some of the important Buddhist monuments at Sarnath are the Dhamekha stupa, the Dharmarajika stupa & the Chaukhandi stupa and monasteries and temples of different schools of Buddhism from Japan, China, Thailand, Burma and others. The Indian Buddhist society called Mahabodhi Society maintains a park around the Buddha temple. The Mahabodhi Temple within the park has a tooth relic of the Buddha.
There is also a vast expanse of ancient ruins at Sarnath. Several Buddhist structures were raised at Sarnath between the 3rd century BC and the 11th century AD, and today it presents the most precious ruins amongst places on the Buddhist trail. The Lion Capital of Ashoka pillar at Sarnath is the National emblem of India, which is displayed in the archaeological museum in Sarnath.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Dasaswamedh Ghat Road Bangali Tola, Varanasi 221001 India
Evening boat ride followed by Ganga Aarti: Evening boat ride will be the best option to visit cremation place and after that Experience Ganga Aarti.
Aarti is a Hindu ritual, in which light is offered to one or more deities. Aartis also refer to the songs sung in praise of the deity, when offering of lamps is being offered.
Hindus in India worship the river Ganges as goddess. Every evening in Varanasi, aarti is performed at the Dashashwamedh ghat. We can watch it from the ghat or from the waterside in a boat. It is a beautiful, resonant, and majestic spectacle with a very precise choreography involving rituals performed by several priests with the sound of bells, drums, cymbals, and Sanskrit mantras. The river is also worshiped with flower petals.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Manikarnika Ghat, Ghasi Tola Road, Varanasi 221001 India
Manikarnika Ghat is the main Cremation ground of board Shiva
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Chaukhandi Stupa, Rishipattan Road, Varanasi 221007 India
Chaukhandi Stupa is regarded as one of the most divine and important monuments of the Buddhist culture.
Stop At: Dhamek Stupa, Rishipattan Road 13 Km From Varanasi, Varanasi 221007 India
Dhamek Stupa Sarnath marks the spot where the Buddha preached his first message. Built by the great Mauryan king Ashoka in he 3rd century BCE
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Dharmarajika Stupa, 92JF+C6W, Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221007, India
Dharmarajika Stupa. It was built over the relics of the Buddha by Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Ashoka Pillar, 92JF+H3X, Dharmapala Rd, Singhpur, Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221007, India
The pillars of Ashoka are a series of columns dispersed throughout the Indian subcontinent, erected or at least inscribed with edicts by the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka during his reign in the 3rd century BCE
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Sarnath Museum, Museum, Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221007, India
The Lion Capital of Ashoka pillar at Sarnath is the National emblem of India, which is displayed in the archaeological museum in Sarnath.
Duration: 30 minutes
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Over night at Varanasi Hotel Radisson, Ramada Plaza JHV, Madin, Rivatas by Ideal or similar
Day 2: Morning Boat Ride followed by old city walk
Stop At: Varanasi, Varanasi, Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh
Morning boat ride at the dawn followed by old city walk: Boating in the Ganges during the sun rise in Varanasi is main attraction. We can observe here the Hindu’s way of life on the bank of the river Ganges (Ghats).
Varanasi presents a unique combination of physical, metaphysical and supernatural elements. According to the Hindu mythology, Varanasi liberates soul from human body to the ultimate. It is the Ganga Ghats of Varanasi that complement the concept of divinity. The Ganga Ghats at Varanasi are full of pilgrims who flock to the place to take a dip in the holy Ganges, which is believed to absolve one from all sins.
There are number of temples on the bank of the Ganga River in Varanasi. It is at the Ganga Ghats where we see life and death together. There are numbers of Ghat alongside Ganga in Varanasi. Some of the prominent and popular Ghats at Varanasi are the Dasaswamedh Ghat, Manikarnika Ghat, Harischandra Ghat &Kedar Ghat
After boat ride a small walk in to the oldest part of Varanasi which is famous for its narrow street. Visit Kashi Vishwnath temple (For Hindu only) which is also known as Golden temple.
Duration: 3 hours
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No accommodation included on this day.