Standard journeys.

Heritage

First Impressions of Varanasi

2 Nights · 3 DaysVaranasi & Sarnath

A suggested three-day first visit: Kashi Vishwanath and the evening aarti, a sunrise boat along the ghats, Sarnath, and an old-city walk with a silk handloom visit, all from one Varanasi hotel.

Hindu pilgrimage

Varanasi at Your Pace

3 Nights · 4 DaysAn Unhurried Pilgrimage

A suggested four-day Varanasi pilgrimage with rest every afternoon: the evening aarti, Kashi Vishwanath and Vishalakshi, an evening of music, a sunrise boat with a scholar, Sarnath and a wellness morning.

Culture

The Many Moods of Varanasi

3 Nights · 4 DaysHeritage, Food & the Ganges

A suggested four-day Varanasi journey through its evening food lanes, breakfasts, temples and silk weavers, with the river at sunrise, the ghats on foot, Sarnath and Subah-e-Banaras. Guided walks and tastings are in every tier.

Hindu pilgrimage

Varanasi and Prayagraj Pilgrimage

3 Nights · 4 DaysVaranasi and Prayagraj

A suggested four-day pilgrimage: the evening aarti from a boat and Kashi Vishwanath in Varanasi, then the road to Prayagraj for a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam, Bade Hanuman, Anand Bhawan and Alopi Devi.

Hindu pilgrimage

Varanasi and Ayodhya Pilgrimage

4 Nights · 5 DaysVaranasi, Sarnath and Ayodhya

A suggested five-day pilgrimage: the aarti from a boat, Kashi Vishwanath and Sarnath in Varanasi, then the Sarayu aarti, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir, Hanuman Garhi, Kanak Bhawan and Ram Ki Paidi in Ayodhya.

Hindu pilgrimage

The Sacred Confluence

5 Nights · 6 DaysVaranasi, Prayagraj & Ayodhya

A suggested six-day pilgrimage through three sacred towns: Kashi Vishwanath, Annapurna, the Ganga and Sarnath at Varanasi, a holy dip at the Sangam in Prayagraj, and the Sarayu and the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir at Ayodhya.

Hindu pilgrimage

Varanasi, Prayagraj and Chitrakoot

5 Nights · 6 DaysVaranasi, Prayagraj and Chitrakoot by road, returning to Prayagraj or Varanasi for departure

Five nights on three sacred rivers: the Ganga at Kashi, the Sangam at Prayagraj and the Mandakini at Chitrakoot, with darshan, Sarnath, the Kamadgiri parikrama and the Ramghat aarti.

Hindu pilgrimage

Varanasi, Prayagraj, Chitrakoot and Ayodhya

7 Nights · 8 DaysExtended four-destination pilgrimage: Varanasi, Prayagraj, Chitrakoot and Ayodhya by road

Seven nights across four pilgrim places: Kashi and Sarnath, a snan at the Sangam, the ghats and hills of Chitrakoot, and three nights in Ayodhya on the Sarayu.

Ancestral rites

A Journey of Remembrance

4 Nights · 5 DaysVaranasi & Gaya

Pind Daan at the Ganga ghats in Kashi and at the Vishnupad temple, the Falgu and Akshayavat in Gaya, with priests and scope agreed with your family, and a last visit to the Mahabodhi Temple.

Hindu pilgrimage

Varanasi, Prayagraj and Gaya Pilgrimage

5 Nights · 6 DaysVaranasi, with a day at the Sangam in Prayagraj, then Gaya and Bodh Gaya

Five nights from Kashi to Gaya: rituals at the Triveni Sangam on a day from Varanasi, Kashi Vishwanath and Manikarnika, and Pind Daan at the Vishnupad temple and the Phalgu, with the Mahabodhi Temple.

Buddhist journey

Sarnath and Kushinagar Buddhist Journey

3 Nights · 4 DaysAn Uttar Pradesh Buddhist journey: Sarnath and Kushinagar, from Varanasi to Gorakhpur

Three nights linking Sarnath, where the Buddha gave his first teaching, with Kushinagar, the place of his parinirvana, ending at Gorakhpur for onward flights and trains.

Buddhist journey

Sarnath, Kushinagar and Shravasti Pilgrimage

5 Nights · 6 DaysAn Uttar Pradesh Buddhist journey: Sarnath, Kushinagar and Shravasti, from Varanasi to Lucknow

Five nights from Varanasi to Lucknow: the deer park at Sarnath where the Buddha first taught, Kushinagar, the place of his parinirvana, and two nights at the Jetavana grove in Shravasti.

Buddhist journey

Extended Uttar Pradesh Buddhist Pilgrimage

7 Nights · 8 DaysSarnath, Kushinagar, Shravasti and Sankisa, from Varanasi to Lucknow

Seven nights to Sarnath, Kushinagar, Shravasti and Sankisa, the Buddha's places in Uttar Pradesh, with two nights at the main sites and rest between long road days.

Buddhist journey

Awakening & the First Teaching

4 Nights · 5 DaysBodh Gaya & Sarnath

Bodh Gaya, where the Buddha woke beneath the Bodhi Tree, and Sarnath, where he gave his first teaching, in a five-day private journey with two nights in each place and the Ganga at Varanasi in between.

Buddhist journey

Sarnath, Bodh Gaya, Rajgir and Nalanda

6 Nights · 7 DaysVaranasi and Sarnath, Bodh Gaya with a day at Rajgir and Nalanda, and back to Varanasi: a Buddhist and cultural circuit across Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

Sarnath, Bodh Gaya, Vulture Peak at Rajgir and the ruined university of Nalanda, in a seven-day private journey that starts and ends in Varanasi, with three nights at Bodh Gaya.

Buddhist journey

Buddhist Pilgrimage across Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

9 Nights · 10 DaysVaranasi (Sarnath), Bodh Gaya, Rajgir and Nalanda, Vaishali, Kushinagar and Shravasti, ending in Lucknow

Sarnath, Bodh Gaya, Rajgir, Nalanda, Vaishali, Kushinagar and Shravasti in a ten-day private pilgrimage by road from Varanasi to Lucknow.

Hindu pilgrimage

Naimisharanya Pilgrimage

2 Nights · 3 DaysLucknow to Naimisharanya on the Gomti, two nights beside the shrines, and back to Lucknow

Two nights at Naimisharanya on the Gomti, the forest of the sages: an evening snan at Chakra Tirth, Vyas Gaddi, Hanuman Garhi, Lalita Devi and Dashashwamedh Ghat, and a short Lucknow heritage tour.

Hindu pilgrimage

Ayodhya Pilgrimage

2 Nights · 3 DaysA standalone Ayodhya stay, arriving and leaving by Ayodhya or Lucknow

Two nights in Ayodhya: the Saryu aarti at Naya Ghat, darshan at the Ram Mandir, Hanuman Garhi, Kanak Bhawan, Dashrath Mahal and Mani Parbat, and a last morning at Guptar Ghat and Ram ki Paidi.

Hindu pilgrimage

Chitrakoot Pilgrimage

2 Nights · 3 DaysA standalone Chitrakoot stay, arriving and leaving by Prayagraj or Satna

Ram Ghat on the Mandakini, the Kamadgiri parikrama, Sphatik Shila, the Sati Anusuya Ashram, the caves of Gupt Godavari and Bharat Koop, in a three-day private stay at Chitrakoot.

Hindu pilgrimage

Varanasi, Prayagraj, Chitrakoot and Gaya

7 Nights · 8 DaysVaranasi, Prayagraj and Chitrakoot, back through Varanasi to Gaya, with a visit to Bodh Gaya

The ghats and Kashi Vishwanath at Varanasi, the Sangam at Prayagraj, Ram Ghat and Kamadgiri at Chitrakoot, and Pind Daan at Gaya's Vishnupad Temple, in an eight-day private pilgrimage by road.