One of the world's oldest inhabited cities, funeral rites and dawn on the sacred river. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Varanasi; Dawn boat ride on the Ganges; Sarnath; Silk workshops & markets.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival in Varanasi
14:00 — Arrival in Varanasi
Transfer to the hotel — Aéroport de Varanasi → Varanasi
15:30 — Check-in at a hotel overlooking the Ganges — Varanasi
18:30 — Ganga Aarti ceremony at sunset — Varanasi
20:00 — Dinner — Varanasi
Day 2 — Dawn boat ride on the Ganges
05:30 — Sunrise boat ride on the Ganges — Varanasi
08:00 — Breakfast — Varanasi
10:00 — Sacred ghats and the funeral rites of Manikarnika — Varanasi
13:00 — Lunch — Varanasi
15:30 — Old-town lanes and temples — Varanasi
19:30 — Dinner — Varanasi
Day 3 — Sarnath
Drive to Sarnath — Varanasi → Sarnath
09:30 — Sarnath, where the Buddha gave his first sermon — Sarnath
13:00 — Lunch — Sarnath
Back to Varanasi — Sarnath → Varanasi
19:30 — Dinner — Varanasi
Day 4 — Silk workshops & markets
09:30 — Banarasi silk weaving workshop — Varanasi
13:00 — Lunch — Varanasi
15:00 — Chowk market and local crafts — Varanasi
19:30 — Farewell dinner — Varanasi
Day 5 — Departure
09:00 — Breakfast — Varanasi
Transfer to the airport — Varanasi → Aéroport de Varanasi