Itinerary
Day-1 Arrival in Kashi & heritage trails
Morning / Arrival
Arrival at Varanasi Airport. Private transfers to ghat-facing heritage / luxury hotel. Traditional welcome with marigold garlands, rose attars & live flute notes. Check-in and time to refresh
Late Afternoon – Sacred Beginnings with a Pandit explaining the significance of the darshans of individual temples. To keep the interaction intimate and divine the guests are, divided in small groups. Darshan at Baba Kalbhairav Temple (ritual permission to enter Kashi), followed by darshan at Mrityunjay Mahadev Temple. Lunch at the Hotel or Batti Chowkha
Evening – Ganga Aarti
Experience the ceremonial aarti along the river at Dashashwamedh Ghat on a Cruise / Bajra. Transport from Dashashwamedh Ghat to the
venue for Bhajan Jamming Sandhya
Late Evening – Bhajan Jamming
Bhajan jamming Sandhya with Exclusive seating for our guests Curated dinner & light refreshments at Venue
Return to hotel
Day-2 The city of Shiva
Early Morning -Temple Circuit
Mangal Aarti and Sparsh Dharshan at Kashi ,Vishwanath Temple, with a Pandit guiding through the rituals.
Choice between Bhog, Saptarishi, Shringar and Shayan aarti for the late risers, followed by
• Darshan at Annapurna Devi Temple
• Darshan at Vishalakshi Shakti Peeth
Arrangement of Rudra Abhishek on guests request. A Yog and Meditation session at the Assi ghat with a renowned Yog Guru, with a small discourse about the benefits of Yog and Dhyan.
Followed by Breakfast at the famous Ram Bhandar or at Individual hotels
Or instead of Assi ghat -
•Darshan at Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple
•Darshan at Durga Kund Temple
Followed by Breakfast at the famous Ram
Bhandar or at Individual hotels
Late morning/ Afternoon
• Leisure time at hotel
• Curated Banarasi food & beverage experience for Lunch
4 pm – for those you missed the morning session
A Yog and Meditation session at the Assi ghat with a renowned Yog Guru, with a small discourse about the benefits of Yog and Dhyan. For those who were at Assi ghat in morning -
Darshan at Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple Darshan at Durga Kund Temple
Optional:
Early Evening – Shiva & Ganga
• Visit to Bharat Mata Mandir
• Visit to Kedarnath Temple (Kashi)
• Guided heritage walk through nearby temple clusters and Old Kashi.
Evening – Ganga Aarti at Assi Ghat/ Namo Ghat
• Ganga Aarti by Vedic priests; Diya-floating ritual on the Ganges Cruising through the Ghats with Banaras on a Plate like A beautifully lit view of all the ghats of Varanasi with an Iconic Food Trail experience of Benaras,right on the cruise.A sing along Bhajan session with a Vocalist and poetry session on the cruise.
Late Night : Option to visit Manikarnika Ghat
Day-3 Sarnath
Breakfast at individual Hotels and check out.
Late Morning – SARNATH
Drive to Sarnath
• Visit to Dhamek Stupa
• Visit to Mulagandha Kuti Vihar
• Visit to Sarnath Museum
Optional:
· visit to Digamber Temple
· A Short meditation or reflection session with a brief session on Vipassana and Buddhist
meditation methods
Departure to Airport.
For those who have later departures
• Lunch at a curated restaurant