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Quick answer: The Kashi & Sarnath Darshan Yatra is 3 days / 2 nights in Varanasi: Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat, Kashi Vishwanath and Annapurna darshan, Sankat Mochan and Sarnath’s Dhamek Stupa. Two hotel nights with vegetarian meals are included, from ₹19,199 per person. To book, call or WhatsApp +91 78178 98687 or send an enquiry.
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Varanasi and Sarnath sit only ten kilometres apart but belong to two different worlds: the first is the oldest living city of Shiva, loud with bells and conch shells from before dawn; the second is a quiet park of red-brick ruins where the Buddha first taught after his enlightenment. Seeing them together in one short yatra is one of the most rewarding things a pilgrim can do in eastern Uttar Pradesh, and this package is designed for exactly that.
You arrive on Day 1 and spend the evening at Dashashwamedh Ghat for the Ganga Aarti, with a walk through the old-city market afterwards. Day 2 is the full day: an optional boat ride at sunrise, darshan at Kashi Vishwanath and Maa Annapurna while the queue is short, then the southern temples of Sankat Mochan, Tulsi Manas and Bharat Mata and a drive through the Banaras Hindu University campus to the New Vishwanath temple. The afternoon is for Sarnath: the Dhamek Stupa, the monastery ruins, the modern temples built by Buddhist nations and the museum that holds the Lion Capital of Ashoka.
With two nights in a pilgrim-friendly hotel, breakfast and dinner included and a private AC vehicle throughout, the plan suits families with children and elderly parents who want to see the essentials without exhausting themselves. The third morning is free, so there is time for a last walk on the ghats before your train or flight.
Route
Varanasi airport / station → hotel → Dashashwamedh Ghat Ganga Aarti and old-city market → (Day 2) optional sunrise boat → Kashi Vishwanath and Annapurna → Sankat Mochan, Tulsi Manas, Bharat Mata → BHU and New Vishwanath temple → Sarnath → (Day 3) free morning → airport / station
Good to know before you book
- Kashi Vishwanath opens around 3 am for Mangala Aarti and stays open through the day with a midday break; the queue is shortest soon after dawn.
- Phones, cameras, bags and leather items cannot be carried inside Kashi Vishwanath; lockers are available at the gates.
- Sugam Darshan tickets are sold only on the temple trust’s official website and are not part of this package.
- The Sarnath Museum (ASI) is open 10 am to 5 pm and closed on Fridays; the excavated site and museum have separate entry tickets.
- The Ganga Aarti starts soon after sunset, around 6 pm in winter and 7 pm in summer.
- Boat rides are optional and paid locally, and are not allowed when the river is in flood (usually some weeks in July to September).
Yatra Highlights
- Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat on the evening of arrival
- Kashi Vishwanath and Annapurna darshan, then Sankat Mochan, Tulsi Manas, Bharat Mata and BHU
- Sarnath: Dhamek Stupa, monastery ruins, international temples and the Lion Capital in the museum