Overview
Some cities you visit. Varanasi you arrive into.
This is the oldest living city on earth — older than memory, older than most of recorded history — and it has been receiving pilgrims in exactly the same way for four thousand years. The Ganga Aarti at dusk. The boat at dawn, sliding past ghats that have not changed their purpose in centuries. Kashi Vishwanath, one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, standing at the centre of it all. Three days here is not a short visit — it is enough time to stop seeing Varanasi as a place you are passing through, and start feeling it as a place that is, in some quiet way, also passing through you.
No other city in the world holds what Kashi holds. Three days is enough to feel it — and not nearly enough to forget it.
Duration
3 Days 2 Nights
Language
English
Price
₹3240Tour Cost From ₹ 2905 per person per day · Based on 4 persons · Accommodation, breakfast, transport & temples included
Duration 3 Days / 2 Nights
Route Varanasi only — single-city pilgrimage
Transport Private AC car for all local transfers
Meals Daily breakfast included. Sattvic vegetarian meals — onion-free, garlic-free — arranged on request.
Activity Level Easy to moderate — one sunrise boat ride, temple walking, ghat visits
Group Type Private — your family or group only
Starts Varanasi — pickup from airport, railway station or hotel
Ends Varanasi — depart by train or flight per your plan
Day 1 : Arrive Varanasi · Evening Ganga Aarti
Day 2: Full Day in Varanasi
Day 3: Varanasi · Departure
- Pilgrims with limited time who want Varanasi alone, done properly - not rushed into a single day on a longer circuit.
- Devotees who have already covered Ayodhya and Prayagraj on a previous trip and now want to give Kashi the dedicated time it deserves.
- Business or family travellers extending a trip with a short, meaningful pilgrimage.
- Anyone for whom Varanasi has always been the destination, not a stop along the way.
Sattvic Meals: For devotees observing sattvic vegetarian food — onion-free, garlic-free — throughout the pilgrimage, TTI arranges meals accordingly. Please mention this at booking.
BEST - OCTOBER TO MARCH
Cool, comfortable weather for ghat walks and the sunrise boat ride. December–January are peak pilgrimage months — book early.
WORTH KNOWING - KARTIK MONTH
Kartik is the most auspicious month in Varanasi and very crowded. Spiritually powerful — but book well in advance and expect large gatherings at the ghats.
WORTH KNOWING - DEV DEEPAWALI
Fifteen days after Diwali, all the ghats of Varanasi are lit with lakhs of lamps for Dev Deepawali. One of the most beautiful sights in India — book months ahead if this is your priority.
AVOID - JUNE TO AUGUST
Varanasi summer is intense, and monsoon brings a rising Ganga that can affect lower ghat access. October to March is strongly preferred for comfortable temple and ghat visits.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Evening Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat - seven flames, seven priests, the river at dusk
- Sunrise boat ride past Varanasi's ancient ghats - Assi, Kedar, Manikarnika, Dashashwamedh
- Kashi Vishwanath Temple - one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, the spiritual centre of the city
- Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple - quiet, intimate, associated with Tulsidas
- Tulsi Manas Mandir - the temple where the Ramcharitmanas was composed
- Assi Ghat at dawn - the city's quieter southern ghat, with its own small morning aarti
Travel Itinerary
Arrival and check-in · Dashashwamedh Ghat at dusk
Arrive in Varanasi and check in. By evening, make your way to Dashashwamedh Ghat for the Ganga Aarti — seven priests, seven flames, bells, conch shells, smoke, the river holding it all. This is what people travel thousands of kilometres for, and it is exactly what you imagined, and more.
TTI Insider: Reach the ghat 40 minutes before the aarti. Walk the full length of it first — the last 20 minutes before the ceremony begins, when the lamps are being lit and the priests are taking their positions, has a quality of anticipation that is almost as powerful as the aarti itself.
Sunrise boat ride → Kashi Vishwanath → Sankat Mochan → Tulsi Manas
Up before dawn for a boat ride past the main ghats as Varanasi slowly wakes.
Then Kashi Vishwanath - one of the twelve Jyotirlingas.
Afternoon at Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple and Tulsi Manas Mandir.
Evening aarti again if you wish. Varanasi is not a city you see — it is a city you absorb. Give it the full day it deserves.
TTI Insider: As your boat passes Manikarnika Ghat you will see the cremation fires. Do not look away. Hindus believe dying in Varanasi brings moksha - the families there are completing the most sacred act of love. Witness it with the respect it deserves. Many clients say this is the moment that stays with them longest.
Assi Ghat morning walk → onward journey by train or flight
A final quiet morning. Walk to Assi Ghat at dawn — the southernmost ghat, quieter than Dashashwamedh, with its own small aarti and a different quality of stillness. Then depart by train or flight to your onward destination. TTI assists with arrangements. Three days. The city stays with you far longer.
TTI Insider: Assi Ghat's morning aarti is far less crowded than the famous evening ceremony, and for many of our clients, the more moving of the two. If your departure is afternoon, wake early and go there first. It is the right way to say goodbye to Varanasi.
You came for three days.
Kashi does not measure itself in days.
The aarti, the river at dawn, the Jyotirlinga at its centre - this city has been the same for four thousand years, and for three days, it was yours.
INCLUDED
- Tour cost is based on a minimum of 4 persons travelling together. For smaller groups, please contact us for a customised quote.
- 2 nights accommodation at standard comfortable hotels [Hotel upgrades available]
- Daily breakfast throughout
- Private AC car for all local transfers
- One Morning boat ride on RIver Ganges, Varanasi
- TTI tour manager assistance throughout
- All tolls, parking and driver allowances
- GST invoice provided
- Price calculated at ₹ 14530 per person for 3 days based on a group of 4 travelling together. Price per person reduces further as group size increases. Contact TTI for a customised quote.
EXCLUDED
- Travel to / from Varanasi
- Lunch and dinner (unless arranged separately)
- Personal puja / ritual offerings
- Priest charges for special rituals
- Personal expenses and tips
- Anything not listed under Inclusions
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, if the days are used well — which is exactly how this tour is structured. Day 2 is a full day with no other travel, entirely dedicated to the boat ride, Kashi Vishwanath and the surrounding temples. Combined with the evening aarti on Day 1 and the Assi Ghat morning on Day 3, you experience the city at three different times of day — dusk, dawn and a final quiet morning. That range matters more than the number of days.
Yes — TTI's 5-day Varanasi-Prayagraj-Ayodhya tour follows naturally from this itinerary. If after arriving you decide you want to continue to Prayagraj and Ayodhya, TTI can extend your trip. Let us know as early as possible so we can adjust hotel and car bookings.
Modest clothing — salwar kameez, kurta-pyjama, saree or dhoti. Shoulders and legs covered. Remove footwear before entering any temple. Kashi Vishwanath does not permit leather items inside. TTI will brief you in detail before each major temple.
Yes — the boats used for the sunrise ride are stable wooden rowboats with experienced boatmen, and the Ganga at the ghats is calm, not fast-flowing. Boarding is from steps at the ghat with assistance available. TTI will choose a boat and timing comfortable for your group's needs.
WhatsApp us at +91 93100 54485 or email info@tti.tours. Share your travel dates and group size and the team will send you a detailed quote within 24 hours. GST invoice provided for all bookings.
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