About Varanasi
One of the oldest living cities on earth. A wooden boat at sunrise along the ghats, the great evening aarti at Dashashwamedh, and Sarnath where the Buddha first taught.
Don't miss
Sunrise boat on the Ganga
Evening Ganga aarti
Kashi Vishwanath corridor
Sarnath
Silk-weaving lanes
- Region
- Varanasi & Sacred India
- Best time to visit
- October – March
- Ideal stay
- 2 nights
- By car from Delhi
- ≈ 12 hrs by expressway, best with a night in Lucknow or Agra
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Varanasi
Planning a visit to Varanasi
About 12 hrs by expressway, best with a night in Lucknow or Agra by road from Delhi in a private car.
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