Varanasi Tour Packages131 Itineraries · From ₹2,481

A one-day Varanasi tour package starts around ₹2,481 per person, two days from about ₹5,499 and three days from ₹8,999. The five-day Ayodhya Prayagraj Varanasi circuit starts near ₹17,999. Hotel category, group size and vehicle determine the final figure, and every quote is itemised in writing.

Two days is the realistic minimum, because it gives you two mornings — one for the sunrise boat ride and one for Sarnath, with the Ganga Aarti in between. One day covers Kashi Vishwanath and the aarti but forces you to skip either the river at dawn or Sarnath.

Around 6:45 PM in summer and 6:00 PM in winter, lasting about 45 minutes. It is free to watch from the ghat steps, but positions fill 45 minutes to an hour ahead. Boat seating, which we reserve in advance, gives the clearest view.

The temple opens around 3:00 AM for the Mangala Aarti and closes near 11:00 PM after the Shayan Aarti, with general darshan through the day and the Bhog Aarti around 11:15 AM. Sugam Darshan tickets, Mangala Aarti tickets and Sparsh Darshan are booked separately on the official portal.

Yes, in two-day and longer packages, with the timing set to actual sunrise for your date. Shared and private boats are both available. Evening boat seating for the Ganga Aarti is a separate booking, which we also arrange.

Sarnath is included from two days upward. It sits about 10 km from the city and makes a comfortable half-day covering the Dhamek Stupa, the excavated monastery ruins and the archaeological museum with the Ashoka lion capital.

October to March. November brings Dev Deepawali, when lakhs of lamps line the ghats — spectacular and extremely crowded. February and early March offer the same good weather with far fewer people. Summer crosses 40°C, and the monsoon can suspend boat rides.

Not inside the Kashi Vishwanath sanctum, and not at all inside Sankat Mochan, which has no storage facility — arrive there by vehicle and leave your phone in it. Cloakrooms are available at the Vishwanath Dham. Photography on the ghats is fine, except at Manikarnika, where it is not.

Yes, with planning. The ghat steps and the old-city lanes are the challenge, so we choose hotels close to the drop points, use the quieter Assi Ghat approach, book boat rides that avoid long walks and arrange Sugam Darshan to shorten the temple queue.

Yes, and most guests do. Prayagraj is only ~120 km away and Ayodhya ~200 km. The standard circuit runs Ayodhya to Prayagraj to Varanasi over four to six days. Varanasi also pairs east with Gaya and Bodhgaya for a Buddhist circuit alongside Sarnath.

Yes. We arrange a vetted Spanish-speaking local guide for guests from Spain and Latin America, booked in advance for your dates — see the Spanish-speaking guide page linked below for how it works and what it covers.