Kashi & Ayodhya
Kashi, Ayodhya and Prayagraj
The oldest living city, and the two that answer to it.
- Duration
- 7 days · 6 nights
- Destination
- Kashi & Ayodhya
- Price
- Costed to your dates
The journey
Three nights in Varanasi because one is not enough to see it twice — once at dawn from the water and once on foot after dark. Then the sangam at Prayagraj and two nights at Ayodhya. Flown in to Varanasi and out of Ayodhya, so no day is spent retracing the road.
Before you book
- Official access
- Kashi Vishwanath and Ram Janmabhoomi are both open queue with free entry, and both run security screening that bars phones and bags — we tell you exactly what can be carried. Where a paid special-entry or aarti pass genuinely exists we apply for it and name the cost; where it does not, we say so. Anyone offering a guaranteed skip at either temple is selling something that is not theirs.
- Physical grade
- Moderate, and it is standing rather than walking that decides it. Expect 45–90 minutes queueing at Kashi Vishwanath and at Ram Janmabhoomi, plus uneven stone lanes in old Varanasi and steps down to the ghats. No altitude.
- Senior & access fit
- Suitable for most older travellers, with two caveats: the dawn boat means a 4:30 start, and the temple queues involve standing without a seat. Wheelchair access at the Kashi Vishwanath corridor is good; the old-city lanes are not wheelchair passable at all.
- Meals & observance
- Pure vegetarian is the default and is easy everywhere on this route. Varanasi and Ayodhya both have no-onion-garlic kitchens; we contract it with the hotel rather than asking on arrival.
- When it runs
- October–March. April–June regularly exceeds 45°C and we will not sell this route in it.
What stands out
- Dawn boat on the Ganga, and the Ganga aarti from the water rather than the step
- Kashi Vishwanath, with the corridor route and the timing explained before you go
- The sangam at Prayagraj by boat
- Two nights at Ayodhya — Ram Janmabhoomi, Hanuman Garhi and the Saryu ghats
- Open-jaw routing: in to Varanasi, home from Ayodhya
Day by day
How the 7 days actually run.
- Day 01
Varanasi
Arrive, transfer, evening Ganga aarti at Dashashwamedh from a boat on the water — the only view of it that is not a crowd.
- Day 02
Varanasi
Dawn boat along the ghats, then Kashi Vishwanath. Afternoon rest, because the morning starts at 4:30.
- Day 03
Sarnath and old Kashi
Sarnath in the morning, then the lanes of the old city on foot in the late afternoon — Annapurna, Kal Bhairav, Vishalakshi.
- Day 04
Varanasi → Prayagraj
Drive to Prayagraj. Afternoon at the sangam by boat, then Bade Hanuman and Akshayavat.
- Day 05
Prayagraj → Ayodhya
Drive to Ayodhya via Pratapgarh. Evening Saryu aarti at Ram Ki Paidi.
- Day 06
Ayodhya
Ram Janmabhoomi, Hanuman Garhi, Kanak Bhawan and Nageshwarnath. Afternoon free.
- Day 07
Departure
Transfer to Ayodhya airport, or on to Lucknow for a wider choice of flights.
Varanasi
3 nightsDay 1: Arrival
Varanasi
Arrive, transfer, evening Ganga aarti at Dashashwamedh from a boat on the water — the only view of it that is not a crowd.
Dashashwamedh Ghat
Day 2: Sightseeing
Varanasi
Dawn boat along the ghats, then Kashi Vishwanath. Afternoon rest, because the morning starts at 4:30.
Kashi Vishwanath
Day 3: Sightseeing
Sarnath and old Kashi
Sarnath in the morning, then the lanes of the old city on foot in the late afternoon — Annapurna, Kal Bhairav, Vishalakshi.
Sarnath
Prayagraj
1 nightDay 4: Transfer
Varanasi → Prayagraj
Drive to Prayagraj. Afternoon at the sangam by boat, then Bade Hanuman and Akshayavat.
Triveni Sangam
Ayodhya
2 nightsDay 5: Transfer
Prayagraj → Ayodhya
Drive to Ayodhya via Pratapgarh. Evening Saryu aarti at Ram Ki Paidi.
Ram Ki Paidi
Day 6: Sightseeing
Ayodhya
Ram Janmabhoomi, Hanuman Garhi, Kanak Bhawan and Nageshwarnath. Afternoon free.
Ram Janmabhoomi
Day 7: Departure
Departure
Transfer to Ayodhya airport, or on to Lucknow for a wider choice of flights.
What's included
- 6 nights accommodation on twin share
- Daily breakfast and dinner
- Private air-conditioned vehicle with driver throughout
- Dawn and evening boat at Varanasi; sangam boat at Prayagraj
- A local guide at Varanasi and at Ayodhya, both licensed
- All transfers including the Ayodhya or Lucknow departure
What's not
- Flights to and from the starting city
- Any darshan, aarti or special-entry ticket not named as included
- Pony, palki, doli and porter charges where used
- Travel insurance
- Meals not named in the itinerary
- Personal expenses, offerings, tips and porterage
- Anything not listed under Inclusions
- Per person · twin share
- Pricing on request — costed to your dates, your group size and your partner once confirmed
- Temple access, queue length and timing on the day are decided by the temple and its administration — never by us. We apply through official channels for whatever is genuinely bookable, and we tell you before you travel if it has not come through.
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