Editors' itinerary · Varanasi
Varanasi in 3 Days: Ghats, Lanes and Sarnath
3 days / 2 nights · Solo, Family, Spiritual
Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
Dawn boat ride, evening aarti and a quiet morning at Sarnath.
Costs are per-person estimates — from ₹2,150 at the backpacker level. Destinations: Varanasi.
Day 1Ghats at dusk
Day cost ₹1,300
- 10:00₹500
Reach Varanasi
Transport
- 13:00₹800
Guesthouse near the ghats
Stay
- 18:00
Ganga aarti
Sight · at Dashashwamedh Ghat
- 10:00
Day 2Dawn boat and old city
Day cost ₹300
- 05:30₹200
Sunrise boat ride
Activity
- 10:00
Kashi Vishwanath area
Sight
- 12:00₹100
Kachori and malaiyo
Food
- 05:30
Day 3Sarnath
Day cost ₹550
- 09:00₹50
Sarnath
Sight
- 15:00₹500
Departure
Transport
- 09:00