7 Nights 8 Days Ayodhya Prayagraj Chitrakoot Varanasi Tour Package

Full breakfast at the hotel. Your second day in Ayodhya allows you to explore beyond the main temples and absorb the deeper layers of this eternal city.

Early Morning — Saryu Snan

• Begin with an auspicious holy dip in the Saryu River at Ram Ki Paidi at sunrise — bathing in the Saryu cleanses all sins and is one of the most sacred acts a pilgrim can perform in Ayodhya

Morning — Dashrath Mahal & Ancient Temples

• Dashrath Mahal — the ancestral palace of King Dashrath with vivid Ramayana murals; one of Ayodhya's most artistically rich temple-palaces


• Nageshwarnath Temple — one of Ayodhya's most ancient Shiva temples, believed to have been established by Ram's son Kush


• Treta Ke Thakur — the temple marking where Ram performed the Ashwamedha Yajna; ancient black stone sculptures of Ram and his brothers


• Sita Ki Rasoi — the traditional site of Sita's kitchen; a uniquely intimate shrine

Afternoon — Mani Parvat & Guptar Ghat

• Mani Parvat — the sacred hill from which Hanuman scattered Sanjeevani herb particles; panoramic views over Ayodhya and the Saryu


• Guptar Ghat — the sacred ghat where Lord Ram is believed to have taken Jal Samadhi at the end of his earthly incarnation; one of Ayodhya's most profoundly moving sites


• Optional: Ram Katha Museum — depicting the Ramayana narrative through dioramas and paintings

Evening — Saryu Aarti (2nd Evening)

• Attend the Saryu River Aarti for the second evening — the second viewing is invariably deeper and more absorbing


• Optional: evening boat ride on the illuminated Saryu ghats

Return to hotel. Dinner on own account.

After an early breakfast and check-out, begin your 4-hour drive to Prayagraj — where the Ganga, Yamuna, and invisible Saraswati converge.

Upon Arrival — Triveni Sangam

• Check in to hotel, freshen up, then board a motorboat to Triveni Sangam — the most auspicious bathing spot in all of Hinduism


• Perform Sangam Snan — believed to cleanse karma across seven lifetimes


• Float a deep daan on the sacred waters; offer prayers at the confluence


• Visit Bade Hanuman Ji Temple (Lete Hanumanji) — the extraordinary reclining Hanuman idol embedded in the earth at Sangam

Evening — Ganga Aarti

• Witness the serene Ganga Aarti at Sangam Ghat — lamp ceremony with Vedic chanting at the riverbank


• Evening market walk for chai and Prayagraj chaat

Return to hotel. Dinner on own account.

Full breakfast at the hotel, then a complete day through Prayagraj's magnificent heritage.

Morning — Prayagraj Fort

• Prayagraj Fort (Akbar's Qila, 1583 AD) — Emperor Akbar's grand military fortification at the Sangam junction


• Patalpuri Temple — ancient underground temple revered as a portal to the netherworld


• Akshayavat (Immortal Banyan Tree) — described in the Puranas as indestructible even through cosmic dissolution; venerated for over 2,000 years


• Ashoka Pillar (232 BCE) — UNESCO-protected sandstone monolith with Ashoka's edicts

Afternoon — Anand Bhawan, Swaraj Bhawan & Khusro Bagh

• Anand Bhawan — ancestral home of Jawaharlal Nehru; national museum with independence-era artefacts and the Jawahar Planetarium


• Swaraj Bhawan — birthplace of Indira Gandhi; heritage museum of the Nehru-Gandhi family


• Khusro Bagh — serene Mughal walled garden with three ornate royal sandstone tombs

Late Afternoon — Azad Park

• Chandra Shekhar Azad Park — where revolutionary Azad made his legendary last stand in 1931


• Optional: Allahabad Museum (entry extra) — Harappan seals, Mauryan sculptures, Roerich artworks

Return to hotel. Dinner on own account.

After an early breakfast and check-out, begin your 3-hour drive to Chitrakoot — the sacred Ramayana forest city where Ram, Sita, and Laxman lived for 11.5 years of exile.

Upon Arrival — Kamadgiri Parikrama

• Kamadgiri Parvat Parikrama — a 5 km barefoot circumambulation of the sacred hill worshipped as a physical form of Lord Ram; one parikrama equals ten Govardhan parikramas in spiritual merit


• Kamta Nath Temple at the foot of Kamadgiri — an ancient shrine dedicated to Lord Ram


• Bharat Milap Mandir — where Bharat met Ram during the exile; one of the most emotionally charged sacred sites in all of India

Afternoon — Ramghat & Mandakini River

• Ramghat — the principal ghat on the Mandakini River where Ram, Sita & Laxman bathed daily


• Mandakini River Boat Ride — serene boat ride along the holy river past ancient ghats and forest ashrams


• Sati Anusuya Ashram — tranquil forest ashram where the Trimurti sought shelter during the exile

Evening — Ramghat Aarti

• Witness the Ramghat Aarti on the Mandakini River — thousands of oil lamps illuminate the forested riverbanks; an intimate, deeply moving ceremony many rank as the most powerful moment of their entire journey

Check in to hotel. Dinner on own account.

Breakfast at hotel, then a focused morning in Chitrakoot's sacred sites before the drive to Varanasi.

Morning — Gupt Godavari, Sphatik Shila & Janaki Kund

• Gupt Godavari Caves (18 km) — cave temples where Ram held court during exile; wade through a subterranean stream into a vast chamber with ancient Shivalingas — a geological and spiritual marvel unique in India


• Sphatik Shila — the crystalline quartz rock where Ram and Sita rested; Ram's divine footprints are preserved here


• Janaki Kund — the sacred kund where Sita bathed daily; a peaceful riverside site with an ancient temple

Midday — Drive to Varanasi (approx. 5 hours)

• After an early lunch (own expense), drive to Varanasi (Kashi) — the world's oldest continuously inhabited city and Lord Shiva's eternal abode. Check in to hotel and freshen up.

Evening — Kashi Vishwanath Temple & Ganga Aarti

• Kashi Vishwanath Temple — seek blessings at the most sacred Jyotirlinga in Hinduism; walk through the magnificent Kashi Vishwanath Corridor connecting the 2,000-year-old temple to the Ganges


• Witness the world-famous Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat — seven priests with fire torches, conch shells, and Vedic chanting in a ceremony performed every evening for centuries

Return to hotel. Dinner on own account.

Your second day in Varanasi begins before dawn at the most sacred river in Hinduism.

Early Morning — Sunrise Ganges Boat Ride

• Board a wooden rowing boat at Assi Ghat at sunrise (5-5:30 AM) — glide past all 84 ghats watching yogis, pilgrims, morning rituals, and the smoke of Manikarnika Ghat rising against the golden sky


• Optional: early morning Ganga Snan — most auspicious time to bathe in the Ganges

Morning — Sarnath

• Sarnath (12 km) — where the Buddha delivered his first sermon, setting the Wheel of Dharma in motion


• Dhamek Stupa (500 CE) — marking the exact spot of the Buddha's first discourse


• Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath — Lion Capital became India's national emblem; Dhamma Chakra became the flag wheel


• Sarnath Museum & Mulagandha Kuti Vihar (optional)

Afternoon — Kashi's Sacred Temples

• Durga Temple (Durga Kund) — striking 18th-century red-painted temple on a sacred tank


• Tulsi Manas Temple — where Goswami Tulsidas composed the Ramcharitmanas; walls inscribed with its immortal verses


• Vishwanath Gali — Varanasi's famous temple lane with flower stalls and ancient shrines


• Optional: Banarasi silk weaving workshop — watch master weavers on traditional handlooms

Evening — Ganga Aarti (2nd Evening)

• Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat for the second evening — second viewing reveals ritual layers impossible to absorb in one visit; consider a rowboat for the closest river-level view

Return to hotel. Dinner on own account.

Your final morning in Varanasi — an unhurried conclusion to your 8-day pilgrimage through Ram's world and Shiva's city.

Early Morning — Final Ghat Walk

• A last peaceful walk along the Ganges ghats at dawn — simply absorbing the timeless rhythm of Kashi with no schedule


• Optional: final Ganga Snan or quiet meditation at the ghat


• Visit Manikarnika Ghat in morning light — a meditative final encounter with the eternal fire that has burned here for thousands of years

Late Morning — Optional Visits

• Optional: Kashi Vishwanath morning aarti (5 AM abhishek or 11 AM bhog aarti)


• Optional: New Kashi Vishwanath Temple (BHU Campus) — the grand Birla marble temple on Banaras Hindu University grounds


• Optional shopping: Banarasi silk sarees, rudraksha malas, brassware at Vishwanath Gali or Thatheri Bazaar

After lunch (own expense), our driver transfers you to Varanasi Junction (BSB) / Varanasi Cantt (BCY) / Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (VNS).

🙏 Your 8-day pilgrimage — from Ram's birthplace in Ayodhya to Prayagraj's sacred Sangam, through Ram's forest at Chitrakoot, culminating in Shiva's eternal city of Kashi — is complete. You have traced the full sacred geography of Sanatan Dharma across the holy heartland of India.