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Cultural Heritage
Duration : 6 Nights / 7 Days
Destinations : VARANASI, ORCHHA and KHAJURAHO
Day 01:- After breakfast day free at leisure and
then depart for Varanasi by overnight train.
“Varanasi: Chaotic, Colorful, Charismatic and Claustrophobic-
Varanasi’s ancient alleyways and the bathing ghats leading to the
holy River Ganges are an essential part of India. This is India’s
Hindu spiritual heartland, a place of pilgrimage, daily devotion and
death. Also known s Kashi and Benares, the city of Shiva may be an
auspicious place to die, but its bursting with life.”
Day 02:- Arrive Varanasi. Pickup from the station
and transfer to the reserved accommodation. Evening visit the Ghats
of Ganga for a mesmerizing Aarti (Prayer) Every evening at dusk,
thousands of devotees and tourists gather on the steps of
Dasaswamedha Ghat for the Ganga Aarti (Fire worship) ceremony. As
the darkness descends, it’s a highly charged spiritual extravaganza
where oil lamps are lit, bells clang, incense burns and bhajans
(devotional prayers) are chanted. Many devotees light a small basket
of flowers and set it adrift on the ganges. Overnight in Hotel.
Day 03:- Dawn boat ride on Ganges – Of all the
experiences in Varanasi, there is nothing quite as humbling as an
early morning boat ride on the Ganges. Set your alarm for a pre dawn
start. The driver takes you to the Dasaswamedha Ghat or Assi Ghat
for the ride. Sitting in your rickety wooden rowing boat, there’s an
eerie sense of peace on the river until the sunrise bathes the ghats
in gold and reveals the moving theater of spiritual devotion. All
along the ghats, crowds of people are bathing, performing puja
ceremony, praying to the Sun god and washing away the sins of Life.
During the day city tour like Vishwanath temple, Banaras hindu
University, Archaeological museum etc. & the Sarnath Temple tour
which is 10 kms north east and is a thriving center for Buddhists.
Overnight in Hotel.
Day 04:- Today you are free after breakfast until
you are transferred to station for your onward journey by train to
Jhansi. Overnight in Train.
Day 05:- Arrive at Jhansi (Railway station) and
Proceed to Orchha (15 kms - 30 minutes). Evening walk in the
heritage area of Orchha and visit fort and the temples around and
enjoy the riverside peaceful ambience of Orchha. Overnight in Hotel.
Day 06:- After breakfast leave for Khajuraho (170
kms - 5 hours). Do evening Sightseeing of the Khajuraho Kamasutra
Temples and visit evening light show. Overnight in Hotel.
Day 07:- After Breakfast depart for onward sector.
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