1 night / 2 days
Kashi Darshan
The essential Varanasi in two days: Vishwanath, the aarti, a sunrise boat and Sarnath.
₹3,999 per person
Varanasi, with the day actually planned.
Every itinerary here carries real clock times — including the queue you will stand in, the walk from where the vehicle stops, and the hour the aarti fills up. From ₹1,999 per person.
Tuesday, 24 November 2026
Dev Deepawali 2026 packages are open — book by early October
Where most people start
Why these itineraries have clock times on them
The queue is the trip
Kashi Vishwanath on a festival weekend is a three-to-six hour general queue. An itinerary that says "Day 1: Vishwanath darshan" without saying that has not planned your day, it has listed it.
Where the vehicle stops
No vehicle reaches Vishwanath. Everyone walks ten minutes from Godowlia. We put that in the plan instead of leaving you to find out at the kerb.
The aarti fills early
Arrive at Dashashwamedh at 18:15 and you watch the aarti over three rows of shoulders. Our plans say 45 minutes early because that is what it takes.
Every package
Varanasi
The city itself, 2 to 3 days.
Dev Deepawali
24 November 2026.
Pilgrimage circuits
Ayodhya, Prayagraj, Gaya, Chitrakoot.
Buddhist circuit
Sarnath to Lumbini, 7 days.
Day trips
One morning, one thing, done well.
If a package is not what you want
Some people would rather hire a vehicle by the kilometre and plan their own days. Kashi Tempo publishes rates for tempo travellers, buses and cabs by the kilometre, with no itinerary attached.
If you specifically want a Force Urbania and darshan timing rather than a full package, Urbania Varanasi Cabs does Force Urbania hire and darshan timing.
Questions
- What does a Varanasi tour package cost?
- Our packages run from ₹1,999 per person for a single sunrise-boat morning to ₹24,999 for the seven-day Buddhist circuit. The most-booked is Kashi Darshan at ₹3,999 per person for one night and two days, including hotel, transfers and a sunrise boat. All prices are twin sharing and exclude GST and temple fees.
- Is Kashi Vishwanath darshan included in the package?
- The transport and the timing are. The darshan itself is not — Sugam Darshan, Sparsh Darshan and the aartis are booked by you on the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust's own portal at the temple's prices. Tell us the slot time you hold and we build the day around it. General darshan is free but the queue runs three to six hours on weekends and festival days.
- How many days do I need in Varanasi?
- Two days covers Kashi Vishwanath, the Ganga aarti, a sunrise boat and Sarnath if the hours are used properly. Three days adds an unhurried morning walking the old city, which is what most people say afterwards was the best part. Fewer than two days means choosing between the temple and the river.
- When is Dev Deepawali 2026?
- Tuesday 24 November 2026, on Kartik Purnima. Lamps are lit across the ghat front at dusk, around 17:15, and the ghats stay lit for two to three hours. We run a 2-day package at ₹11,999 and a 3-day at ₹16,999 per person. Book by early October — vehicles and ghat-side hotels commit six to eight weeks ahead.
- Can a vehicle reach the ghats on Dev Deepawali night?
- No. The ghat approaches are closed to vehicles and barricaded from the afternoon of the festival. Realistic drop points sit well back and the last 20 to 40 minutes are on foot in a crowd. Any operator promising a drop at Dashashwamedh that night is not telling you the truth.
- Are your prices per person or per group?
- Per person, on twin-sharing accommodation. Solo travellers pay a single-occupancy supplement on the hotel portion. Larger groups get a lower per-person rate because the vehicle cost splits further — send us your group size for an exact figure.