Most people know their dates before they know their itinerary. This is the honest version of what fits into each length of trip — including what has to be cut.
from ₹1,999 per person
Fits: One thing, done properly — either the sunrise river or Kashi Vishwanath. Not both.
Cut: Everything else. A single day forces a genuine choice and it is better made deliberately.
Sunrise Boat & Yoga Morning — hour by hour →from ₹3,999 per person
Fits: Kashi Vishwanath, the evening Ganga aarti, a sunrise boat and a brief Sarnath visit.
Cut: An unhurried old-city morning, and any slack if the temple queue overruns.
Kashi Darshan — hour by hour →from ₹6,499 per person
Fits: Everything in the two-day version, plus a guided old-city walk and Sarnath as a proper half day.
Cut: A second city. Adding Ayodhya to three days costs you the Varanasi you came for.
Varanasi & Sarnath at a Human Pace — hour by hour →from ₹7,999 per person
Fits: Varanasi's core plus a full Ayodhya day, 440 km of driving included.
Cut: The unhurried Varanasi morning. This version trades depth for a second city.
Varanasi & Ayodhya — hour by hour →from ₹12,499 per person
Fits: The pind daan circuit across Kashi, Gaya and the Sangam, built around fixed ritual windows — the complete Kashi Yatra.
Cut: Sightseeing. The mornings are committed and inflexible on this itinerary.
Pind Daan — Varanasi, Gaya & Prayagraj — hour by hour →from ₹14,999 per person
Fits: Varanasi, Prayagraj and Ayodhya with a night in each rather than a dash between them.
Cut: Nothing essential. This is the comfortable version of the three-city circuit.
Varanasi, Prayagraj & Ayodhya — hour by hour →from ₹24,999 per person
Fits: The full Buddhist circuit — Sarnath, Bodhgaya, Rajgir, Nalanda, Kushinagar and Lumbini.
Cut: Nothing, but every passenger needs photo ID for the Nepal crossing at Sunauli.
Buddhist Circuit — hour by hour →Varanasi
Base · 2 to 3 days
Ayodhya
220 km · 1 long day, or 2 with a night there
Prayagraj
125 km · 1 day, or 2 with the Kumbh grounds
Bodhgaya
260 km · 2 nights
Sarnath
12 km · Half a day
Chitrakoot
260 km · 1 full day on site, 2 nights total
Vindhyachal
70 km · A day trip, or a night to do the parikrama unhurried
Gaya
250 km · 1 night minimum, 2 for the fuller circuit
Lumbini
320 km · 1 night minimum, within a longer circuit
