Day 0: Get bus from Delhi mayur vihar metro station/ Anand vihar bus terminal
#9:00pm( 12 hours journey)
#cost 2100/- ( side lower single berth sleeping)
**Clean and comfortable bus**
9:00 am Arrival at kashi ki nagri
Bus drop you near petrol pump from there you can take auto to the hostel cost around 100-200/- rupees per person on sharing.
# hostel check in hostel "WANDER STATION"
AMAZING HOSTEL, VIBES, ENVIRONMENT,VIEW FROM TERRACE, BREAKFAST, DOMITRY INSHORT PERFECT FOR SOLO TRAVEL.
** Drive from volvo drop till hostel 20mins**
***Please ask the locals and the Google map for the hostel location as the auto driver will drop you at the chowk and the hostel is inside the very famous banaras ki galiyan which are numerous confusing and zig Zag***
*** Hostel cost - 500/- per night per person in female only domitory***
#hostel check in at 10:30 am
# put your luggage down and head towards the hippe lane to look out for some good breakfast and cafes
Toast - 60/-
Carrot cake 80/-
Ginger lime water -60/-
#after filling your tummy head towards the nearest narad ghat just 10min walking from the hostel enjoy the serenity of the beautiful river Ganga
#sit and enjoy the calmness of the holy river and the ghats. Watch the Hindu culture prospering every where.the Sadhu the Nomads the tourist.
*Vsit the small shiv parvati kind
*Visit the Manikarnika temple at the Manikarnika ghat walking distance from narad ghat
* All the ghats are interconnected to one another
***Over 100 of ghats in BANARAS***
# 6pm head towards the dhaswameda ghat which is 15mins walk from the hostel for the daily biggest aarti happen around 630 every evening at this ghat only
#attend the 40 mins aarti along side the banks of river Ganga.
#get back to the hostel area have dinner (ordered from zomato) enjoy your sleep.
Or just relax back on the terrace of the hostel and watch the river shimmering with lights at the night.
Wake up wake up wake it time to have a boat ride along the banks of holy Ganga river
Have breakfast at the small indian chats resturants open at 9:00am
Had pyaaz kachori (40/- per plate) and sweet lassi( 60/- per glass)
Then head towards the dashwamedha ghat for the boat ride
You will find n number of boat drivers asking you for come for boat rides
If u wan good pictures you can hire one privately but need to give more money as i have opted for alone boat ride
1-2 hours of ride along the end to end banks of river Ganga
Cost 300/- per person
** When you go along with other people it will be approx 50/- per person**
***One need to bargain a lot***
Done with the boat ride with numerous pictures around 1pm.
Went to the same resturant for lunch had pav bhaji
( 80/- per plate) enough quantity for one person
On the way you will find several lanes selling lemon tea at small small stalls WORTH TRY FOR
COST OF LEMON TEA 15/- PER CUP.
# 3:00 head towards the famous kashi vishwanath temple.
Walk towards the main chowraha from the dashwamedha ghat and take e rikshaw (10/- per head)
For the kashi temple
*10min ride.
#there will be a long que sometimes which took around 1-2 hours of entry depends on any occasion or normal days or weekends
#before the entry of the temple there will be a customer help centre near the police station from there you can go for VIP entry avoiding the long cues
*** VIP entry for Indians 300/- per head***
*** PHONES, CAMERA AND WALLETS NOT ALLOWED INSIDE THE TEMPLE***
*** LOCKER FACILITY AVAILABLE AT THE CUSTOMER HELP**** FREE OF COST*** AND SAFE.
#after avoiding the long cue you will get inside the temple.
#return back in 1-2 hours after taking the Prasad and your belongings from the customer help centre.
# return at 5pm...roam in the market bought some banarasi dupatta ( range from 400/- onwards)
# on the way back to hostel you will find number of sweet shops ( KHAAZA AND LAUNG LATTA TO TRY FOR) ( NOT FIND AT EVERY SWEET SHOP SO HAVE TO ASK MANY)
# get back to the hostel around 7pm ordered food from Zomato again as not much food to explore around.
Departure from banaras
Early morning flight from banaras to delhi
2800/- booked a bit early
JAI BHOLE...!!!