Duration : 24 Nights / 25
Days
Day 01: Delhi :
Onboard to Delhi from your home country.
Day 02 : Delhi :
Arrive Delhi, assistance on arrival and transfer to the pre-booked hotel. Morning at leisure. Afternoon visit to Birla Mandir and Ashram of Anand Mai Maa. O/nhotel.
Day 03 : Delhi to Rishikesh :
Morning after breakfast !rive to Rishikesh (about 230kms/O4hrs), check into the hotel. Evening attend the Aarati Ceremooy at Triveni Ghat.
Day O4 : Rishikesh to Shivpuri :
After breakfast we drive to Shiv Puri, enroute visit to Anand Maa Ashram at Kankal. river at Glass House on the banks of the Ganga. Evening "watch Aarti ceremony, overlooking the Ganga. O/n Hotel.
Day 05 : Shivpuri :
Full day excursion to Devprayag. Back to Shivpur for overnight.
Day 06 : Shivpuri to Haridwar :
After breakfast, short drive of to Haridwar, check into the hotel. Explore Haridwar, evening Aarti Ceremony on Ganga at Haridwar. O/n Hotel.
Day 07 : Haridwar to Allahabad :
After breakfast time to I visit some temples in Haridwar. After early lunch
we transfer to the railway station for early afternoon train to Allahabad.
We travel in second-class airconditioned sleeper train -a journey} of lifetime!
Dinner on board.
Day 08 : Allahabad :
We arrive Allahabd in time for breakfast and stay two nights in hotel. Time free after breakfast. After Lunch visit to the local temples. O/n Hotel.
Day 09 : Allahabad :
Visit to temples and ashrams. Overnight in Hotel.
Day 10 to Day 16 : Sailing :
Our six days gentle sailing begins at Saraswati Ghat and quickly moves to Sangam (confluence) of Ganga, Yumana and the mystical Saraswati, this is the most auspicious place for the sacred bath. We sail on the Ganga to the shores of the sacred city Varanasi, where we camp on the river beach for five nights. Along the teaming river banks we visit sites like Sita Bani, the site of a huge statue of the monkey God Hanuman and Bindaya Temple, before setting sail to Mirzapur. Along the way a patch work of small charming villages, paddy fields, and ghats unfurls before our eyes. Our last camp is on a sandy beach with the romantic backdrop of the huge Chunar Fort. All meals and camping during these days. Sailing per day is about 5/6hrs, with delightful visit to the villages enroute
Day 17 : Varanasi :
Arrive Varanasi in the afternoon from the Chunar Fort and transfer for three nights to hotel. Morning free. After lunch visit to the Samath. Lunch, dinner and O/n in hotel.
Day 18 : Varanasi :
Full day in Varanasi to visit the temples and ashrams. Overnight in hotel.
Day 19 : Varanasi :
Full day inVaranasi to visit the temples and Ashrams. Overnight in hotel.
Day 20 : Varanasi :
Explore Varanasi, its temples, holy ghats etc. Overnight in hotel.
Day 21 : Varanasi to Calcutta :
After breakfast time free. Afternoon board overnight train to Calcutta. O/n Train.
Day 22 : Calcutta :
Arrive Calcutta and transfer to hotel for three nights. A day free to relax, unwind and independent activities.
Day 23 : Calcutta :
After breakfast sightseeing in Calcutta. O/nHotel.
Day 24 : Calcutta :
Sightseeing in Calcutta. Late night departure transfer to the airport.
Day 25 : Calcutta to Europe :
Early morning fly back to Europe.
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