Varanasi Uttar Pradesh

WHY VISIT? Soulful, sacred, and spectacular—Benaras or Varanasi is one of the oldest living cities in the world.

Gliding in a boat at dawn to watch the setting sun turn the holy River Ganges into liquid gold is the crowning moment of the day in India’s holiest city. Picture sprawling ghats or river banks flocked by pilgrims, meditating holy men clad in saffron robes, intimate rituals of life and death performed in the open, and thousands of lamps lighting up the river every evening—

Varanasi is your best bet to experience spiritualism at its best in India.

GETTING THERE The airport in Varanasi is well-connected with major