Varanasi & Ayodhya
Mumbai, by the travel we advise and book → Your journey home to Mumbai, on Day 3
3 days 2 nights
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Experience My India's 3 Days Ayodhya Varanasi Tour from Mumbai joins Ayodhya and Varanasi into one seamless 3-day journey from Mumbai.
We arrange your travel, a private AC car for the whole land journey, 2 nights in comfortable hotels, the Ram Janmabhoomi and Kashi Vishwanath darshans with assistance, the grand Ganga aarti, the Saryu aarti and a sunrise boat - so you simply travel and worship.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 · 1160+ reviews. WhatsApp +91-7302265809. Jai Shri Ram · Har Har Mahadev 🙏
From Mumbai to the great pilgrimage belt of the north, this 3-day journey joins Ayodhya and Varanasi into one seamless circuit, with Experience My India handling every darshan, every drive and every night. Mumbai, the maximum city, is home to busy families and professionals for whom this combined circuit is a cherished escape into devotion, and for whom we make the long distance effortless by air.
Over 3 days and 2 nights we carry you through Ayodhya and Varanasi, with the Ram Janmabhoomi darshan at Ayodhya, the Kashi Vishwanath darshan and the Ganga aarti at Varanasi - all with a private car, comfortable hotels and an experienced guide. From Mumbai the circuit is reached by a convenient flight to Lucknow, Ayodhya or Varanasi (or to Delhi for the Mathura-Vrindavan versions), which we advise and book, with a private car for the whole land journey.
This sits within our wider Ayodhya Varanasi tour packages; see also our Kashi Vishwanath darshan package and our Varanasi Ganga aarti tour package. To plan your journey from Mumbai, WhatsApp +91-7302265809.
Route overview
Mumbai, by the travel we advise and book → Your journey home to Mumbai, on Day 3
Departure
Mumbai, by the travel we advise and book
Stop 1
Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir → The darshan of Ram Lalla, with assistance through the queues and security
Stop 2
Hanuman Garhi → A visit to the temple of Hanuman on the first afternoon
Stop 3
Ram ki Paidi - Saryu Aarti → The evening aarti, lamps and chanting along the ghats
Stop 4
Dashashwamedh Ghat - Ganga Aarti → The grand evening aarti before the river at dusk
Stop 5
Ganga Sunrise Boat Ride → The ghats and the city waking in the first light
Stop 6
Shri Kashi Vishwanath Jyotirlinga → The darshan through the Dham corridor, with assistance
Final arrival
Your journey home to Mumbai, on Day 3
3 days, 2 nights - Ayodhya and Varanasi in one journey from Mumbai
Travel from Mumbai arranged - flight, train or private car, advised and booked
A private AC car for the entire land journey, with 2 nights in comfortable hotels
The Ram Janmabhoomi and Kashi Vishwanath darshans, with assistance
The grand Ganga aarti, the Saryu aarti and a sunrise boat on the Ganga
Pure-vegetarian and Gujarati/Jain or South Indian meals arranged where wished
Local assistance, an experienced guide and 24x7 WhatsApp support
Rated 4.9 out of 5 - 1160+ reviews
Day 1 - Arrival and Ayodhya Darshan. Reach Ayodhya and take the darshan of Ram Lalla and the evening Saryu aarti.
We arrange your travel from Mumbai and receive you to begin the journey. From Mumbai the circuit is reached by a convenient flight to Lucknow, Ayodhya or Varanasi (or to Delhi for the Mathura-Vrindavan versions), which we advise and book, with a private car for the whole land journey.
The darshan of Ram Lalla at the grand Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir, with our assistance through the queues and security, and a visit to Hanuman Garhi.
Practical note
Phones and bags are restricted at the temple; we brief you and handle the cloakroom.
The evening aarti at Ram ki Paidi on the Saryu, lamps and chanting along the ghats, a gentle close to the first day. Jai Shri Ram.
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Ayodhya (or en route)
Day 2 - Ayodhya to Varanasi and the Ganga Aarti. A morning drive to Kashi and the grand evening Ganga aarti.
After a last Ayodhya darshan, the drive to Varanasi (about five to six hours) by private car, reaching Kashi by late afternoon.
Practical note
We settle you into a hotel near the ghats, ready for the aarti.
You take your place for the grand evening Ganga aarti - the lamps, the conches and the chanting before the river at dusk. Har Har Mahadev.
Stay
Varanasi
Day 3 - Sunrise Boat, Kashi Vishwanath and Departure. The dawn on the river, the Jyotirlinga darshan, and the journey home.
A sunrise boat ride along the ghats as the city wakes - the great sight of Kashi in the first light.
The darshan of the Jyotirlinga through the Dham corridor, with our assistance through the queues, and Sankat Mochan if time allows.
Practical note
Phones, bags and leather go to the cloakroom; we brief you.
After the final darshan, we transfer you for your journey home to Mumbai - the combined pilgrimage complete, the whole of it handled by Experience My India.
Practical note
Prefer more time? The 4 and 5 day versions add Sarnath, Prayagraj and an unhurried pace.
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Everything you need to know about your pilgrimage with Experience My India.
The 3-day package covers Ayodhya and Varanasi with all darshans and sightseeing, travel from Mumbai arranged, a private AC car for the whole land journey, 2 nights in comfortable hotels, the Kashi Vishwanath and Ram Janmabhoomi darshans with assistance, the Ganga and Saryu aartis, a sunrise boat, and meals. WhatsApp Experience My India at +91-7302265809.
We arrange your travel from Mumbai - flight, train or private car, advised and booked - receive you at the start of the circuit, and provide a private car for the whole land journey through Ayodhya and Varanasi, with pickup and the home transfer handled. Experience My India settles it all before you set out. WhatsApp +91-7302265809 with your dates.
Yes - the 3-day plan is shaped to cover Ayodhya and Varanasi properly, with each darshan and aarti given its hour and the drives sequenced sensibly, at a focused pace. Nothing essential is missed. Experience My India plans it to do the circuit justice. WhatsApp +91-7302265809 to see the day-by-day plan for your dates.
The Kashi Vishwanath Dham and the Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir do draw crowds, and our on-the-ground assistance through the queues, cloakrooms and security saves hours and keeps the darshans calm and reverent. Experience My India handles this at every place. WhatsApp +91-7302265809 and we will explain how each darshan is managed.
Very much so - we ease the pace and the walking, smooth the darshans, choose comfortable hotels and a private car, and arrange familiar food, so elders see Ayodhya and Varanasi without exhaustion. Many families make this journey for a cherished elder. Experience My India takes special care of them. WhatsApp +91-7302265809.
The land package price is per person and depends on your hotels, group size and dates; the main travel fare from Mumbai is quoted separately and transparently, with no hidden costs. Experience My India gives a clear quote on WhatsApp once we know your plan. Message +91-7302265809 and we reply within 30 minutes.
Yes - both the city of Ram and the city of Shiva are given their full darshans and aartis, not a rushed glimpse. Experience My India plans the days so each place is properly experienced. WhatsApp +91-7302265809 for the plan.
Booking takes one message. WhatsApp Experience My India at +91-7302265809 with your preferred dates, group size and any needs, and we reply within 30 minutes with a clear plan and quote, arrange your travel from Mumbai, and handle the whole 3-day circuit. No advance payment until your plan is confirmed. Jai Shri Ram.
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The whole holy belt, joined into one well-planned journey and handled end to end.
One seamless circuit. Ayodhya and Varanasi in a single journey, in a sensible order, with every drive, darshan and night arranged so you simply travel and worship.
Reached easily from Mumbai. We advise and book your travel from Mumbai, receive you at the start, and carry you by private car throughout.
Ram and Shiva together. The city of Ram and the city of Shiva - the two poles of the northern pilgrimage - joined in one journey.
Everything handled. A private AC car, comfortable hotels, the darshans with assistance, the aartis and the boats, and pure-vegetarian and gujarati/jain or south indian meals arranged where wished.
The great pilgrimage places of the northern plain - Ayodhya the city of Ram, Varanasi the city of Shiva - lie within reach of one another, and the devout have long wished to join them in a single journey rather than visit each apart. This 3-day circuit does exactly that, and Experience My India makes it effortless from Mumbai.
The difficulty has always been the arranging - the distances, the drives, the darshan queues, the hotels, the timings across several cities - which is daunting to plan from afar and exhausting to improvise on the road. We remove all of it. We advise and book your travel from Mumbai, receive you at the start of the circuit, carry you through every place by private car with an experienced guide, handle every darshan and aarti, and see you home at the end, so you give the journey to devotion rather than to logistics.
It is a journey of real depth. To stand before Ram Lalla at Ayodhya and before the Vishwanath Jyotirlinga at Kashi, within a single pilgrimage, is to hold the great devotions of the land together as few journeys allow. Experience My India arranges it with the care, comfort and reverence it deserves. WhatsApp +91-7302265809. Jai Shri Ram.
The first task is to carry you comfortably from Mumbai to the circuit and home again, and we handle it completely. From Mumbai the circuit is reached by a convenient flight to Lucknow, Ayodhya or Varanasi (or to Delhi for the Mathura-Vrindavan versions), which we advise and book, with a private car for the whole land journey. We advise honestly on the fastest and most comfortable way for your group, book it, receive you at the start, and provide a private air-conditioned car for the whole land journey through Ayodhya and Varanasi, so the travel is settled before you set out rather than left to chance.
The 3-day length is chosen to do this circuit justice. It is a focused journey that still gives each place its proper darshan and aarti, moving at a brisk but not breathless pace. We sequence the drives sensibly, keep the darshans calm with our assistance through the queues, and build the aartis and the dawn boat in at the right hours, so nothing essential is missed and nothing is rushed.
The hotels are comfortable and well-located - near the ghats in Varanasi so the aarti and the dawn boat are close at hand, and clean, welcoming stays at each other halt - and the private car means no waiting, no crowds on public transport, and the freedom to move at your own pace. For a journey across several cities, this door-to-door comfort is what turns a potentially tiring expedition into a pleasure.
We attend to the particular needs of every traveller. For elders we ease the pace and the walking and smooth the darshans; for families with children we keep the days varied and comfortable; for the devout we make room for a longer darshan or additional rites; and we arrange pure-vegetarian and gujarati/jain or south indian meals arranged where wished. For a multi-city pilgrimage, this personal care across the whole journey is the heart of what we provide.
Darshan assistance is central to the value. The Kashi Vishwanath Dham corridor and the Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir can mean long queues and strict security, and our on-the-ground help through them - the cloakrooms, the timings, the approaches - saves hours and worry at each place, so the darshans are reverent and calm rather than a scramble. Pilgrims tell us this is what let them simply worship.
And our 24x7 WhatsApp support runs throughout, before and during the journey, so that from the first enquiry to the last transfer home to Mumbai there is always someone to call. Experience My India handles the whole 3-day circuit end to end, honestly priced with no hidden costs, so you carry home the blessing and not the stress. WhatsApp +91-7302265809. Jai Shri Ram and Har Har Mahadev.
Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Ram, is the spiritual heart of this journey and, since the consecration of the grand Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir, among the most sought-after darshans in all of India. Standing before Ram Lalla in the magnificent new temple is, for countless pilgrims, the fulfilment of a devotion carried for a lifetime, and we arrange the darshan with assistance through the queues and security so the moment is calm and complete. Around it we include Hanuman Garhi, the hilltop fort-temple of Hanuman that guards the city, and the Kanak Bhawan and other shrines of the old town.
The Saryu river gives Ayodhya its gentler soul, and the evening aarti at Ram ki Paidi, with its lamps and chanting along the ghats, is a moving counterpart to the darshan. We time your visit so the temple and the river are both unhurried, and our guide tells the Ramayana as it lives in these streets - the places of Ram's birth, childhood and return. To walk Ayodhya with its story in your ears is to understand why it has drawn the devout for millennia. Jai Shri Ram.
Ayodhya has changed greatly since the new temple rose, with wide approaches, managed queues and a city reshaped for the pilgrims who now come in their millions. We keep abreast of the darshan arrangements as they evolve, advise you on what to expect, and handle the practicalities - the timings, the security, the cloakrooms - so that your family meets the city at its calmest and gives its full attention to the darshan rather than to the logistics around it.
Varanasi, the eternal city of Shiva on the Ganga, is the other great pole of the journey - the oldest living city on earth, where devotion has flowed unbroken for thousands of years. At its heart is the darshan of the Kashi Vishwanath Jyotirlinga through the grand Dham corridor, which we arrange with assistance through the queues; and around it the darshans of Kaal Bhairav and Sankat Mochan, and the lanes of the old city with their silk and sweets and shrines. Kashi is intense and overwhelming, and our guidance turns that intensity into meaning rather than confusion.
The river is the soul of Kashi. The grand evening Ganga aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat, with its lamps and conches and chanting, is among the most stirring sights in India, and the sunrise boat at dawn - the ghats waking, the bathers, the rituals, the sun rising over the water - is the image of Varanasi the world knows. We arrange both, from a good vantage and at the right hour, and include the serene Buddhist site of Sarnath nearby where the Buddha gave his first sermon. Har Har Mahadev.
We keep your base near the ghats so that the aarti and the dawn boat are a short walk or a short ride away, and your days in Kashi flow without long transfers through the crowded old city. Our guide carries you through the maze of lanes, the etiquette and the darshan arrangements, so that a city which can overwhelm the first-time visitor becomes, instead, a profound and ordered encounter with the oldest living faith on earth. That guidance is the heart of what we add at Kashi.
A combined circuit like this asks more of an operator than a single-city trip, and it is exactly the kind of journey Experience My India is built for. We know every place on the route intimately - the darshan timings, the drives, the right hotels, the honest priests, the quiet hours - and we bring that knowledge to bear so your 3 days flow without a hitch. Ten thousand pilgrims and more have travelled with us, and a 4.9 rating reflects the care we take.
We are honest in our dealing, which matters most on a longer, costlier journey. The price is clear and itemised, with the main travel fare quoted separately and transparently and no hidden costs added on the road; the hotels are as described; the darshans are arranged as promised; and we protect you from the touts and the overcharging that prey on pilgrims across these crowded places. What we quote from Mumbai is what you pay.
Above all we hold the devotion at the centre. For all the logistics we handle, the point of the journey is the darshan - of Ram, of Shiva, of the holy rivers - and we arrange everything so that the sacred moments are unhurried and reverent, and the long drives and the arrangements never crowd them out. Pilgrims come home saying the journey felt like a true pilgrimage, not a tour, and that is what we aim for every time.
To book, it takes a single message. WhatsApp Experience My India at +91-7302265809 with your dates and group, and we reply within 30 minutes with a clear plan and quote, arrange your travel from Mumbai, and handle the whole 3-day circuit. No advance payment is taken until your plan is confirmed. Jai Shri Ram and Har Har Mahadev.
Pro tip: Our local guides know these nuances intimately. They navigate crowds, time the darshan, handle protocols and share the stories textbooks miss.
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Watch the real Ganga Aarti, the Ram Mandir darshan flow and the ghat atmosphere, curated by our local experts so you arrive prepared.
Live aarti atmosphere
The evening ceremony at Dashashwamedh Ghat
Temple flow guide
The darshan process before you reach
Ganga boat experience
Sunrise rides over the holy river
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The circuit covers Ayodhya and Varanasi over 3 days and 2 nights, with every darshan, drive and night handled.
We advise and book your travel from Mumbai - flight, train or private car - and carry you by private AC car for the whole land journey.
The Kashi Vishwanath and Ram Janmabhoomi darshans are arranged with our assistance through the queues and security.
Phones, bags and leather are restricted inside the Kashi Vishwanath and Ram temples; cloakrooms are outside and we brief and handle them.
The grand Ganga aarti, the Saryu aarti and a sunrise boat on the Ganga are all included, timed to the right hours.
Hotels are comfortable and near the ghats in Varanasi, so the aarti and dawn boat are close at hand.
The pace can be eased for elders and varied for families with children.
Pure-vegetarian and Gujarati/Jain or South Indian meals arranged where wished. Tell us any dietary or care needs and we attend to them.
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Thousands of devotees have experienced Ayodhya & Varanasi with us.
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Born and raised in Varanasi, among its ghats, temples and pandits. I have been guiding pilgrims for more than 40 years, across Ayodhya, Kashi and Prayagraj, in Hindi, Telugu and Kannada. Experience My India was built on one belief: a well-planned yatra is a deeply felt one.
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Processing Time: Approved refunds will be processed within 7 to 10 working days via the original payment method. Force Majeure: If a tour is cancelled by Ayodhya Varanasi Guide due to unforeseen circumstances (extreme weather, government restrictions, or vehicle breakdown), a 100% refund or an alternative date will be offered. Unused Services: No refunds will be provided for any part of the sightseeing missed by the guest due to late arrival or personal choice during the tour.
We understand that travel plans can change. Our cancellation slabs are as follows: 48 Hours or More before the tour: Full Refund of the advance amount (minus a small 5% processing fee/bank charges). 24 to 48 Hours before the tour: 50% of the advance amount will be refunded. Less than 24 Hours or No Show: No refund will be provided as the vehicle and driver are already blocked for your service. Peak Dates: For bookings during major festivals like Holi, Janmashtami, or Radha Ashtami, all advance payments are Non-Refundable due to extreme demand.
To provide competitive local pricing while maintaining high service standards, we follow a split-payment structure: Advance Deposit: A 50% advance payment of the total package cost is required to process the booking. Balance Amount: The remaining balance must be paid to the coordinator or driver upon arrival or at the start of the tour. Mode of Payment: We accept UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm), Bank Transfers, and Cash. Exclusions: Please note that E-Rickshaw charges (for narrow lanes near Banke Bihari Temple), Guide fees, and Temple donations are typically not included in the package and should be paid directly in cash.
We want to ensure your spot is secured so you don't miss the divine Darshan timings. Booking Confirmation: A booking is considered "Confirmed" only after the receipt of the initial advance payment. Voucher Issuance: Once the payment is verified, we will issue a Digital Confirmation Voucher via WhatsApp/Email containing your driver details, vehicle number, and reporting time. Reporting Time: For Same Day Tours, guests are expected to report at the designated pickup point (Hotel/Railway Station) at the scheduled time. A maximum waiting period of 30 minutes is allowed, after which the tour may be treated as a "No Show."
