1. Varanasi

Highlights of the trip:

 

  • Visit Delhi, a cosmopolitan and chaotic city, rich in Mughal ruins and the political capital of India.
  • Discover Agra, famous for the majestic Taj Mahal, the Red Fort, and the Abaneri Stepwell.
  • Explore Jaipur, the Pink City, with its fairytale palaces, including the iconic Amber Fort and Hawa Mahal.
  • Visit the famous temples of Khajuraho, adorned with sculptures, and discover the Bundela culture.
  • Visit Varanasi, a mecca of Hindu spirituality, where you can observe ancestral rites on the ghats, places of cremation and purification for thousands of Hindus who come to wash away their sins in the sacred waters of the Ganges.
  • Discover Sarnath, a few miles from Varanasi, a major Buddhist site surrounded by numerous temples and historical remains.