Varanasi

The world's oldest living city lines the Ganga with 84 ghats. Take a dawn boat, walk the alleys from Assi to Manikarnika, eat kachori-jalebi and watch the Ganga aarti at Dashashwamedh.

Places we love here

• Culture

  Assi to Manikarnika ghat walk

  A 5 km walk past every ghat.

• Food · lesser-known

  Blue Lassi

  Thick fruit lassi in clay cups in an old alley.

• Culture

  Dashashwamedh Ganga aarti

  The nightly fire ceremony at 6:45 pm.

• Experiences

  Dawn boat ride

  Glide past the ghats at sunrise.

• Food

  Kachori gali breakfast

  Kachori-sabzi, jalebi and malaiyyo in winter.

• Culture

  Sarnath

  Where the Buddha gave his first sermon.