Varanasi Vacations, Varanasi Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide
Also known as: Benares
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Varanasi Vacation Guide
Varanasi (Benares) is a holy city situated along the Ganges River in Uttar Pradesh. It is a place where life meets death and Hindu devotees come from all over to offer puja to the Great Mother Ganga. It is a hectic and busy city beyond the old part of Varanasi, but along the Ganges it is peaceful and serene(besides the occasional person trying to scam you). The old part of Varanasi is composed of narrow streets widning around the way to the ghats. It is very easy to get lost here but there are signs all over the help you find your way. Varanasi is also home to Benares Hindu University where you will find a mix of students from all over the world.
Varanasi is easily accessible by air, train and road. Babatpur Airport caters to both domestic and international flights and is located about 18kms from the city. Varanasi's main train station is located about 3km from the old city and Mughal Sarai station is about 16km from town.
Varanasi is easily accessible by air, train and road. Babatpur Airport caters to both domestic and international flights and is located about 18kms from the city. Varanasi's main train station is located about 3km from the old city and Mughal Sarai station is about 16km from town.
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Sep 29, 2007 – Oct 07, 2007
Kolkata, India -› Varanasi, India -› …
The next day, we spent the morning at the Yogi Lodge guesthouse. A chef was nice, Montu. He's India who was borned in Calcutta but for him, Varanasi is a chance so he moved to stay here. The food he cooked was really nice. So we loved to eat here every meal.
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Dec 30, 1983 – Mar 25, 1984
We rose before the frigid dawn, still somewhat stunned by the cremations we had seen yesterday. We drank hot chai then followed the empty alleyway to Darashwamed Ghat and, for five Rupees, hired a taxi boat for an hour. As our driver rowed upstream Chris and I exulted the serene sunrise, en…
Oct 05, 2006 – Nov 22, 2006
Sydney, Australia -› New Delhi, India -› …
So we had a somewhat ok night sleep and woke early because it was so hot. I asked someone how far we had to go to get there, and he said we're arriving about 6pm....Great! That makes it a 23 hr train trip. We started with 4 litres of water and were down to 2. 2 litres of water for anoth…
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