Golden Triangle with Varanasi? This itinerary combines the standard Golden Triangle route with a flight extension to Varanasi, adding the Ganges ghats, a dawn boat ride, and the evening Ganga Aarti ceremony — a spiritual counterpoint to the Mughal and Rajput sites of the Triangle.
Arrival and orientation.
Fatehpur Sikri en route.
Sunrise Taj Mahal, Agra Fort.
Via Abhaneri's stepwell.
Amber Fort, City Palace, old-city bazaars.
Flight via Delhi to Varanasi.
Dawn boat ride on the Ganges, Sarnath in the afternoon.
Old-city lanes, silk weaving, evening Ganga Aarti.
Flight onward from Varanasi or back to Delhi.
From $230–$340 per person per day, including the domestic flight segment to Varanasi.
Plan This TourYes, with a guide who knows the ghats and lanes — it's a dense, sensory city and having someone navigate it with you makes a real difference.
In most cases we arrange a local Varanasi specialist for the ghat and old-city sections, working alongside your main guide.
Two full days is enough to see the ghats properly, including one dawn and one dusk on the river.
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