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Ayodhya Dham Tour

Ram Janmabhoomi, Hanuman Garhi and the Saryu at dusk

2 Nights / 3 Days Ayodhya · Saryu Ghat October to March
₹6,999 ₹8,299 per person, from Save ₹1,300
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Best timeOctober to March
Duration2 Nights / 3 Days
Group size2 to 30 travellers
Stay3-star near Ram Path
TransportAC sedan or tempo traveller
PaceEasy - one climb, otherwise flat
The Journey

What this tour
is really like

Ayodhya has changed more in the last three years than in the previous three hundred. Wide approach roads, a restored riverfront at Ram Ki Paidi and a stream of visitors that now runs all year rather than only at festivals. The Ram Mandir is the reason most people come, and it deserves an unhurried morning rather than a rushed hour between trains.

What has not changed is the pace once you step away from the temple. The Saryu still moves slowly past the ghats, the aarti at Nayaghat still draws a local crowd, and Hanuman Garhi still asks for seventy-six steps before it lets you in. We build the days around darshan timings, which means early starts and long, genuinely free afternoons.

  • Darshan planned for the shortest queue hours
  • Saryu aarti at Nayaghat, not a tourist version
  • Strictly satvik Awadhi food throughout
Day By Day

The plan, hour by hour

Pickup and check-in near Ram Path. Late afternoon at Hanuman Garhi - traditionally the first stop before the Ram Mandir - and Kanak Bhawan, said to have been Sita's palace and holding some of the finest idol work in the city. We end at Nayaghat for the sunset Saryu aarti.

Dinner Night in Ayodhya

An early start for darshan at the Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir, when the queues are shortest and the light on the sandstone is best. Afterwards Dashrath Mahal and Nageshwarnath, then a long free afternoon before Ram Ki Paidi and Lata Mangeshkar Chowk in the evening.

Breakfast Night in Ayodhya

A quiet last morning at Guptar Ghat, where Rama is said to have left the world, and Ram Katha Park if there is a performance running. Late checkout and a drop to the station or airport.

Breakfast Departure day

This is how the tour usually runs, not a contract. Every itinerary is rewritten around your dates, your pace and your group — tell us what you want to change and we will rebuild it.

The Fine Print, Up Front

What the price
does and does not cover

Included

Already in the quoted price

  • 2 nights in a 3-star hotel near Ram Path, on twin sharing
  • Daily breakfast and one satvik welcome dinner
  • All transfers and sightseeing in a private AC vehicle
  • Licensed local guide for the temple circuit
  • Darshan assistance and cloakroom help at the Ram Mandir
  • Saryu aarti seating at Nayaghat
  • Driver allowance, tolls, parking and state taxes
  • 24x7 support from our Varanasi office

Not included

Paid separately, or on the day

  • Train or air fare to and from Ayodhya
  • Lunches, dinners other than the one listed, and drinks
  • Any VIP, sugam or special darshan passes
  • Boat ride on the Saryu unless added below
  • Camera fees, tips and personal shopping
  • Anything not listed under inclusions
Optional Extras

Worth making
room for

All Packages

Saryu boat ride

Twenty minutes on the water at sunset, with the ghats lighting up behind you.

₹600 per person

Ram Leela evening

Open-air performance at Ram Katha Park through the winter season and around Ram Navami.

₹800 per person

Extend to Prayagraj

A three-and-a-half hour road transfer, pairing Ayodhya with the Sangam.

₹5,400 per vehicle

Awadhi satvik thali

A full traditional thali near Ram Path - no onion, no garlic, and better for it.

₹550 per person
In Pictures

Where this tour
takes you

Questions

About this
tour

Anything we have not covered? Message us and a planner in Varanasi will reply, usually within the hour.

Anywhere from thirty minutes to three hours depending on the day. We schedule you into the early-morning or late-afternoon slot, which is where most of the difference lies, and our representative walks you to the right gate.

Phones, cameras, leather belts, wallets and bags. Carry as little as you can; there are deposit counters, but the queues for them are their own event on a busy day.

Comfortably. Two nights covers the main darshan without a dawn-to-dusk sprint and leaves an afternoon free. If you only have one night, we drop Guptar Ghat and keep the rest.

No. Ayodhya is a strictly vegetarian, no-alcohol city and we plan meals accordingly. The Awadhi satvik food near Ram Path is excellent and very cheap.

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