Itinerary US Delhi Agra Varanasi ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

· Dec 27 - Sunday – leave O’Hare ​ ​

· Dec 28 - arr Delhi evening ​ ​ · Dec 28- Jan 2 - five nights - Jyoti Mahal hotel in the Paharganj neighborhood. ​ ​ ​ ​ Breakfast each morning is included in the beautiful rooftop restaurant · Take cards from the hotel when venturing out in the city ​ ​

Dec 29 - Tuesday ● Sleep in! ● Try some chai ● Check phones for texts/internet ● auto rickshaw in pairs to Gandhi museum ​ ● Buy at least one clothing item (bargain), get snacks ● dinner – Sam’s Bar https://www.zomato.com/ncr/sams-restaurant-bar-paharganj-new-delhi

Dec 30 - Wednesday ● tempo traveller/driver to Taj Mahal. Leave 6:30AM, arrive back ​ ​ ​ ​ 6:30PM ● Dinner at Malhotra - thali

Dec 31 - Thursday ● Get metro cards ● metro ride to Red Fort ​ ● Metro to Connaught Place ● McDonalds lunch ● Humayan’s Tomb https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humayun%27s_Tomb ​ ​ ● Akshardham water show 6:15 https://akshardham.com/explore/water-show/ ● Celebrate New Years in Paharaganj

Jan 1 - Friday ● Clinics ● Metro ride to Kirti Nagar stop – 7 min walk to Moments Mall ● Metro to Connaught Place ● 5:30-10PM Dinner: walking tour Chandni Chowk/street food/spice market/community dinner

Jan 2 - Saturday ● spice market (Kaora Boli? Chandni Chowk?) ● Pack up for train

· Jan 2/3 - Saturday/Sunday - overnight train Delhi to Varanasi ​ ​ ​

· Jan 3 - 10 seven nights Hotel Ganga Darshan ​ ​ ​ Breakfast is included each morning in common area. We will have dinner together each night, at local restaurants. · Take cards from the hotel when venturing out in the city ​ ​

Jan 3 Sunday ● Walk to hotel - settle in ● dinner ● Ghat aarti

Jan 4 - Monday ● Walk to Assi Ghat ● Volunteer at Missions of Charity ● Shop as large group

Jan 5 - Tuesday ● morning boat ride to Rani Ghat - walk back ● funereal pyres ● exploring the alleys - Treasure hunt I / split into large groups

Jan 6 - Wednesday ● Siddharth Yoga ● Chandra Phabra? - not sure of transport

Jan 7 - Thursday ● Rickshaws to Sarnath - birthplace of Buddhism ● Treasure Hunt II = split into pairs ● Brijrama Palace for dinner

Jan 8 - Friday ● Temple tours / Banares University ● spice market; other parts of town outside the alleys ● evening boat ride - Ghat aarti viewed from the water

Jan 9 - Saturday ● Morning Yoga Assi ghat ● Cooking lesson? ● Golden Temple? ● Pack up for journey home

Jan 10 - Sunday morning flight Varanasi to Delhi ​ afternoon and evening ● taxi/metro back to Delhi - Connaught Place - GT Road ​ ● explore one additional neighborhood ● Bollywood play / dinner

· Jan 10 - late flight Delhi to US ​ ​

· Jan 11 - morning - arr O’Hare ​ ​