Travel has always been about more than checking a destination off a list. In a city as visceral and ancient as Varanasi, travel is about feeling somewhere else.
Travel has always been about more than just checking a destination off a list.
In a city as visceral and ancient as Varanasi, travel — breathless, beautiful, and raw — is about feeling somewhere else. It is an emotional high, a spiritual resonance that stays with you for the rest of your life.
About this story
Written for the WanderMate Journal by our team in Varanasi, where we plan and run journeys along the Ganga. We check facts against official and published sources, listed below, and revise guides when timings, prices or dates change.
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