Day 12 – Tuesday, October 21 -- Delhi - Varanasi extension
Breakfast at the hotel. Those taking the Varanasi extension will transfer to the airport for a flight to Varanasi. Transfer to the Taj Ganges Hotel. Lunch will be at the hotel. In the afternoon, tour the city of Varanasi ending at dusk at the Ganges River to witness the ancient Hindu ceremonial ritual called `Aarti’ conducted by the Hindu Brahmin priest class. In the evening, dinner at the hotel. Overnight at the Taj Ganges. (B/L/D)

Day 13 – Wednesday, October 22 -- Varanasi – Delhi
Tea, coffee and cookies are served in the lobby. Return to the river at sunrise for a boat excursion. The banks are alive with the multitude of worshippers who come to immerse themselves, facing the rising sun. Return to the hotel for breakfast. After breakfast, visit the buried city of Sarnath where Gautam, the Buddha, arrived after attaining `sambodhi’ (enlightenment) and preached his first sermon. After an early lunch, transfer to the airport for the flight to Delhi. Arrive Delhi and transfer to the Radisson Hotel New Delhi where day rooms will be reserved until your departure in the evening.  Dinner is on your own. (B/L) Late night, transfer to the international airport for your flight back to USA. (Most flights will leave India just after midnight.)

Day 14  -- Thursday, October 23 -- Depart Delhi  / Arrive USA
Arrive the USA.