Overview

This private spiritual Mathura Vrindavan day tour gives you the opportunity to explore the scared cities of Mathura and Vrindavan. On this tour you will enter into the spiritual atmosphere of these two cities and in the proper consciousness, one can perceive that everything about Mathura and Vrindavan is spiritual. On this tour, you will have the opportunity to visit the birthplace of Lord Krishna, explore the ghats and temples which line the Yamuna River and visit the famous Dwarkadhish Temple dedicated to Lord Krishna. This tour also gives you life time experience to explore the city of Vrindavan where you can visit ShriBankeyBihari Temple, Shri Krishna BalramMandir and PremMandir.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Explore the local streets on a walking tour of the city
• Vegetarian meal option available
• Once-in-a-Lifetime Experience
• Travel by boat and see the sights from the water

Detail Itinerary

5am - Morning pick up from your hotel in Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida or the Delhi airport. Embark on a 2 hour drive via the express highway to the sacred cities of Mathura and Vrindavan

7:30am - The city of Vrindavan is where the young Krishna is said to have grown up. Met your tour guide who will brief you on your upcoming spiritual sightseeing experience before you start your day tour.

8am - Visit the ShriBankeBihari Temple, the holiest and most famous temple of Lord Krishna. This temple houses a sacred image of Lord Krishna known as Thakur Ji. Take part in ShringarAarti at BankeyBihari Temple, offer flower garlands, offer sweets to Lord Krishna And also meditate for some time in temple complex.

10am - Visit PremMandir, a religious and spiritual complex situated on a 54-acre site on the outskirts of Vrindavan. It is dedicated to Shri Krishna. Here you can enjoy The Circumambulation route, which is 40 feet wide. This route consists of 80 panels all of which depict the different pastimes of Shri Krishna as described in the ShrimadBhagavatPuranand have been chronologically displayed in three dimensional formats. Offerings are not allowed in temple

11:30am - Visit Sri Krishna BalramMandir (ISKCON). Accessed through a beautiful white-marble gate, here you can attend the raja-bhoga-arati (generally from 12pm-12:45pm). The raja-bhoga-aarti follows the noon offering of food to the Deities and lasts for about 20 minutes. The priest offers incense, ghee lamps, water, cloth, flowers, camaras, and (in warm weather) a peacock fan. You can offer flower garlands and sweets to the temple

1pm- Drive to Mathura. Famed for being the birthplace of the much-loved Hindu god Krishna, Mathura is one of Hinduisms seven sacred cities and attracts floods of pilgrims around the year.

1:30pm - Lunch will be provided at one of the best local restaurants in Mathura.

2:30pm - Visit VishramGhat and the surrounding area. A string of ghats and temples line the Yamuna River north of the main road bridge where Krishna is said to have rested after killing the tyrannical King Kansa. Enjoy boating on the holy Yamuna river (boating can be done on direct payment basis). You can also meditate at the bank of river.

4:30pm - Visit Sri Krishna Janambhoomi. This temple is the birthplace of the ancient Hindu god Lord Krishna. It is a prison cell belonging to Kansa where the Lord Krishna was born. Here you can enjoy live kirtan in the kirtan room. You can also offer flower garlands and sweets to the lord.

5:30pm - Visit the Dwarkadhish Temple. Also known as the JagatMandir, the Dwarkadhish Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Krishna, who is worshipped here by the name Dwarkadhish, or 'King of Dwarka'. Witness the evening aarti ceremony at the temple

6:30pm - Drive back to Delhi and arrive Delhi by 9pm where you will be dropped at your hotel or the airport.