Itineraries
Every trip, hour by hour
It is said Braj cannot be finished, only begun. These are the plans our drivers and guides follow, with the hour each temple is best visited, where the meal break falls and how far the road runs each day.
Trip itineraries
Open any one for the full day-by-day plan, what is included and the next group dates.
Braj Darshan in a Day
Mathura in the morning, Vrindavan through the afternoon and evening, a single easy day with a local guide.
- 7:30 am Mathura in the morning, Vrindavan till the lights
Vrindavan and Mathura, 2 days
Two relaxed days: Mathura, Gokul and Raman Reti first, then a full day with the old Goswami temples of Vrindavan.
- Day 1 Mathura and Gokul
- Day 2 A full day in Vrindavan
Braj in 3 days
The whole circle in three days: Mathura and Gokul, then Vrindavan, then the hills and villages of Radha and Krishna.
- Day 1 Mathura, Gokul and Mahavan
- Day 2 Vrindavan
- Day 3 Govardhan, Radha Kund, Barsana and Nandgaon
Govardhan Parikrama
The 21 km walk around Giriraj ji, starting before sunrise, with a cab following you for elders and tired feet.
- 5:30 am Around Giriraj ji
The 84 Kos Circle of Braj
The great circle of Braj in seven days by vehicle, with fellow seekers, a guide, sattvik food and evening kirtan.
- Day 1 Sankalp at Mathura
- Day 2 Radha Kund and Govardhan
- Day 3 Kamyavan
- Day 4 Barsana and Nandgaon
- Day 5 Kokilavan and the northern vans
- Day 6 Vrindavan
- Day 7 Gokul, Mahavan, Raval and Baldeo
Barsana Holi
Lathmar Holi in Barsana and Nandgaon, watched from a safe spot with a local guide and a cab nearby.
- Day 1 Barsana
- Day 2 Nandgaon
Kartik in Vrindavan
Kartik is Damodar month in Vrindavan. Lamps on the Yamuna every evening, the Goswami temples, and a day at Govardhan.
- Day 1 Arrive and deep daan
- Day 2 The Goswami temples
- Day 3 Govardhan
Darshan plans for your own car
Shorter plans for families who book a cab with a driver and set their own pace. The same plans are in the app under Explore.
One day: the essential trip
Mathura in the morning, Vrindavan through midday and evening. Start by 6:30 am.
- Day 1 Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi (Keshav Dev), Dwarkadhish Temple, Vishram Ghat, Banke Bihari Temple, Nidhivan
Two days: Braj heart and Govardhan to Barsana
Day 1 as above but slower, Day 2 into the hills of Radha.
- Day 1 Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi (Keshav Dev), Dwarkadhish Temple, Vishram Ghat, Banke Bihari Temple, Radha Raman Temple
- Day 2 Daan Ghati Temple, Mansi Ganga, Radha Kund, Kusum Sarovar, Radha Rani Temple (Shriji / Ladli Ji), Barsana
Three days: the unhurried trip
A slower, deeper Braj with Gokul, a full Vrindavan day and the hills.
- Day 1 Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi (Keshav Dev), Potra Kund, Dwarkadhish Temple, Vishram Ghat, Gokul: Nand Bhawan and Gokulnath ji
- Day 2 Radha Damodar Temple, Seva Kunj, Nidhivan, Banke Bihari Temple, Radha Raman Temple
- Day 3 Daan Ghati Temple, Mansi Ganga, Radha Kund, Radha Rani Temple (Shriji / Ladli Ji), Barsana, Nand Bhawan, Nandgaon
Reading an itinerary
Three kinds of line, and what each one means.
A visit
A temple, a ghat or a kund, with the hour it is best reached and the time usually spent there. The hour is a suggestion shaped by the darshan clock, not a promise.
A meal
Lunch or a snack placed in the midday gap when temples rest. Menus follow what Braj eats, simple and vegetarian.
A drive
The stretch between two places. Braj roads change by festival and by season, so the driver may reorder stops on the day.