Delhi → Mathura → Vrindavan
Mathura's temples in the morning, then Vrindavan for the evening darshan and the lit-up Prem Mandir.
- 6:00 AM Pickup from your home or hotel in Delhi NCR
- 7:30 AM Breakfast on the way
- 9:00 AM Dwarkadhish Temple and Vishram Ghat A 19th-century temple near the river with painted ceilings. Morning darshan ends at about 10:30 AM, and the temple reopens in the late afternoon.
- 10:15 AM Krishna Janmabhoomi and Keshav Dev Temple The temple complex built over the site revered as Krishna's birthplace, with the prison-cell shrine and the Keshav Dev temple. Security is strict: phones, cameras and bags are deposited at the lockers.
- 1:00 PM Lunch and hotel check-in at Vrindavan
- 5:00 PM Banke Bihari Temple Vrindavan's most visited temple. The curtain in front of the deity is drawn every few minutes. Open in morning and evening sessions and closed in the afternoon.
- 7:30 PM Prem Mandir after dark A white Italian-marble temple opened in 2012, with carved scenes of Krishna's life. After dark it is lit in changing colours and there is a musical fountain.
Overnight: Vrindavan
Tip: Vrindavan's lanes are narrow and crowded; the car drops you at the nearest point and waits.