Serving pilgrims since 2014

About Kashi Experts

We are a small team of Banarasi storytellers, drivers, guides and planners who believe a pilgrimage should feel effortless — so you can keep your attention where it belongs.

The ghats of Varanasi rising above the Ganga
Priests performing the evening aarti
2014Where it
all began
Our Story

Born on the ghats,
built on trust

Kashi Experts started in a one-room office off Assi Ghat with two guides, one hired car and a notebook full of phone numbers. Our founder had spent years walking visitors through the lanes of Varanasi and kept hearing the same thing — the city was extraordinary, but the arrangements around it were exhausting.

So we built the company we wished existed. Drivers who know which lane floods in monsoon. Guides who can tell you why the aarti moves the way it does. Hotels we have personally slept in. And a phone number that a real person answers at 2 a.m. when a train gets cancelled.

  • Locally owned and locally staffed — no call centres
  • Every hotel and vehicle inspected by our own team
  • Transparent pricing, with no hidden darshan “donations”
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Team Kashi ExpertsAssi, Varanasi
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What Drives Us

The three things we
never compromise on

01

Our Mission

To take the logistics, the haggling and the guesswork out of a pilgrimage, so that every traveller arrives at the ghat with a clear head and an open heart.

02

Our Vision

To become the most trusted name for spiritual travel in North India — the company families recommend to their families, one journey at a time.

03

Our Values

Honest pricing, punctual vehicles, guides who respect the faith of every visitor, and a firm no to any arrangement we would not book for our own parents.

Our Journey So Far

Twelve years, one
river, countless stories

2014

A desk, a notebook, two guides

We registered the company in a rented room near Assi Ghat and ran our first fourteen trips entirely on word of mouth.

2016

The Buddhist circuit opens up

Sarnath, Bodhgaya, Rajgir, Nalanda and Kushinagar joined our map after nine months of route testing with our own drivers.

2019

Our 5,000th traveller

A family from Chennai became guest number five thousand. We started our own quality checklist for every partner hotel that year.

2021

Holding the line

Through the pandemic we refunded every affected booking in full and kept our whole team on payroll. It cost us a year of growth and earned us a decade of trust.

2024

Ayodhya calls

With the Ram Mandir open to pilgrims, we launched dedicated Ayodhya Dham darshan packages and expanded to a fleet of twelve owned vehicles.

Today

Still answering the phone ourselves

Fourteen thousand travellers later, the promise has not changed. You call, a Banarasi picks up, and your journey gets planned by someone who lives here.

Why Choose Us

Journey with
Kashi Experts

We don’t just plan trips, we create meaningful experiences that stay with you forever.

See Our Packages

Authentic Experiences

Real local experiences you’ll cherish forever.

Customized Tours

Tailor-made itineraries as per your needs.

Comfortable Stays

Handpicked hotels for a peaceful stay.

Spiritual Touch

Every journey connects you with divinity.

Safe & Secure

Your safety is our first commitment.

How It Works

Four steps from an idea
to the first aarti

1

Tell us your plan

Call, WhatsApp or fill the enquiry form with your dates, your group and what matters most to you.

2

We craft the route

Within a day you get a written day-by-day itinerary, hotel options and one clear price with nothing hidden.

3

Confirm and relax

A small advance locks everything in. We book the rooms, the vehicle, the guide and the darshan slots.

4

Travel with us

Your driver is at the station on time, your guide knows your name, and our phone stays on for the whole trip.

The People

Meet your local experts

Work With Us
Vidya Pathak

Vidya Pathak

Founder & Head Guide
Ayush Mishra

Ayush Mishra

Tour Manager
Rahul Verma

Rahul Verma

Fleet & Transport Lead
Shreyansh Singh

Shreyansh Singh

Guest Relations
In Their Words

What our travellers
take home with them

Our train reached Varanasi four hours late at 2 a.m. and the driver was still standing on the platform with a name board. That single moment told us everything about this company.

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Sunita RaoBengaluru · Kashi Darshan Tour

I travelled alone with my mother, who is seventy-eight. They arranged a wheelchair at the ghat steps without me even asking twice. She saw the aarti from the front row.

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Anil KulkarniPune · Varanasi with Ayodhya

The six-day Buddhist circuit was paced perfectly. No rushing, no surprise charges, and a guide at Nalanda who genuinely knew the history rather than reciting a script.

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Mei TanakaOsaka · Buddhist Circuit Tour

We were fifteen people across three generations. They handled the rooms, the food restrictions and the pind daan arrangements at Gaya with real understanding.

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Prakash SharmaJaipur · Gaya & Bodhgaya

Booked the Ayodhya package three days before travelling. The itinerary arrived the same evening and the price on the quote was exactly the price we paid.

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Neha GuptaLucknow · Ayodhya Dham Tour

Ready to Begin Your Spiritual Journey?

Let Kashi Experts help you plan a journey that touches your soul.