Varanasi to Kathmandu

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The Varanasi to Kathmandu route is one of South Asia's great overland journeys, connecting two of the subcontinent's most spiritually significant cities. Varanasi, on the banks of the Ganges in northern India, is one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities and a major centre of Hindu pilgrimage, famous for its ghats, cremation ceremonies, and ancient temples. Kathmandu, Nepal's capital, sits in a Himalayan valley and serves as the gateway to Everest and the high peaks, while offering its own rich culture of Buddhist and Hindu heritage, bustling bazaars, and historic Durbar Squares. Travellers making this journey typically do so by road or rail via the India-Nepal border crossing at Sunauli, passing through the Terai lowlands on a route that blends deep culture, religion, and adventure.