Varanasi in the monsoon

iasis · May 10th, 2005, 23:28

Hi...
This is how it goes:
Planning the 2nd trip to India and this time wanna stop to Varanasi before heading for the hills!Travelling with friends this time and its gonna be their first time to the subcontinent.
Has anyone been to Varanasi during june-july to tell us how its like.
Planning to be there mid june!Then want to head for Himachal and a bit of J&K!
I reckon that the short way from Varanasi to HP is via Delhi...no?
Any other reccomended route will be helpfull!!

Thanks in advance!!!
Iasis

Banarasi at heart · May 11th, 2005, 00:15

Hi

Here goes....

Good points about Varanasi in Monsoon:

You can see the Ganges in full swing.

The places around would be greener eg. Chunar fort, the temple inside the University and the University itself

It would be cooler with moisture laten wind.

Bad point

Many areas would be slushy. This holds for any other place. Since I am not in Varanasi right now, other recent travellers may be able to help out better.

iasis · May 11th, 2005, 19:51

Thanks for that Banarasi at Heart!
iasis

assi ghat · May 13th, 2005, 03:53

during the monsoon how far up does the water go? I mean are the ghats, and several blocks of city near them underwater or what?

iyou · May 13th, 2005, 04:28

It'll be high water, and the lanes will be a mire of mud and cow dung, but it'll also be magical and romantic. Go, and embrace the rain. it's nice and warm, after all.

maree · May 13th, 2005, 07:49

The best thing about Varanasi for me is walking from ghat to ghat watching daily life unfold. Was there one August though and the river was way up and you can't do this... you can get down on to individual ghats but it's not quite the same.

SHIMLA · May 13th, 2005, 08:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by iasis

Hi...
I reckon that the short way from Varanasi to HP is via Delhi...no?
Iasis

No. You have direct trains from Varansi to Pathankot(gateway to H.P.) and Ambala Cantt.(gateway to H.P.), which go nowhere near Delhi.

iasis · May 17th, 2005, 01:14

So, train from varanasi to pathankot sounds a good option...do u know shimla how long does it takes? Probably that helps to reach J&K and more easily for Dharamsala...there are buses running every hour from Pathankot to Dharamsala and McLeodGanj as far as I know...Any link from Pathankot to Srinagar?
Thanks a lot!

Banarasi at heart · May 17th, 2005, 08:06

<Maree> is right. What he probably means is that you cannot walk along the ghats in a continous fashion but enter each ghat separately as the connecting walkway would be cutoff by water. At least in monsoon, you can make out the current which you cannot when the water is at a lower level.

<assi ghat> The city does not go under (I do not know about assi ghat

)but the water level rises.

iasis · May 18th, 2005, 17:38

Thanks once more for the replies...!
Anyone been to J&K recently? How are the things up there?
Pressure for negotiations -again- was one of the main articles in kashmiritimes yesterday!
Warm Regards

SHIMLA · May 18th, 2005, 18:33

iasis,

You have the following trains:

1. 3073 Himgiri Express, dep. Varanasi 14=48, arr. Chakki Bank 10=33 next day. This train runs on three days of the week.

2. 3151 Sealdah Jammu Express, dep. Varanasi 02=50, arr. Pathankot 07=05 next day. This train runs daily.

Chakki Bank is a part of Pathankot.

iasis · May 22nd, 2005, 02:38

Nice one...thanks a lot Shimla!
Regards

iasis · May 30th, 2005, 19:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by SHIMLA

You have the following trains:

1. 3073 Himgiri Express, dep. Varanasi 14=48, arr. Chakki Bank 10=33 next day. This train runs on three days of the week.

2. 3151 Sealdah Jammu Express, dep. Varanasi 02=50, arr. Pathankot 07=05 next day. This train runs daily.
.

Ok...this is an option...what about the option going north from varanasi by bus? any reccomended route and journey length?

Thanks a lot
iasis

jennifericous · Jul 26th, 2005, 21:15

i wouldnt reccomend varanassi in the monsoon, its still varanassi. but you cant do all the attractions like walking down the ghats. and whn you take boat trips you can only go from shivala ghat to assi ghat. not up towards manikaran ghat, because the current is too strong.
also when we arrived here on the 22 of july the whole place was flooded because i had been raining for 5 days. it hasnt rained since, we've been pretty lucky.

Martinasia · Jul 26th, 2005, 21:49

Will be there in a couple of weeks' time, Jennifericious - any other advice or recommendations?

Cheers

M

May 10th, 2005, 23:28	#1
iasis Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: neverland Posts: 77	Varanasi in the monsoon Hi... This is how it goes: Planning the 2nd trip to India and this time wanna stop to Varanasi before heading for the hills!Travelling with friends this time and its gonna be their first time to the subcontinent. Has anyone been to Varanasi during june-july to tell us how its like. Planning to be there mid june!Then want to head for Himachal and a bit of J&K! I reckon that the short way from Varanasi to HP is via Delhi...no? Any other reccomended route will be helpfull!! Thanks in advance!!! Iasis

May 13th, 2005, 04:28	#5
iyou Maha Guru Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon USA Posts: 502	It'll be high water, and the lanes will be a mire of mud and cow dung, but it'll also be magical and romantic. Go, and embrace the rain. it's nice and warm, after all. __________________ . . . --May a moody baby doom a yam.

May 17th, 2005, 08:06	#9
Banarasi at heart pop ko jala ke rock kar doonga Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lawrence, Kansas Posts: 133	Varanasi in Monsoon <Maree> is right. What he probably means is that you cannot walk along the ghats in a continous fashion but enter each ghat separately as the connecting walkway would be cutoff by water. At least in monsoon, you can make out the current which you cannot when the water is at a lower level. <assi ghat> The city does not go under (I do not know about assi ghat )but the water level rises.

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May 11th, 2005, 00:15	#2
Banarasi at heart pop ko jala ke rock kar doonga Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lawrence, Kansas Posts: 133	Hi Here goes.... Good points about Varanasi in Monsoon: You can see the Ganges in full swing. The places around would be greener eg. Chunar fort, the temple inside the University and the University itself It would be cooler with moisture laten wind. Bad point Many areas would be slushy. This holds for any other place. Since I am not in Varanasi right now, other recent travellers may be able to help out better.

May 11th, 2005, 19:51	#3
iasis Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: neverland Posts: 77	Thanks for that Banarasi at Heart! iasis

May 13th, 2005, 03:53	#4
assi ghat Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: united states Posts: 8	during the monsoon how far up does the water go? I mean are the ghats, and several blocks of city near them underwater or what?

May 13th, 2005, 07:49	#6
maree Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: New Zealander in Bangkok Posts: 850	The best thing about Varanasi for me is walking from ghat to ghat watching daily life unfold. Was there one August though and the river was way up and you can't do this... you can get down on to individual ghats but it's not quite the same.

May 17th, 2005, 01:14	#8
iasis Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: neverland Posts: 77	So, train from varanasi to pathankot sounds a good option...do u know shimla how long does it takes? Probably that helps to reach J&K and more easily for Dharamsala...there are buses running every hour from Pathankot to Dharamsala and McLeodGanj as far as I know...Any link from Pathankot to Srinagar? Thanks a lot!

May 18th, 2005, 17:38	#10
iasis Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: neverland Posts: 77	Thanks once more for the replies...! Anyone been to J&K recently? How are the things up there? Pressure for negotiations -again- was one of the main articles in kashmiritimes yesterday! Warm Regards

May 18th, 2005, 18:33	#11
SHIMLA Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Yangon, MYANMAR Posts: 4,125	iasis, You have the following trains: 1. 3073 Himgiri Express, dep. Varanasi 14=48, arr. Chakki Bank 10=33 next day. This train runs on three days of the week. 2. 3151 Sealdah Jammu Express, dep. Varanasi 02=50, arr. Pathankot 07=05 next day. This train runs daily. Chakki Bank is a part of Pathankot.

May 22nd, 2005, 02:38	#12
iasis Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: neverland Posts: 77	Nice one...thanks a lot Shimla! Regards

Jul 26th, 2005, 21:15	#14
jennifericous Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: IRELAND Posts: 190	i wouldnt reccomend varanassi in the monsoon, its still varanassi. but you cant do all the attractions like walking down the ghats. and whn you take boat trips you can only go from shivala ghat to assi ghat. not up towards manikaran ghat, because the current is too strong. also when we arrived here on the 22 of july the whole place was flooded because i had been raining for 5 days. it hasnt rained since, we've been pretty lucky.

Jul 26th, 2005, 21:49	#15
Martinasia Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Tokyo Posts: 30	Will be there in a couple of weeks' time, Jennifericious - any other advice or recommendations? Cheers M

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