Nearby town · Day trip
Sarnath
Dhamek Stupa, the museum and the deer park where the Buddha first taught
10 km from Varanasi about 30 min each way Day trip
About Sarnath
The Buddhist site where the Buddha gave his first sermon: the Dhamek Stupa, ruins of monasteries and the museum that holds the Ashoka lion capital.
Add Sarnath to a Varanasi trip
None of our set trips stop here yet — tell us and we'll add it as a day trip to any of these.