Tour package
4 Days Mathura Vrindavan Holi Package Tour
Braj is where Holi comes from, and the four-day version of this trip is built to reach the events that matter rather than one afternoon of colour. Barsana, Nandgaon, Vrindavan and Mathura each hold their own, on different days, and the dates move every year with the calendar.
Braj is where Holi comes from, and the four-day version of this trip is built to reach the events that matter rather than one afternoon of colour. Barsana, Nandgaon, Vrindavan and Mathura each hold their own, on different days, and the dates move every year with the calendar.
The tour is planned around Phoolon ki Holi at Banke Bihari, where the priests throw flowers rather than colour; the Widow Holi in Vrindavan, which is a quieter and more affecting thing than the name suggests; Lathmar Holi at Barsana and Nandgaon; and the temple celebrations at ISKCON and Prem Mandir.
Four days gives you room to attend without being crushed. The crowds in Braj at Holi are genuinely large, the lanes are narrow, and the difference between a good day and a bad one is arriving early and knowing which approach to use. That is what the driver and the on-ground coordination are for.
Three nights’ accommodation is arranged in Mathura or Vrindavan, with private AC transport throughout. Book early: rooms in Braj during Holi week go long before the date, and by February there is very little left.
Tour highlights
What this trip covers
Places on this route
Good to know
Included with your booking
Tour Includes
IN THE FARE- A guide where the itinerary calls for one
- Entry tickets for the monuments and temples named in the plan
- Your private AC vehicle for the whole trip, at the destination
- Tolls, state taxes and the driver’s batta — all in the quoted fare
- Parking, and intercity permits where a route needs them
Tour Excludes
PAY DIRECTLY- Rooms and hotel bills
- Food, drinks and anything personal
- Camera and video charges, where a monument bills them separately
- Anything the inclusions above do not name
These terms are the same on every package we run.
4 days, planned day by day
21 stops in the plan, starting around 10:00 AM. The order below is the order the driver works to, so the page and the day match.
Built to avoid backtracking
Stops are arranged so you are not crossing the same ground twice, and so the busiest darshan falls at its calmest hour rather than its worst.
Drop points chosen, not guessed
Several temples here cannot be reached by car at all. The driver takes you to the nearest point that works and waits there, which is a different thing from being left at a car park.
Private vehicle, one driver
A private AC cab for the whole trip, never shared and never swapped part-way. The car stays with you at every stop.
One figure, not a rate card
Tolls, state taxes, parking and the driver’s allowance are inside the quote. Rooms and meals are separate and quoted on request.
Flexible where it needs to be
Darshan queues and traffic move the clock. When they do, the driver changes the order of the day instead of making you stand in the longest queue — and tells you before doing it.
Detailed itinerary
Day by Day, Hour by Hour
Times are planned, not fixed. Darshan queues, traffic and temple slots move on the day — your driver adjusts the order rather than dropping stops.
Arrival & Laddu Holi in Barsana
Arrival in Mathura & Hotel Check-in
Into Mathura, check in, and freshen up before the festivities.
Departure for Barsana
On to Barsana, Shri Radha Rani’s village.
Laddu Holi at Shriji Temple, Barsana
Laddu Holi, where sweets are thrown over the crowd. You are not a spectator at this one.
Return to Mathura
Back to Mathura once it winds down.
Dinner & Overnight Stay
Dinner, then the night in Mathura.
Lathmar Holi in Nandgaon
Breakfast at Hotel
An early breakfast before Nandgaon.
Travel to Nandgaon & Visit Nand Bhawan
Nand Bhawan, the house Krishna grew up in.
Lathmar Holi Celebrations
Lathmar Holi, where the women of Barsana drive the men off with sticks. It is as old as the town and taken seriously.
Return to Mathura
The drive back once it ends.
Dinner & Overnight Stay
Dinner and the night at the Mathura hotel.
Phoolon Ki Holi & Vrindavan Sightseeing
Breakfast at Hotel
A big day in Vrindavan ahead.
Phoolon Ki Holi at Banke Bihari Temple
Phoolon ki Holi — petals rather than colour, and far gentler than the rest of the week.
Vrindavan Sightseeing
ISKCON, Prem Mandir and Nidhivan.
Return to Mathura
Back to the hotel in the evening.
Dinner & Overnight Stay
Dinner, and you stay the night in Mathura.
Gokul Visit & Departure
Visit Gokul Sightseeing
Raman Reti and Brahmand Ghat, both tied to Krishna’s childhood.
Departure from Mathura
That closes the Braj Holi tour.
Gallery
Photos from this tour
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