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By Experience Varanasi Private Guided Tours

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9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is ￥48,315 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

  • The Experience Varanasi tour is an endeavor to connect the tourist with the city. It aims to acclimatize the Guest with the local culture of Varanasi.

    Discover the best of Varanasi in two days. Along with the morning and evening boat rides, you will be able to explore the different religious aspects of the city like Buddhism. Take an insider's look at various wholesale markets in the city, walk through the residential areas of the old town and indulge in some great street food.

Activity location

  • Experience Varanasi - Private Guided Tours
    • 221005, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Experience Varanasi - Private Guided Tours
    • 221005, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Experience Varanasi Tour: 2 Days Private Guided Tour

  • Activity duration is 2 days2d
    2d
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 10:00AM
Price details
￥47,409 x 1 Adult￥47,409
Paid at activity￥906
Total
Price is ￥48,315
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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    All Fees and Taxes
  • Inclusions
    Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Inclusions
    Two private boat rides. There will be boat man rowing the boat.
  • Inclusions
    Street food & beverages during the food tour on the 2nd Day.
  • Exclusions
    Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Exclusions
    Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Exclusions
    Gratuities
  • Exclusions
    Airport transfers (to & from the hotel).
  • Exclusions
    Entrance tickets for Kashi Vishwanath temple. This is an optional visit

Know before you book

    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
    • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Experience Varanasi Tour: 2 Days Private Guided Tour

  • 6 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included

Experience Varanasi - Private Guided Tours

  • 30m
10:00 am - Our accredited guide will meet you at your hotel and accompany you to the old city explaining you the sightseeing for the day.

Godowlia

  • 3h
Bazaar Walk: Explore the hidden wholesale markets in the old city like Paan (betel leaf), spice, toys, flowers etc. Walking through the narrow alleys of these markets with a variety of smell and vision gives a phenomenal experience to the Guest. Visit a good local restaurant for lunch after the walking tour.

Lallapura Muslim School Road

  • 1h
Weaver’s District Tour: Walk through the weavers district of Varanasi and learn about the life of the weavers and the process of hand weaving of the famous silk brocades and Banarasi sari. Banaras’s handloom weaving traditions have found mention in Vedic and Buddhist literature.

Banaras Hindu University

  • 1m
Banaras Hindu University is an internationally reputed temple of learning known for its academic history and cultural significance. Banaras Hindu University is one of the top ranking universities in India and the largest residential universities in Asia. Drive through the lush green campus. You may visit the new Vishwanath temple inside the campus.

Monkey Temple (Durga Temple)

  • 30m
After the drive through the university, visit the famous Durga Temple. A beautiful temple painted in red. It was constructed in 18th century by a queen from Bengal. It is particularly significant for worship of Goddess Durga and is considered one of the most powerful and mystical temples in Kashi.

Ganges River

  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Evening Boat ride: Go for a evening boat ride by the sunset and witness the activities by the river side in the evening, watch the cremation at Manikarnika Ghat from the boat. Finally stop at Dasaswamedh Ghat to enjoy the Ganga Aarti ceremony from your private boat. The Aarti or offering of lamps is observed at prescribed hours of the day and night to invoke the Gods. The lamps are revolved before the idols in a clockwise manner along with the chanting of hymns. This recitation is accompanied by drums, blowing of conch-shell and tolling of temple bells. After the experience, you'll be dropped back at your hotel, concluding the day’s tour.

Day 2: Experience Varanasi Tour: 2 Days Private Guided Tour

  • 9 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included

Varanasi

  • 30m
Your tour guide will meet you at your hotel and accompany you to the old city explaining you what you will see during the day. You will walk down to the ghats (banks of the River Ganga). Your guide will explain you the morning activities happening along the way, pilgrims walking down to the river, vendors selling flowers, priests standing along the lane to the temple, etc.

Ganges River

  • 1m
  • Admission ticket included
Morning Boat Ride: A boat ride at dawn along the Ganges is a quintessential Varanasi experience. The early-morning light is particularly inspiring, and all the colour and clamour of pilgrims bathing and performing puja unfolds before you. An hour-long trip south from Dashashwamedh Ghat to Harishchandra Ghat and to Manikarnika Ghat and back is popular and be prepared to see a burning corpse at Harishchandra and Manikarnika Ghat. People talking bath, performing rituals, practicing yoga and meditation, worshiping the rising Sun, … it all happens.

Kashi Vishwanath Temple

  • 2h
After the boat ride, go for a walking tour in the old city walking through the alley ways that leads to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple. One of the most important Siva temples with more than 850 kilograms of real gold on the top. Your tour guide will explain the significance and share stories about heritage of the temple. You can always ask your guide to take you at a popular street food joint where you can explore traditional local breakfast along with a cup of masala chai (tea). Return back to your hotel for freshen up, some rest and breakfast.

Varanasi

  • 2h
Return back to your hotel for freshen up, some rest and breakfast before you proceed for the other tours during the day. Time to recharge and may be upload & share some beautiful pictures from the sunrise boat ride experience with friends & family.

Sarnath

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Drive to Sarnath after breakfast. Lord Buddha preached his first sermon here after attaining enlightenment at Bodh Gaya. Walk around the beautiful garden and see the ruins of different monasteries and temples Visit the main temple, excavated ruins & the archaeological museum (museum remains closed on Fridays).

Dhamek Stupa

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
The Dhamek Stupa is a massive and prominent Buddhist monument located at the Deer Park in Sarnath. It is a highly sacred site for Buddhists worldwide, as it marks the precise spot where Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon. The stupa is a solid cylindrical structure, approximately 43.6 meters (141 feet) in height and 28 meters (92 feet) in diameter at its base. The lower stone portion of the stupa is adorned with exquisitely carved floral designs, geometric patterns, and figures of humans and birds, which are characteristic of the Gupta architectural style.

Ashoka Pillar

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
The Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath is originally a 3rd century BCE polished sandstone pillar erected by Emperor Ashoka, its most famous feature is the Lion Capital, which now serves as the official emblem of India. The top portion of the pillar, known as the Lion Capital, is made up of four lions standing back-to-back, representing strength, courage, and unity.

Sarnath Museum

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Archaeological Museum at Sarnath is the oldest site museum of India. It houses the findings and excavations at the archaeological site of Sarnath, by the Archaeological Survey of India. To keep the antiquities found from the site, a decision was taken in 1904 by the Government to construct a site museum adjacent to the excavated site at Sarnath. Drive to a good local restaurant for lunch after the visit to Sarnath and return back to your hotel for some rest before you finally visit the old city for a street food tour during the evening.

Godowlia

  • 2h
Flavors of Varanasi Tour: Banaras offers you the best of history coupled with the best in cuisine as well. The streets have a wide range of eateries all offering delectably scrumptious food that is sure to suit every traveler’s appetite. We take you to a few street food joints which are very popular with the locals & offer you a wide variety of food & beverages. Return back to your hotel after the food tour. Your guide will drop you back to the hotel after the food tour. Please note: You will not be able to have dinner after the food tour.

Location

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    Experience Varanasi - Private Guided Tours
    • 221005, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

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    Experience Varanasi - Private Guided Tours
    • 221005, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

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