Full Day Private Guided Tour of Varanasi
Description
Varanasi is one of the world’s oldest living cities and the oldest continuously inhabited city. In this Varanasi tour, we experience the cultural heritage of 3000 years at the spectacular Ganga Aarti on the river Ganges, a boat ride through the history of this ancient city, Kashi Vishwanath temple, an ancient University, and the streets of Kashi.
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Itinerary
We will walk through the streets of Varanasi to get a feel for one of the oldest living cities in the world. Street food is also an integral part of the city’s culture. Some of the local delicacies are hot kachoris paans, sweets, lassi, and thadai.
Varanasi is a city of a thousand temples. We will visit a temple and it will be a fascinating experience to see 5000-year-old traditions alive. Our guide will put in perspective, the role of temple in the society and why it continues to play an important role in the daily lives of Indians.
After lunch, we will visit Banaras Hindu University, one of India’s most famous universities. Established in 1916, Banaras Hindu University is spread over 1300 acres and has 30000 students making it one of the largest universities of Asia.
We will next visit the Indian art museum, Bharat Kala Bhawan. It has a magnificent collection of Buddhist and Hindu sculptures, pictures, manuscripts, Mughal miniatures, paintings, brocade textiles, contemporary art forms and bronze statues, Pottery, metal craft, ivory goods, jewelry, terracotta beads, and miniature paintings.
In the evening we will come to the banks of the Ganges, the holiest of all rivers in India. We will witness one of the most spectacular ceremonies. In this grand spectacle, thousands of pilgrims pray to the river goddess. The prayer ceremony includes incense sticks, lamps, and fire
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick up will be from hotel lobby
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The total duration (8 hours) includes the transportation duration.
Reviews(8)
My parents had an awesome experience. Entire trip was so well managed . They can’t stop raving about their experience . Thank you to the entire team at Five Senses Tour for a fabulous trip !
Our guide Prakash and driver Pusapa led us on a wonderful tour customized to our interests. They were knowledgeable, kind and ensured all our needs were met! When we learned the flight to our next destination was canceled due to a national disruption of domestic flights we found ourselves stranded but they came to the rescue and arranged to have a car drive us 2000 kilometers so we could complete our journey as planned. Pusapa along with another driver Ram drove 3 us across India and did everything possible to ensure our comfort and safety. We are forever grateful!
It was ou first trip to India and, being such a huge country, we knew we needed someone to guide us and take us to the main sights. That´s why we chose Five Senses, and the made our journey absolutley amaizing. We visited New and Old Delhi, Jaipur and Agra, every spot was perfectly planned. The timing for each visits was spot on, so we could truly enjoy the beauty of each place without feeling rushed or overwhelmed by big crowds. In particular, our guide Balwinder made the whole experience extraordinary, always caring about our comfort and safety. Tahnks to him and to Five Senses we ate delicious food, learned about the culture, customs and met wonderful local people. Visiting the most popular spots was a breeze as they timed everything perfectly to avoid the biggest crowds and always got us as close as possible to the entrances. The only part we didn´t love (wich happens in many tourist destinations not only in India) was being taken to handicraft shops in each city. While it´s very interesting to see the production process, the sellers can be a bit too persistent at times, wich can feel uncomfortable. That said, Balwinder is not only a true professional but also a genuinely kind person. Thank you for maiking this trip unforgettable! 100% recommended!
We did the full day tour of Varanasi and it was a wonderful time with 5 se senses tours. We had a clean car pick us up with a safe driver. I loved the temples and the mileu around. It was a great experience and highly recommended.
Hello. I am glad yu enjoyed Varanasi. Thank you for taking the time for this review. Your feedback is invaluable to us. It was our pleasure hosting you.
We had a memorable tour of Varanasi. Our guide Prakash picked us on time from the lobby in an very comfortable and air-conditioned car. The boat ride in the morning was fantastic. We visited colorful temples thoroughly enjoyed the visits. Everything was very well organised by 5 senses tours and i would highly recommend this experience to anyone coming to India.
Hello. I am glad you enjoyed Varanasi. Thank you for taking the time for this review. Your feedback is invaluable to us. It was our pleasure hosting you.
The tour of Varanasi was an amazing one. We started the day on the Ganges over a boat ride. It was mesmerizing. The temple and market visits were fascinating and these memories will stay on for long. We enjoyed the Ganga river prayer in the evening as well. I would suggest this tour is a great way to explore Varanasi.
It was an amazing experience at Varanasi. The 5 Senses team went out of their way to make this expoa memorable one. We had Prakash as our guide and he was wonderful. We had a spectacular experience at the river prayer with a colourful music nd dance experience. Very highly recommended
We had a wonderful 10 day trip visiting Kumbh Mela, Ayodhya, Naimisharanya and Kashi with 5 Senses. Best part is as promised by 5-senses tours we were completely escorted at all times and never left to ourselves to figure things out. That is the specialty of 5 senses tours. It's worth paying for. Recommend especially for NRIs and travellers unfamiliar with Bharath. You pay more but it's executive service and it's worth it. Even though we are NRIs and well travelled within India, we found this arrangement with 5 senses a predestined boon in our travel plans. If not for 5 senses the trip may have felt tiresome if not incomplete as we may have skipped places. We thank Bhagwan Sriman Narayana spoke through Mr. Madhusudan Narayanan and gave us the intuition to select 5 senses tours for this trip. We were guided by "Driver" and local EXPERT and all rounder Sri Ram Sewak, plus guides like Sri. Vivek Sinha who arranged VIP area snaan and Prakash who knows gulleys of Kashi to avoid crowds. Little touriing and information sharing was possible as the main concern was to get in and out of temples. Knowledge of local gulleys was more useful than what we could have heard about history etc. We are certain they have that expertise also however this was not the trip for that.Ram Sewak took excellent care of us. If Ram Sewak or one of his brothers is with you, consider the trip is blessed as they will get you through the trip safely with lots of information while driving the car and guidance while getting in and out of temples. They are very familiar with all rituals also if you are interested. We were. He had made plans for all the rituals we wanted to conduct in punya kshetra. The Kumbh mela trip was challenging. Choosing to do Ayodhya and Kashi at the same time was an idea all Kumbh mela travellers shared. We saw crowds, long lines, delays and bareicades every where. Ram Sewak helped us navigate them and we managed to get the best Darshan time and location could permit. Sometimes door-darshan was more peaceful and clearer than nikat Darshan. He knew what would work practically well and suggested it and we got the Darshan. We specifically thank Ram Sewak and all who made this trip possible. 🙏🙏🙏
thank you so much for this opportunity to host you at the Kumbh Mela, a once in 144 year festival and the world's largest gathering!
