Tour of the Villages of Varanasi (Guided Sightseeing Tour by Car)
Description
“The soul of India lies in its villages” as said by Mahatma Gandhi, and this tour is just the right approach to discover the depths of real India and its villages. Join us on this tour of villages surrounding Varanasi and you will experience the true essence of Indian culture. We have curated this offbeat tour as an opportunity to actually be among the village communities of India and get personal in-depth insights into their lifestyle and livelihood, which are hardly mentioned in a travel guidebook. See the life in rural India closely and experience the villagers, see how even today they have preserved their old culture and tradition for coming generations. Learn the basics of home cooking, ploughing, sowing seeds, cattle grazing, dairy farming, visit to a local school and spend time with rural kids. By the end of the tour you will develop a great perspective of the city, its culture, food and life of a local.
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Itinerary
“The soul of India lies in its villages” as said by Mahatma Gandhi, and this tour is just the right approach to discover the depths of real India and its villages
Visit Village Sarai Mohana known for its silk weaving and craftsmanship of the weavers with their distinct design. Banarasi sarees made by these waivers are among the finest saris in India.
Experience ploughing, sowing seeds, cattle grazing, dairy farming, learn local cooking, visit to a local school and spend time with rural kids in Kapildhara village.
Visit the village Chiraigaon, here visit the house of Chiraigu and meet the natives; get to known about the day to day life of the villagers with their way of livelihood.
Visit Rameshwar village situated on the bank of River Varuna on the sacred Path of Varanasi, experience their Cattle and Agricultural Farm, as well as visit the Sanskrit school and Ashrams situated in the village.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pickup all the travelers from Varanasi, please connect with us if your stay is located outside, we can organize pickup and drop at additional charges.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(5)
Total waste of money n time. The Guide named Anuj was clueless and unprofessional. Tour was totally disorganised. Yo Tours is one of the worst tour companies. Think thrice before taking any of their tours. The tour started at 10 am due to delay by the equally clueless driver which was supposed to start at 8 am. Nothing was shown as described in the itenary. Food was not arranged in a local village home as mentioned. It was provided in a random restaurant on the way. The saray mohana which is the hub for weaving was not shown n some local weaving was shown in a short span. One of the worst tour experiences of my life. Stay away from YO TOURS company.
The tour did not fit the description. We went to one village instead of four. It was only five hours long. The guide was engaged for an hour or two then spent the rest of the time on his phone so we didn’t get much information. Maybe it was just our guide and we got unlucky but when we brought the issue up with the tour operator , he denied it.
Manish was a great guide for this Village tour. We really enjoyed our time spent with him and the village experience was amazing. Starting at 8am and finishing at 4pm, it was a great day. We highly recommend Manish if your interested in this village tour.
This was a great day led by my guide Manish. We visited three different villages and lots of roadside places in between. It was a seamless day with great conversation. The villages were great.. welcoming people and only to happy to talk and show you things. Never was there any pressure to buy or give. Best memory..being invited into a very old home by a villager. I feel I gained a better understanding of people through this day. I would thoroughly recommend it.
This was a great excursion out of Varanasi. From the morning hotel pickup to the late afternoon return, it was fascinating. Three very different villages were visited and included watching people at work, talking with local farmers and their families. People were pleased to see us and my guide made me feel relaxed with the communities. It was great stopping at roadsides for a chai and a brief wander around town activities. Everywhere there was so much going on that could be looked at and talked about. A great thali for lunch complimented all this. I can really recommend this day out of Varanasi as it adds several more dimensions to understanding this amazing part of India.
