Varanasi Full day Tour with Boat Ride & Guide
Description
Explore Varanasi on a private full-day tour that includes a sunrise boat ride on the Ganges River. Visit landmarks in and around Varanasi including Banaras Hindu University (BHU)'s Bharat Kala Bhavan museum, and Dhamekh Stupa in Sarnath — an important Buddhist site. Finally, watch the evening aarti ceremony from the Ghat. Highlight • Private 12-hour tour of Varanasi with Ganges River cruise • Visit two Hindu temples, and a musuem on the Banaras Hindu University campus • See Dhamekh Stupa, an important Buddhist site in Sarnath • Includes private guide and vehicle, Ganges boat ride and hotel pickup and drop-off.
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Itinerary
5:30 AM - Pickup from Hotel/Airport/Train Station In Varanasi After early morning pickup at 5:30 am from your hotel, take a sunrise boat ride on the sacred Ganges River. Witness morning rituals performed at the riverside.
Kashi Vishvanath Temple is one of the most famous Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. The temple stands on the western bank of the holy river Ganga, and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, the holiest of Shiva temples.
Stop for breakfast (own expense), then head to Banaras Hindu University at 10am. Established in 1916, BHU is the largest university campus in Asia.
Bharat Mata Mandir is located on the Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith campus in Varanasi, India. Instead of traditional statues of gods and goddesses, this temple has a huge map of undivided India carved in marble. This temple is dedicated to Bharat Mata and claims to be the only one of its kind in the world
Sarnath is a place located 10 kilometres north-east of Varanasi near the confluence of the Ganges and the Varuna rivers in Uttar Pradesh, India. The deer park in Sarnath is where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma, and where the Buddhist Sangha came into existence through the enlightenment of Kondanna.
Eyewitness the mystic Ganga Aarti; one of the five rituals performed for the worship of sacred river Ganga.
Your tour ends with return to your hotel around 8 pm.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
we pick up all travelers from their desired location in Varanasi.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- During Monsoon Boat rides are subject to availability.
- Our Guide will help you to purchase tickets of any monuments
- Car Type : 1-2 Travelers - Sedan Car, 3-5 Travelers - SUV Car, 6-10 Travelers - Minivan
Reviews(11)
Our tour guide mohan singh was incredibly friendly and informative on our tour around Varanasi. He was extremely punctual and ensured that we did not get overwhelmed during the crowded parts of Varanasi. We recommend this company.
Amazing experience with my tour guide Mohan Singh! He is very knowledgeable and approachable. High recommended to him for Varanasi tour and the tour company that provide the best service
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All great! We have a pleasure to visit a city with Manoj. Very professional and funny tour guide with extremely interesting stories. Manoj took a good care of us during our 2-days trip in Varanasi and made it for us as enjoyable as possible. Thank you Manoj!
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Really informing tour, with great guide: Pavan was patient, had a good rhythm - giving us space, great knowledge and caring! The car was new, clean and with water.
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Very pleasant and informative experience. My guide, Bharat was very friendly and helpful, explained me a lot about Hinduism and other things. Overall very recommended for anyone who wishes to explore the holy city
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Really good tour, Sunny, the guide, and the driver highly recommended if you want to understand and enjoy Varanasi city.
I had the pleasure of experiencing a unique tour along the sacred Ganges River in Varanasi, and it truly exceeded all expectations. The seamless organization and knowledgeable guide made this journey a highlight of my travels:) The visit to the ghats, where the vibrant rituals and ceremonies unfolded, was both awe-inspiring and humbling. The tour's thoughtful itinerary allowed ample time for exploration, photography, and moments of quiet reflection.
We’ve been able to see Varanasi in a comfortable way, and with great explanations from the guide (Rohit).
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An excellent tour of all the main sights in Varanasi, in an extremely comfortable top of the range vehicle driven by Sandeep, with lots of interesting facts and history from the very informative guide Rohit. I had a wonderful time and highly recommend it.
Thank you for the great review sir.
We booked the full day tour of Varanasi because we had just one day to explore the city and wanted to see as much as possible. It’s our belief the tour was worth every penny as we saw many places we normally would not have visited on our own. Another benefit of the tour was we got to try some street foods we probably wouldn’t have tried by ourselves due to fears of “delhi belly”. Not only was the food delicious, it didn’t cause any problems to our stomach! If you book this tour, we highly recommend Shoiab because he was extremely knowledgeable about all the sites we visited. We asked a lot of questions and he answered them all with wit and humor! And we truly appreciate how he went above and beyond the call of duty to help us with our departure. He helped coordinate our boat ride to the ghat where our taxi to the airport would be waiting for us. As two females traveling alone, we felt totally safe in his care. We would like to mention our driver Rakesh was a very safe driver and got us to all our destinations without incident. And his car has strong air conditioning. It was a bit humid outside and inside the car was nice and cold. Overall we were pleased with our tour and would definitely use Trek India Tours for future trips when we come back to India!
