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Varanasi Full-day Tour with Guide & Boat Ride
Varanasi Full-day Tour with Guide & Boat Ride
Varanasi Full-day Tour with Guide & Boat Ride
Varanasi Full-day Tour with Guide & Boat Ride
Varanasi Full-day Tour with Guide & Boat Ride

Varanasi Full-day Tour with Guide & Boat Ride

By Delhi Private Taxi
Free cancellation available
Price is RM 815 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 14h
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Overview

Explore Varanasi on a private full-day tour that includes a sunrise and sunset 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 sunset boat cruise.

Highlight
• Private 14-hour tour of Varanasi with Ganges River cruise
• Take two cruises on the Ganges River, one at sunrise and one at sunset that includes the Ganga Aarti ceremony.
• 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

Activity location

  • Varanasi
    • Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Varanasi
    • Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Pickup From Hotel
  • Activity duration is 14 hours14h14h
  • English

In this option you will get pickup from Hotel in Varanasi, Guide, Boat ride, and English speaking tour guide
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 5:30
Price details
RM 815.06 x 1 AdultRM 815.06
Total
Price is RM 815.06
Pickup from Varansi airport
  • Activity duration is 14 hours14h14h
  • English

In this option you get pickup from Airport or Varanasi Train station, Guide, Boat ride and English speaking tour guide
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 5:30
Price details
RM 1,094.51 x 1 AdultRM 1,094.51
Total
Price is RM 1,094.51

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedEngliah Speaking Tour Guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate transportation
  • What's includedWhat's includedWater bottel
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedMorning and Boat ride at Ganges
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAccommodation
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAny Entry fee

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Varanasi
  • 1h
5:30 AM - Pickup from Hotel/Airport/Train Station In Varanasi After early morning pickup at 5:30am from your hotel, take a sunrise boat ride on the sacred Ganges River. Witness morning rituals performed at the riverside.
Kashi Vishwanath Temple
  • 1h
Afterward, follow your guide on a short walking tour of the old city's alleyways and catch sight of the Kashi Vishwanath, one of the holiest Hindu temples.
Banaras Hindu University
  • 1h
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 Kala Bhavan
  • 1h
Tour the campus and see the Bharat Kala Bhavan museum and the new Vishwanath Temple (Birla Temple), which is an exact replica of the original Vishwanath Temple.
Bharat Mata Temple
  • 30m
Continue to Mother India Temple, built in 1918 and housing an unusual marble relief map of the Indian subcontinent.
Sarnath
  • 2h
At 12:30pm, learn about the silk weaving traditions of Varanasi, then take a break for lunch (own expense). Afterward, drive about eight miles (13 km) to Sarnath to take in Dhamekh Stupa, known as the place where the Buddha gave his first sermon.
Archaeological Museum
  • 1h
You'll also visit the Archaeological Museum, which features treasures that date to the 3rd-century BC (closed  Fridays).
Ganges River
  • 3h
At 5pm, take another boat ride on the Ganges to view the cremation grounds, then return to Dashashwamedh Ghat to watch the evening Ganga Aarti ceremony.
Varanasi Junction railway station
  • 1h
Your tour ends with return to your hotel around 8pm.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESVaranasi
    • Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEVaranasi
    • Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

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