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Private Full-Day Varanasi Tour with Boat Ride
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
$140
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Overview
Varanasi captivates with its enchanting full-day private tour, featuring both a serene sunrise and a mesmerizing sunset boat ride on the sacred Ganges River. Key highlights include the illustrious Banaras Hindu University and the historic Dhamekh Stupa in Sarnath, a revered Buddhist site.
- 🏷️ Tour With Car and Guide Only: Enjoy a comprehensive experience with private transportation and an expert English-speaking guide for the entire day.
- 🌅 Witness the breathtaking sunrise on the Ganges River, where morning rituals unfold in a tranquil setting.
- 🏛️ Visit the prestigious Bharat Kala Bhavan museum at Banaras Hindu University, showcasing the rich cultural heritage of India.
- 🕌 Explore the Dhamekh Stupa in Sarnath, the site of Buddha’s first sermon, and delve into its profound historical significance.
- 🛥️ Experience a sunset boat cruise, culminating in the enchanting evening aarti ceremony at Dashashwamedh Ghat.
- 🚐 Benefit from convenient hotel pickup at 5:30 AM, ensuring a seamless start to your day.
- 💧 Stay refreshed with complimentary bottled water provided throughout the tour.
- ⏳ Enjoy a full 12-hour journey filled with captivating sights and cultural insights.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
Tour With Car and Guide Only
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Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 12 hours
The experience offers several options, check yours above
- Hotel Pickup
- Local Guide
- Hotel Drop off
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Bottled water
- Morning Boat Ride
- Private transportation
- Monument Fees
- Gratuities
- Lunch
- 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. (pass by)
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Kashi Vishwanath TempleAfterward, 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.
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Banaras Hindu UniversityStop for breakfast (own expense), then head to Banaras Hindu University at 10am. Established in 1916, BHU is the largest university campus in Asia. 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.
- Mother India Temple, built in 1918 and housing an unusual marble relief map of the Indian subcontinent. 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. You'll also visit the Archaeological Museum, which features treasures that date to the 3rd-century BC (closed Fridays). (pass by)
- 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. Your tour ends with return to your hotel around 8pm. (pass by)
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Monkey Temple (Durga Temple)Durga Mandir, also known as Durga Kund Mandir and Durga Temple, is one of the most famous temples in the holy city of Varanasi. This temple has great religious importance in Hinduism and is dedicated to Durga. Durga Mandir was constructed in 18th century by Rani Bhabani of Natore
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Sankat Mochan TempleSankat Mochan Hanuman Temple is a Hindu temple in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India and is dedicated to the Hindu God Hanuman, in his form as "Sankat Mochan," meaning the "reliever from trouble
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SarnathSarnath 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.
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Dasaswamedh GhatAt 5pm Ganges to view the cremation grounds, then return to Dashashwamedh Ghat to watch the evening Ganga Aarti ceremony. Your tour ends with return to your hotel around 8pm.
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Private Full-Day Varanasi Tour with Boat Ride
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
$140
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
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