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Varanasi Heritage Walking Tour & Evening Boat Ride (Aarti ceremony & Cremations)
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
$50.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
Take an insight into the old city by walking through the narrow alley ways and feel the energy of this ancient city. It gives you an opportunity to acclimatize with the culture and understand how people live here for thousand of years.
The (rowing) boat ride will soak you with amazing sight, smell and sound while you watch the activities happening by the river side. Watch the famous Ganga Aarti from your boat.
Learn and understand the concepts of life and death, reincarnation and salvation, about acceptability of Death and why elderly people from all over India choose to come to Varanasi to get an opportunity to die here.
The (rowing) boat ride will soak you with amazing sight, smell and sound while you watch the activities happening by the river side. Watch the famous Ganga Aarti from your boat.
Learn and understand the concepts of life and death, reincarnation and salvation, about acceptability of Death and why elderly people from all over India choose to come to Varanasi to get an opportunity to die here.
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Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 4 hours
Availability depends on seasonality and number of participants. Bookings can not be made for the same day. Please read our TnC’s.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
- All Fees and Taxes
- Private boat ride only for the group booking this experience.
- Bottled water
- Tips
- Gratuities
- Dinner
- Snacks
Meeting point
We will meet outside BALAJI Restaurant at Sonarpura - Harishchandra Ghat Road..
Return details
After the boat ride, we will walk to Godowlia crossing where our tour ends.
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Experience Varanasi - Private Guided Tours03:00 pm - 05:00 pm Start the tour with a Walking Tour. The Bengali Tola walk through the narrow alleys of Varanasi is a rich cultural walk which takes you through the heart of the Bengali community who have been living in Varanasi for generations. This walk takes you through the narrow alleys of Varanasi, to the heart of the old city and gives you an opportunity to acclimatize with the culture and understand how people live here for thousands of year. Visit a temple, an ashram and a private residence and interact with the family living there. After the walking tour, take a private boat ride in the evening on the Ganges river.
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Experience Varanasi - Private Guided Tours05:00 pm-07:00 pm: Evening boat ride by the sunset after the walking tour, watch the cremation and finally enjoy the Ganga Aarti ceremony from your private boat. The Ganges is worshipped as a living goddess, in Varanasi and daily prayers at dawn and dusk serve as salutations to the river. Oil lamps are offered and bells rung while sacred mantras are chanted. Five to seven priests offer prayers to Ganges in a spectacular and very well-orchestrated event which lasts 45 minutes to an hour. Tour ends.
If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met,
you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!
Varanasi Heritage Walking Tour & Evening Boat Ride (Aarti ceremony & Cremations)
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
$50.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
—
You choose from 10 000+ experience gifts
02
—
We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!