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Varanasi: Private City Highlights Day Tour & Ganges Cruise
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Varanasi: Private City Highlights Day Tour & Ganges Cruise

By ITS Holidays
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$220 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 10h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Private return transport with air conditioning
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off included
  • Boat trip on the Ganges River
  • Bottled water to keep you hydrated

Activity location

    • Varanasi
    • Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Varanasi
    • Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Varanasi: Private City Highlights Day Tour & Ganges Cruise
  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h10h
  • English
Price details
AU$220.00 x 1 AdultAU$220.00

Total
Price is AU$220.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's includedWhat's included Air-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's included Private transport
  • What's includedWhat's included Local Guide
  • What's includedWhat's included Boat ride in the morning
  • What's includedWhat's included Bottled water
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded Service charge
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded Monument Fees

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Alcohol and drugs, Drones, Feeding animals, Non-folding strollers
  • Not suitable for: People under 3 ft 9 in (120 cm), Pregnant women

What you can expect

Varanasi Remembrances : 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 : Afterwards, 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 : Banaras Hindu University (Pass By) Stop 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.

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 .

12:30pm, learn about the silk weaving traditions of Varanasi, then take a break for lunch (own expense). Afterwards, 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).

Sarnath : 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.

Dasaswamedh Ghat : At 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.

Location

Activity location

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    • Varanasi
    • Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Varanasi
    • Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India