Varanasi Full day tour with Boat ride | 12 hours

11 Reviews | Varanasi
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All Inclusive package
2 Adults x $200.62
$401.24
Approx Total
$401.24
With this option: Car, Guide, Monuments & Boat ride fees, Aarti ceremony, & Breakfast included.
Pickup included
Tour with Car & Guide
2 Adults x $125.00
$250.00
Approx Total
$250.00
With this option: Luxury car and English speaking guide included. Boat ride & monuments fees,& Breakfast not included.
Pickup included

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English, Spanish
  • Morning boat ride at Ganges river ( If the option selected)
  • Pick up and drop from Varanasi hotel and Varanasi railway station.
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Breakfast
  • Professional English speaking guide
  • Monuments entrances included ( If the option chosen)
  • Gratitutes to driver and guide

Overview

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.

Itinerary

  • Ganges River

    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.

    2 hours

  • Kashi Vishwanath Temple

    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.

    2 hours

  • Banaras Hindu University

    Stop for breakfast (own expense), then head to Banaras Hindu University at 10am. Established in 1916, BHU is the largest university campus in Asia.

    2 hours

  • Bharat Mata Temple

    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

    1 hour 30 minutes

  • 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.

    2 hours

  • Ganga Aarti

    Eyewitness the mystic Ganga Aarti; one of the five rituals performed for the worship of sacred river Ganga.

    1 hour 30 minutes

  • Varanasi

    Your tour ends with return to your hotel around 8 pm.

    1 hour

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Additional Info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • 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
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Free Cancellation

February 06100% refund
February 07No refund

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