The Ultimate 1 Day in Varanasi - How to Spend 13 Hours - Private Guided Tour | 10 hours to 13 hours

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The Ultimate 1 Day in Varanasi - How to Spend 13 Hours - Fully Guided Tour
2 Adults x $134.64
$269.28
Approx Total
$269.28
Entrance Fee for Monuments
Duration: 13 hours
Sunrise till Sunset
Sedan, SUV, Tempo Traveller: Pick-up and drop-off are included with the sightseeing. 2 to 3 Members - Sedan Car 3 to 4 Members - Suv Bigger Car
Boat Tour in the morning
Pickup included

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off is included
  • Knowledgeable English Speaking tour guide
  • Mineral water per person.
  • Morning tea at local tea shop
  • Mesmerizing 1:30 Hours Sunrise Boat ride in On Ganges
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Gratuities

Overview

Early morning we will be taken for a boat ride on the Ganges. It is a mystical and spiritual experience as you watch people offering water to the Sun God and devotees taking a holy dip in the Ganges. We will visit all the famous Ghats of Varanasi via boat and return to the hotel for breakfast. After breakfast, see the “Temple Tour” most religious Kashi Vishwanath temple, the Bharat Mata temple, Sankat Mochan (Hanuman temple), Manas Mandir, and BHU. At noon we will be taken for an excursion to Sarnath. Sarnath is the place where Buddha delivered his first sermon to his disciples. The attractions at Sarnath are the Buddha temples, the Dhamekha stupa, the Chaukhandi stupa, and the archaeological museum, return to the hotel. Evening, get ready to experience one of the most memorable moments of your life, as you will be taken to the River Ganges. Enjoy Ganga Aarti. Get a glimpse of the spiritualism at the Ganga Ghats. Enjoy the Ganga Aarti from top After all you can retire for the night.

Itinerary

  • Banaras Ghats

    Boat Ride: Early morning we will pick you up from your Hotel at 5:00 AM in Summer / 6:00 Am in Winter and start your day with a sunrise boat ride on the Ganges river. The boat ride will start from Dashashwamedh Ghat & Will finish at Manikarnika Ghat get a Heritage Walk along with narrow lanes, you will walk It is a mystical and spiritual experience on the edge of the river Ganges during Sunrise you will see people offering water to the Sun God and devotees taking a holy dip in the river Ganges will surely allure you. Varanasi gives an inimitable mixture of mystical and supernatural views. According to Hindu belief, Varanasi completely frees the soul from the human body. These are the Ganges of Varanasi which completes the idea of holiness. After a short walk to the oldest part of Varanasi is famous for its narrow lanes. On this tour, you will find popular street food, perfume shops, Traditional Ayurvedic Oils Markets, and many other rare items. Walk to Godowliya market.

    2 hours

  • Sarnath

    After Breakfast Freshen up yourself, you will be taken to Sarnath, which is the place 13 km away from the city of Varanasi where Gautama preached his first sermon to his five apostles and so Buddhism began from there. This makes Sarnath one of the most revered Buddhist sites. After that emperor, Ashoka created several stupas and monuments to spread Buddhism. Some of the important Buddhist monuments are the Dhamekha stupa, the Dharmarajika stupa & the Chaukhandi stupa, and monasteries and beautifully polished Lion Capital of Ashoka and several animals and birds which get the matter of attractions in Sarnath.

    2 hours

  • Durga Temple

    After Visiting Sarnath we will take you for a “City tour”., Drive to the riverside and enter one of the oldest streets to enjoy a walking tour. A guided walk in the old streets of Varanasi and through millennia-old alleys, and sacred temples will leave you enchanted. Come across the oldest lifestyles of this ancient city by getting into these old streets. A walk that promises to surprise at every step is rich in scenery and scenery Ask your guide a question to know the profoundness of each place you illuminate during this walking tour of Varanasi. If you face this, you will have a lot of experience Amble around the oldest city of the world, visit one of the most sacred Hindu Temples (Bharat Mata Temple ) most religious( Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Shri Annapurna temple) BHU Sankat Mochan, walk through the narrow lanes and also explore ancient mosques. along with the narrow lanes of Varanasi

    3 hours

  • Ganga Aarti

    Later just before sunset, you are going to get the most memorable moment of your life, because you will be taken to the River Ganges and embark to witness the Ganga aarti ceremony, a grand event that starts at 5.00 pm and you experience a great rapture during this process at Dasashwamedh Ghat. Aarti, written as Aarti, is a Hindu ritual performed by a group of young clergymen well garbed in silk saffron and white robes holding lamps which are waves in a synced motion with the sound of bells drums cymbals, and chanting some Sanskrit mantras takes up a specific spot in the Ghat and start the rituals by offering flowers to the river Ganga and light is offered to one or more deities. In India, Hindus worship the Ganges River as a goddess. . After this, you will return back to the hotel, and services will end here. The tour ends with pleasant memories of the trip. We will drop you at the hotel.

    3 hours

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Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Exceptional tour of Varanasi

Published on Mar, 2025

Sunny is an excellent tour guide! He really made us feel comfortable and well taken care of. He even adjusted the itinerary to suit our needs. I would highly recommend this tour!

USA girls

Published on Mar, 2025

This tour was amazing! Sunny was our guide & he was absolutely phenomenal. He kept in contact throughout the trip, answered our questions with thoughtful answers & gave us lots of helpful tips about Varanasi history. He also found out we had booked the same tour two days in a row and changed some of the tour activities to different stuff so that we could really get an idea of Varanasi life and history. We had a fabulous time & highly recommend this trip with Sunny! Cannot wait to come back to Varanasi!

Experience

Published on Mar, 2025

Excellent private tour. Our guide, Ballu was incredibly knowledgable. We learnt about history, art, culture and much more. He was great and spoke excellent English.

Experience

Published on Mar, 2025

Excellent private tour. Our guide, Ballu, was incredibly knowledgable. We learnt about history, art, and much more. He was great and spoke excellent English.

Once in a lifetime Tour

Published on Mar, 2025

We enjoyed all day visiting all the temples in Varanasi from sunrise from the boat, Kasi temple to evening arati. Our guide Arvind was wonderful, very knowledgeable, friendly and kind. He held my mom's hand maneuvering busy streets to climb the stairs.

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