Varanasi- Private immersive culture tour with car and guide

Explore the world’s oldest living and continuously inhabited city with a guide who will bring alive the cultural heritage of 3000 years, including the spectacular Ganga Aarti on the river Ganges.
830AM- Hotel pick up
We will walk through the streets of Varanasi to get a feel for one of the oldest living cities in the world. Street food is also an integral part of the city’s culture. Some of the local delicacies are hot kachoris paans, sweets, lassi and thadai.

Varanasi is a city of a thousand temples. We will visit a temple during our street walk to get an authentic experience of a live temple. It will be a mesmerizing experience to see 5000 year old traditions alive! Our guide will put in perspective, the role of temple in the society and why it continues to play an important role in the daily lives of Indians.

After lunch, we will visit Banaras Hindu University, one of India’s most famous university. Established in 1916, Banaras Hindu University is spread over 1300 acres and has 30000 students making it one of the largest universities of Asia.

We will next visit the Indian art museum Bharat Kala Bhawan. It has a magnificent collection Buddhist and Hindu sculptures, pictures, manuscripts, Mughal miniatures, paintings, brocade textiles, contemporary art form and bronze statues, Pottery, metal craft, ivory goods, jewelry, terracotta beads and miniature paintings.

In the evening we will come to the banks of the Ganges, the holiest of all rivers in India. We will witness one of the most spectacular ceremonies. In this grand spectacle, thousands of pilgrims pray to the river goddess. The prayer ceremony includes incense sticks, lamps and fire

430PM- Drop tp hotel

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.