Varanasi: 3 Days Private Guided Tour

Explore the city of Varanasi on a 3-day private guided tour. Visit the famous Banaras Hindu University, take a boat ride along the Ganges River, and see the Manikarnika Ghat.
Explore the spiritual city of Varanasi on a 3-day private guided tour. Go for a morning & evening boat ride. Watch the pilgrims bathing and performing rituals at sunrise. Watch the cremations at Manikarnika ghat during the evening boat ride & attend the Ganga Aarti ceremony. Visit the Banaras Hindu University, Temples and Sarnath. Enjoy the walking tours in the old city. Indulge in some great street food.

Day 1:
Your guide will meet you at your hotel for the tours.
03:00 pm - 05:00 pm Bengali Tola Walk: Walk through the narrow alleys of Varanasi is a rich cultural walk which takes you through the heart of the residential areas in the old city. Visit a temple, a private residence, and an ashram.

05:00 pm - 07:30 pm Evening Boat Ride: Go for an evening boat ride by the sunset and witness the activities by the riverside in the evening. Watch the cremation at Manikarnika Ghat from the boat. Finally, stop at Dasaswamedh Ghat to enjoy the Ganga Aarti ceremony from your private boat.

Day 2:
10:00 am - 01:00 pm Northern Bazaar Walk: Explore a variety of wholesale markets for Paan (betel leaf), spice, artificial jewelry, and flowers. Walking through the narrow alleys of these markets with a variety of smell and vision gives a phenomenal experience to the Guest.

01:00 pm - 02:00 pm Lunch break.

02:00 pm - 04:30 pm City Tour: Visit the famous Banaras Hindu University. Ranked among the top three universities in India, visit the New Kashi Vishwanath Temple inside the campus, Durga Temple, and the Weaver's district to learn about the dying art of silk weaving in Varanasi.

04:30 pm - 07:00 pm Flavors of Varanasi Tour: Experience the city while walking with all your senses and soak up the colors, sounds, sights, aromas, and taste. The streets have a wide range of eateries all offering delectably scrumptious food that is sure to suit every traveler’s appetite.

Day 3:
05:30 am - 08:00 am Morning Boat Ride: Return to the river at sunrise, when its banks are alive with the multitude of worshipers who come to immerse themselves honoring life’s milestones as they face the rising sun. A boat ride at dawn along the Ganges is a quintessential Varanasi experience. The early-morning light is particularly inspiring, and all the color and clamor of pilgrims bathing and performing puja unfolds before you. Walk inside the Kashi Vishwanath temple corridor after the boat ride.

08:00 am - 10:00 am Breakfast and some rest in the hotel.

10:00 am - 01:00 pm Sarnath Tour: Visit the buried site of Sarnath where Lord Buddha preached his First Sermon. Sarnath remained an active center of Buddhism up to the end of the twelfth century. Centers of learning arose and many sects and sub-sects flourished here, until the Moslems plundered and raised it to the ground. Visit the excavated ruins, the archaeological museum (museum remains closed on Friday) and the main temple. See the fresco work inside the temple.

We will drop you back to the hotel.

Tour ends.

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.