Private 5-Hour Varanasi Tour at Dawn Including Boat Ride

  • Starting price : 30
  • Duration : 1 Day
  • Start city : Varanasi 
Overview

Pick from : City Centre Hotel 

Drop off : City Centre hotel 

If you’re looking for an enchanting experience of India’s religious traditions, opt for this private 5-hour tour of Varanasi at dawn. Take a sunrise cruise down the holy Ganges River, see bodies publicly cremated at Manikarnika Ghat, and visit the famous Golden Temple (Kashi Vishwanath). See, too, pilgrims bathe at Assi Ghat and local wrestlers fight in mud pits during this cultural experience. Hotel pickup and drop-off in Varanasi are included.

Highlights
  1. Private 5-hour sunrise tour of Varanasi including River Gange's boat ride.
  2. A cultural experience ideal for first-time visitors.
  3. See pilgrims bathing in holy water at Assi Ghat.
  4. Visit the famous Golden Temple (Kashi Vishwanath) and see bodies publicly cremated at Manikarnika Ghat.
  5. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

 

Itinerary

Rise early and await pickup from your Varanasi accommodation at 5 am, when you’ll board a vehicle destined for Assi Ghat, the southernmost entry point to the holy River the Ganges. Along the way, your guide explains the significance of the Ganges River in the Hindu religion. Stop at Assi Ghat to watch pilgrims bathing in the allegedly holy waters before visiting a series of temples to receive Hindu blessings. Then, head to a stadium to watch pehalwans (wrestlers) fight one another in a mud pit before boarding a boat to cruise along the River Ganges. Your cruise concludes at Manikarnika Ghat, one of the most sacred ghats in Varanasi. The bodies of devout Hindus are cremated here in order for their ashes to be carried away by the river. Disembark here and wander to Golden Temple (Kashi Vishwanath), characterized by its pastel pink exterior and a golden spire. Over tea, delve deeper into Hindu traditions before you bid your guide farewell after the hotel drop-off.

Inclusions
  1. Hotel pickup and drop-off.
  2. English-speaking guide.
  3. Early morning boat ride.
  4. Heritage walk.
  5. Tea.
  6. Dasaswamedh ghat visit.
  7. Kashi Vishwanath Temple visit.
  8. Assi Ghat visit.
  9. Photography.
Exclusions
  1. Gratuities.

 

Spotlight Of Tour
Duration : 1 Day
Starting price : 30 Per Person
Route : Varanasi Varanasi
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