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One Day Varanasi and Sarnath Tour with Boat Ride

Varanasi, Indiaby Travel Creators Of India

  • 1 day
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  • Private tour
  • Mobile or paper ticket accepted
  • Guide: English

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Overview

Experience a one day varanasi tour with sarnath and take a boat ride on the silent water of Ganges in Varanasi. Observe the natives performing their daily activities alongside River Ganga. Watch people performing various rituals and witness the grand aarti on the Ghats. Pay a visit to the place where Buddha delivered his first sermon in Sarnath.

What's included

  • Car with uniformed driver
  • Professional Live Tour Guide
  • One time boat ride holy river Ganges (morning Or evening)
  • Private Tour
  • Hotel or airport pick-up and drop off
  • Fuel surcharge
  • All transfers and sightseeing by air-conditioned private vehicle
  • Meals, monument fees, tips and personal expenses

Itinerary

Pick up from your hotel in Varanasi by our driver then you'll leave for a 2-hour boat ride on the Ganges to see the bathing Ghats (or steps from a river bank) & cremation sites. Sunrise on the river front, as seen from a boat, can be a spiritually uplifting sight.  After breakfast, you'll tour Sarnath, a very important pilgrimage centre for Buddhists, because this is where the Buddha preached his first sermon after achieving enlightenment. Sarnath's temples and the accompanying archaeological museum are full of Buddhist art and treasures.  After lunch, you'll visit the Bharat Mata temple which has a huge relief map of India carved into marble. After that, you'll visit Durga Temple, Tulsi Manas Mandir, and have an evening rickshaw (tricycle) ride passing through the busy streets and bazaars of Varanasi.  In the evening arrive at the holy river Ganges, where you can witness the traditional ceremonies amidst hundreds of lighted candles and flower offerings. After sightseeing you are dropped at the hotel / train station in Varanasi at 19:30.

Meeting and pickup

Pick Up from Varanasi Airport or any of your hotel in varanasi

Good to know

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Current valid passport is required on the day of traveling
  • No charges for Infant (Age 02 Years or below)

Cancellation policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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