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4-hours tour of Varanasi: Temples with Classical Dance & Ganges Aarti
Varanasi
Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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• In certain of these temples phones or any electronic device is not allowed, hence request you not to carry it.
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• Shoes and slippers must be removed at all the places (they will be deposited at a safe place)
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Indulge in true culture and emerge in the true colors of Varanasi with this day tour which explores the most famous temples of Varanasi followed by an evening Ganga Aarti.
Highlights
4 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
4 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
English-speaking live guide
All transportation by tuk-tuk
Hotel pick-up and drop
• Food and drinks
• Gratuities (recommended)
4-hours tour of Varanasi: Temples with Classical Dance & Ganges Aarti
Varanasi
About
Indulge in true culture and emerge in the true colors of Varanasi with this day tour which explores the most famous temples of Varanasi followed by an evening Ganga Aarti.
Explore Varanasi, the land of temples in this day tour which combines an excursion to the most popular temples of Varanasi along with a cultural evening with classical dance and the magical evening Ganga aarti.
Your tour will begin with your guide picking you up from your hotel at 3:00 PM and from there you’ll first make your way to the most famous and important temples of Varanasi. Starting with the Goddess Durga temple which has a lot of interesting stories and myths attached to it
30 minutes
2
Bharat Mata Temple
You will be also visiting the Bharat Mata temple or the Mother India temple (one of its kind in the entire country where rather than idol worship, there is an undivided map of India, symbolizing the true worship for one’s motherland)
30 minutes
3
Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple (Golden Temple)
You will also be visiting the Monkey temple, which is dedicated to the monkey God, the Tulsi Manas temple which has the one of two greatest epic Ramayana engraved on its wall. Along with this, you will also be taken to the Shri Vishwanath temple in Banaras Hindu University (it is claimed to be one of the tallest in the entire country).
40 minutes
4
Assi Ghat
Once you are done with temple visit, head towards the Assi ghat for the evening aarti. An experience which is claimed to be magical by people from all around the world, it includes priests using fire as an offering to the river Ganga with the help of oil lamps. A ritual that goes back to centuries ago, is often attended by a huge number of people from around the world!
30 minutes
5
Assi Ghat
After attending this aarti, head for a cultural dance performance by the local artists where they enact a beautiful sketch from an epic or other mythological instance. Once you’re done you will be dropped back to your hotel.
