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Banaras Street Private Guided Walking Tour
Varanasi
Important Information
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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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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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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Explore this north Indian holy city through its popular ghats areas and walks through narrow streets for views of local cultures, customs and traditions, especially the history of cremation that takes place here. Explore Varanasi main ghat areas at Banaras. Walk in city streets and see plenty of temples and old buildings here. You will also the famous river Ganga. During the walking tour, you will also see the places or spots where the cremation is done here in Varanasi.
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Bottled water
Coffee and/or Tea
Meeting Points
Departure
Hotel Ganges Grand - Varanasi
In front of Hotel ganges grand is our meeting point and that's very easy to access on that meeting point.
Kashi Vishwanath Temple is one of the most famous temple in Varanasi, also known as the Golden temple dedicated to the Lord Shiva. It was constructed in the year 1780 by the Maratha monarch, Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar of the Indore.
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Manikarnika Ghat
Manikarnika Ghat, the main burning ghat, is the most auspicious place for a Hindu to be cremated. Dead bodies are handled by outcasts known as doms, and are carried through the alleyways of the old town to the holy Ganges on a bamboo stretcher, swathed in cloth. The corpse is doused in the Ganges prior to cremation.
30 minutes
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Nepali Temple (Kathwala Temple)
Shri Samrajeswar Pashupatinath Mahadev Mandir, also known as the Nepali Mandir, Kanthwala Mandir and Mini Khajuraho, is one of the oldest and most famous temples in the holy city of Varanasi. This temple has great religious importance in Hinduism and is dedicated to the Lord Shiva. Constructed in the 19th century A.D by the King of Nepal, the temple is made of terracotta, stone and wood and is replica of the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu.
30 minutes
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Kashi Labh Mukti Bhawan
For Hindus, death should come at home or at one of the sacred Hindu pilgrimage cities. Kashi, India’s holy city situated on the banks of river Ganga, is especially favored, for it is said that the souls of all who die there immediately attain Moksh.
30 minutes
Banaras Street Private Guided Walking Tour
Varanasi
About
Explore this north Indian holy city through its popular ghats areas and walks through narrow streets for views of local cultures, customs and traditions, especially the history of cremation that takes place here. Explore Varanasi main ghat areas at Banaras. Walk in city streets and see plenty of temples and old buildings here. You will also the famous river Ganga. During the walking tour, you will also see the places or spots where the cremation is done here in Varanasi.
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Bottled water
Coffee and/or Tea
Meeting Points
Departure
Hotel Ganges Grand - Varanasi
In front of Hotel ganges grand is our meeting point and that's very easy to access on that meeting point.
