4-hours tour of Varanasi: Temples with Classical Dance & Ganges Aarti

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Stop At: Durga Temple, 27, Durgakund Rd Jawahar Nagar Colony, Bhelupur, Varanasi 221005 India

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

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Bharat Mata Temple, Vidyapith Road, Varanasi 221001 India

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)

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple (Golden Temple), Lahori Tola, Varanasi 221001 India

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).

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Assi Ghat, Sdkfjl, Varanasi 221005 India

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!

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Assi Ghat, Sdkfjl, Varanasi 221005 India

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.

Duration: 30 minutes

Included
  • Hotel pick-up and drop
  • English-speaking live guide
  • All transportation by tuk-tuk
  • Entry/Admission - Durga Temple
  • Entry/Admission - Bharat Mata Temple
  • Entry/Admission - Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple (Golden Temple)
  • Entry/Admission - Assi Ghat
Not included
  • • Food and drinks
  • • Gratuities (recommended)
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • • In certain of these temples phones or any electronic device is not allowed, hence request you not to carry it.
  • • Shoes and slippers must be removed at all the places (they will be deposited at a safe place)
  • Near public transportation
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
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