Varanasi: Private Food Tour with Ganga Aarti Ceremony

Discover the local food scene of Varanasi on a guided food tour. Try local dishes and sweets, and then attend the magical Ganga Aarti ceremony in the evening.
Explore Varanasi, one of the oldest cities in the world, through its food and later witness the magical Ganga Aarti in the evening. Try local dishes like Tamatar chaat, Palak Patta chaat, Aloo Tikki, and lassi. End your day with a meetha paan.

Start your tour with a pick-up from your hotel at 3:00 PM. Explore the true side of this magical city with its food. Try the scrumptious samosa, a triangular deep-fried snack filled with potato stuffing served with chili and sweet sauce and a local sweet named laung-Latta, an extremely famous one made of flour and oarsman, dipped in sugar syrup.

Proceed ahead to attend the evening Ganga aarti, cited as one of the most magical experiences of Varanasi. See priests using fire in form of oil lamps as an offering to Mother Ganga to seek her blessings. This ritual is often attended by hundreds of people from around the world.

Once the aarti is done, proceed to binge on some more delicious food as your guide takes to the most famous eatery of Varanasi. Binge on some local dishes like Tamatar chaat (tomato dish), Palak Patta chaat (spinach dish served with fresh yogurt), Aloo Tikki (fried potato cakes served with green and red sauce) and lassi (sweetened yogurt). Try on some of the most famous local sweets and end this gastronomical journey with a meetha paan (sweet betel nut).

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.