Varanasi: Evening Boat Ride and Ganga Aarti Experience Boat Ride and Ganga Aarti Experience
ID: GYG298935-521910
Category:
Country: India
Duration:
03:00 hours
Description
Discover the wonders of the culturally rich city of Varanasi on a guided evening tour. Enjoy a boat ride along the Ganges, learn about the city on a heritage walk through old alleyways, and witness the enchanting Ganga Aarti devotional ritual.
Indulge in spirituality and experience Indian culture in its most raw form in this day tour of Varanasi which takes you to an experience that you won’t ever forget. Begin with your guide picking you up from your hotel in the afternoon. Head for your boating experience at the Ganges from the Assi ghat. With 108 ghats (stone embankments build by the river for religious ceremonies) the view of this city will captivate you.
Get indulged in the many religious and mythological stories of this city and the ghats by your guide before you get down to the famous Manikarnika ghat (where Hindu cremations take place). Navigate your way through the narrow alleys of the oldest part of Varanasi in your heritage walk.
Afterward, experience a magical Ganga aarti, a ritual where priests use fire as an offering in the form of many oil lamps. Once you’ll be done with Aarti, get dropped off back at the hotel.
Highlights
- Take a boat trip by the banks of Ganges crossing the many ghats
- Walk through the narrow alleys in the oldest part of Varanasi
- Experience evening aarti at the Ganga ghat where priests offer fire as an offering to seek blessings
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• A boat ride is subject to favorable weather conditions
• If the ride is canceled due to poor weather conditions, you will be provided with an option of an alternate date or a full refund
You are required to bring and wear a mask
Please be ready at your hotel lobby 10 minutes before the scheduled pickup time.
When should I book?
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.
Cancellations
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.
