Varanasi Cultural Tour: Explore Religion and Street Food

Embark on an immersive 2-day guided tour of Varanasi, experiencing its rich culture, spirituality, and local markets. Enjoy boat rides, explore religious sites, and savor delicious street food.

Duration: 2 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

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Experience Varanasi - Private Guided Tours - Our accredited guide will meet you at your hotel and accompany you to the old city explaining you what you will see during the day.
10:00 am-01:30 pm. Bazaar Walk: Explore the hidden markets in the old city like Paan (betel leaf), spice, toys, flowers etc. It’s a combination…

What's Included
  • Bottled mineral water on each sightseeing trip
  • Two private, hand-rowed boat rides with boatman
  • Authentic street food tasting on the food tour
  • Comfortable, air-conditioned transportation
  • All applicable fees and taxes included
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Tips
  • Airport transfers (to & from the hotel).
Additional Information

The Explore Varanasi journey is a venture to connect travelers with the city. It is designed to familiarize visitors with Varanasi’s local customs.
Unearth Varanasi’s jewels in two days. In addition to the sunrise and sunset boat voyages, you’ll have the opportunity to delve into various religious facets of the city such as Buddhism. Get a…

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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496austinw
Feb 15, 2025
Wonderful Varanasi experience with Kunal, the expert! - Kunal was a wonderful guide - he knew so much history and more importantly where to efficiently focus time based on crowds and traffic patterns. He also gave space when it was appropriate and his recommendations on timing, hotels were spot on. It was clear from the officials he greeted during the aarti, the hotel personnel that he has a long-time inhabitant of Varanasi and proud of his city and heritage and is super eager to show to the world. He was always on-time (actually early) and available when we needed. Highly recommend and please follow his directions! He has your best interests in mind! I will be sending family and friends his way if they go to Varanasi.
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Soumyambp
Feb 9, 2025
Incredible Experience of MahaKumbh!! - Our recent trip with Experience Varanasi for our family of eight to witness the rare Mahakumbh, was a very memorable experience. Navigating such a busy and culturally rich area with a multi-generational group (including teenagers and senior citizens) could be challenging, but Experience Varanasi handled it very well. The attention to the needs of our diverse group was invaluable. Though we were apprehensive about the problems in walking big distances to reach sangam and taking the holy dip, the drivers - Surya Prakash ji and Sunny ji arranged it so well that we had to just walk less than 500 meters to reach the boat. Also, a very special mention of the drivers for the immense help in skilfully navigating us through the traffic jams and barricades and dropping us to the airport before time. Overall, the tour was a truly excellent experience. Appreciate the efforts of the Experience Varanasi team in making our Mahakumbh truly divine for our entire family!!!
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Romangan
Feb 9, 2025
10/10 guide. 100% recommended - Kunal has given us two unforgettable days in Varanasi. We will be forever grateful for his care, generosity and love for this amazing to city. These are memories we will cherish for a lifetime
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Amrita
Feb 9, 2025
Highly recommended personalised tour - Kunal is excellent at creating a personalised experience for you. He very patiently understood what we were looking to get from our visit and then helped us maximise it. Nothing was rushed. Also, he has great knowledge of the history and mythology of Kashi.
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Lisasx1800ys
Feb 2, 2025
The Best Guide in Varanasi! - Kunal was extremely knowledgeable, patient and flexible. He consistently consulted us for our input and at the same time was comfortable sharing his vast knowledge of how India and Varanasi works. He is extremely well connected and uses those connections in the service of his guests. We came to Varanasi during Kumbh Mela and Kunal was able to navigate the crowds, make us feel safe, see the real India, and make us feel like we had front row seats to it all! Kunal, importantly, is an EXCELLENT photographer and was able to leave us with memories and photos that will last a lifetime. All guides know the history of the temples and the forts. But few are able to articulate that knowledge with such a passion, deep understanding and to offer so much insight into this complex and beautiful culture in such a short period of time.
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G3aditya
Feb 2, 2025
Get in touch - H Kunal, Im trying to book a 2 day tour with you. I have a couple of requets and questions. We plan to book for March 28 and 29. How do I get in touch with you?Gayatri
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Grandtour15674310676
Nov 6, 2024
Kashi ( Varanasi ) comes alive with Experience Varanasi - We booked an Individual package of several tours. Kunal organized everything with care. The walks were a great experience. Not only did he share a lot of knowledge but Kunal really made us feel a part of the City and history. We fully recommend this Company. Great people who love their job
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H3939ozerikg
Nov 5, 2024
The only way to properly see Varanasi! - My two day tour of Varanasi with Kunal was simply one of my best experiences ever. Kunal is knowledgable, kind and generous and made my first time in India truly remarkable. We covered all the bases from sites to culture to history to food, and on discovering my love of food Kunal--who has a terrific palate and extensive knowledge--tailored the trip to include frequent stops for food and drink. I also have trouble with my eyes, but Kunal made sure I was able to easily navigate all of the places we visited. Last--he is a great photographer. I cannot recommend this experience and this company highly enough!
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Suvarnaj18
Oct 4, 2024
Resourceful & thorough Professional - Kunal was very helpful to my family on my Spiritual Sojourn to Varanasi. He ensured that guest's safety, security and comfort is not compromised at all. Being a local, Kunal is extremely resourceful and can come up with solutions quickly. He is well versed with the entire geography of Varanasi, it's by-lanes and the confusing alley ways. A thorough professional with a heart that abides by the customer's interests and requirements. Highly recommended.
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Sharath
Dec 24, 2024
Splendid Varanasi - It was a very good two day once in a lifetime experience in Varanasi, thanks to Kunal and his team. They were very meticulous in curating and appropriately customising to suit our needs, we had three generations travelling in the family. Very well organised!
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