Guided Walking Tour of Ghats and Galis of Varanasi by VLT

5.0 (12 reviews) Varanasi, India
Duration2h
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Group sizeUp to 30 travelers

Overview

We''ll start our walk from Godowlia Crossing walking towards the northern part of Varanasi seeing flower market where you'll watch several villages selling different types of flowers. After we'll walk towards Kachori Gali area stopping at famous sweet shop Rajbandhu sweets where you can enjoy some typical Indian sweets. Later we'll continue our walk towards Chowk area passing by Police station,.watching vendors selling Paan etc. We'll then walk by Thatheri Bazaar area seeing the old narrow alleyways of Varanasi and then some famous ghats such as Panchganga , Bhosale Ghat, Manikarnika Ghat etc.
After the walk I'll drop you at the cremation ghat.

What's included

  • Coffee and/or Tea
  • Dinner

What to expect

  1. Pass by
    We will start our tour passing by this area.
  2. 10m
    Just after 10 mins of walk from Godowlia, there is a small famous flower market here where we'll spend sometime.
  3. 20m
    After the flower market we'll walk towards Kachaudi Gali area where there is a famous sweets shop called Rajbandhu. We'll try some Indian sweets here or take photos.
  4. 10m
    After stopping at Shree RajBandhu, we'll walk towards Chowk area following the Kachaudi Gali street
  5. 20m
    After walking towards Kachaudi Gali and Chowk area,we'll then enter in the street called Thatheri Bazaar.
  6. 20m · Admission ticket included
    There is an old palace in Thatheri Bazaar, we'll stop by here and take pics
  7. Scindia Ghat
    20m · Admission ticket included
    After Panchganga Ghat, we'll stop at Scindhia Ghat to watch people bathing after finishing the funeral
  8. Manikarnika Ghat
    20m · Admission ticket included
    We'll watch cremation here

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Please wait for me outside of Hotel Ganges Grand Godowlia. Do NOT GO INSIDE OF HOTEL. Please wait for me if I am late by 5-10 minutes due to traffic. You can whatsapp me at my mobile number after confirmation of booking.

End point

We'll drop you here

Additional information

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Cancellation policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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