Old City & Cremation Ghats Walking Tour with an Experienced Guide

Taking a walking tour through the old city and along the ghats of Varanasi is a great way to experience the city's vibrant culture. You can explore narrow winding streets, visit temples, crematorium and witness daily life and death along the ghats. It's a unique and immersive way to discover the heart of Varanasi. I assure you will have a safe and hassle-free experience. The whole idea of this is to give you more in less time so that you can understand Varanasi. This guided walking tour can be beneficial as it allows you to learn about the history, culture, and significance of the places you visit from a knowledgeable guide. It's an immersive way to experience the traditions and spirituality that make Varanasi a unique and profound destination.

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   Varanasi Old Town Tour With Me

   1.5 hours

   Varanasi is known as the oldest living city of the world, while walking in the old city you will feel and understand how people are living in the old city by generation to generation in the same place. First of all, you will see a big and colourful crowded market where local people come to buy daily needs. Then you will have a long walk in the narrow lane to see old houses, shrines and The Golden Temple of Shiva(outside only). Varanasi is the holy city of Hindus and it's a great pilgrimage centre, around 15000 pilgrims come every day to take bath in The Ganges river and to visit this Golden temple. While walking in the old city you will feel this is the most important place in Varanasi.

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   Nepali Temple (Kathwala Temple)

   10 min

   Here you will see the wooden temple of Shiva with some erotic sculpture.

3. 3

   Manikarnika Ghat

   10 min

   In Manikarnika Ghat you will see The Hindu way of cremation. This is a cremation ground where every day around 150 bodies are cremated in public.

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   Stop 4

   30 min

   Most of the Hindu pilgrims come here to take a bath and do prayer with priests, some pilgrims offer floating candles and some take off their hair to do rituals for ancestors. This is the most happening place in Varanasi, every evening around 12000 people gather here to take part in Aarti prayer.

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   Harishchandra Ghat

   10 min

   This is less crowded crematorium so you can see the whole cremation process peacefully e.g. * How family members are buying wood, which types of wood it is. * Process of making funeral pyre and lighting fire.

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   Stop 6

   Pass by

   Market situated in the narrow lane with several small colourful shops were always crowded with locals.

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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