The 4 Best Historical Tours in Varanasi

1.Private Heritage and Spiritual Walk Tour – Varanasi Kashi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 172 reviews · from $24Our pick

3-hour private Varanasi heritage and spiritual walk with street chai, snacks, and early morning Ganga rituals, led by your guide.

“We had an excellent walking tour of Varanasi. It was very interesting, showing us the unique highlights of the city. We also enjoyed small snacks, samosas, lassi and masala chai along the way. Manish was a fabulous guide! He was interesting, kept a great pace and answered all of our questions. Highly recommended!”

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2.Varanasi Landmark Evening City Tour – Aarti, Boating & Witnessing the GOD

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 149 reviews · from $31

Small-group evening boat tour on the Ganges in Varanasi to watch Ganga aarti at Dasaswamedh, with Assi and Manikarnika stops.

“Rahul was a great guide. It was easy to find him at the meeting place and he was easily contacted through Instagram. There were only 3 in the group which I appreciated. He was very informative as we travelled by motor boat along the GaRead more”

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3.Explore Varanasi’s heritage

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 71 reviews · from $20Best value

Private Varanasi heritage walk with Manjeet Sahani, ghats and temples, pickup, mobile ticket, flexible endpoint, 2 to 4 hours.

“Manjeet was a great guide. Communication at the start to set up the tour was good and he was flexible and tailored the tour to suit our interests as we made our way around the city. He was very knowledgeable about the city, its inhabitants Read more”

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4.Varanasi Landmark Evening City Tour – Aarti & Boating

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 34 reviews · 2 hours · from $27

Experience Varanasi at dusk with a guided ghat walk and a boat ride to see the Ganga Aarti, plus a look at Manikarnika Ghat.

“The ability to watch the ghat aarti from a good location at the main ghat. The pick up location could be better. Rahul was willing and flexible with changes made to the itinerary which is a huge plus. The boat operator was so good at making sure we could see the aarti well. A good experience, highly recommended”

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