4 Walking Tours in Varanasi to Build a Day Around

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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2.3 Hour Walking Tour of Buddhism in Sarnath

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 160 reviews · from $33

3-hour private Sarnath Buddhism walk from Varanasi with tuk tuk, Dhamekh Stupa, and Ashoka Pillar museum included.

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3.Cultural & Spiritual Trails of Old Town Varanasi Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 73 reviews · from $11Best value

Walk Old Town Varanasi for a Ganga aarti view, Manikarnika Ghat cremation scenes, a Nepali-style wooden temple, and historic lanes, guided.

“Started off ok with a quick visit to look at a temple from below and then a small shrine. Walked to the ghat and watched the cremations. Very interesting and guide ok till then. That took an hour. When I said I did not want to go to a silk shop hRead more”

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4.City of good life walk (South Varanasi Walk)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 37 reviews · from $39

South Varanasi morning walk with breakfast. 3 hours with a local guide, artisan lanes, yoga and temples, plus a sunrise Ganges cruise option.

“Roobaroo Walks tour was amazing. We booked both City of Good Life and Essential tours. From wandering the labyrinth of Old Town (better keep up it's truly a Medevil maze) and often stopping at shops for exotic tastes of local favs and chaRead more”

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