Unforgettable Varanasi: Private 1-Day Spiritual Awakening

It’s a very early pick up from your hotel, but so worth it to be out in a boat on the Ganges for a mystical sunrise experience. And then you finish your day back at the Ganges for a specially arranged great elevated view of the beautiful and atmospheric Aarti experience. In between you visit many ghats and temples, so easy with a calm driver like Salman. Our guide Ballu was so gentle and lovely, full of interesting information, and giving us all the time we needed at each stop. He really is a gem. Plus he will find you great places for breakfast and lunch, to help pace the day. And it was so nice to have time back at our hotel to freshen up before tackling the crazy Varanasi traffic to get to the Aarti experience. I’m so glad we took this tour, and would highly recommend it. Remember to bring some cash for meals and gratuities.

i had wonderful experience in Varanasi celebrating Diwali. The tour guide Mohit was very nice and so knowledgeable. would recommend this to anyone.

Balu was an exceptional guide as he explained all the traditions of Varanasi in great detail. He also allowed us to have breaks whenever we were tired and was generally very attentive to our needs. He also recommended great places to eat. Overall, we recommend booking a tour with him 100%!

Today Sunday 5th October 2025, my wife and I took the Ultimate 1 Day in Varanasi Tour. From the evening before we were in contact with Sunny our tour guide confirming arrangements for today. He was promptly on time for our 6 am commencement. From then on we could not fault his guide skills. He was extremely knowledgeable and only too eager to impart on us his knowledge of Varanasi, its peoples culture, the spirituality its people, history of the city and the sites we attended. Sunny made our day extremely enjoyable and we have come away enriched from the experience. Sunny adopted to what we wanted to spend more time at throughout the day, so whilst sticking to the itinerary, we effectively had it personalised in that it was not regimented to a timeline for each site to visit. We came to Varanasi with a basic understanding of the city and being to Holy city of India. Varanasi’s size was not expected, it was a lot larger than we had thought, with the expert driving of our driver Salman, we easily manoeuvred around the city with ease and without concern. Whilst we have 2 1/2 days in Varanasi, this tour offered the ability to see so many things and experience so much in one day and leave us plenty of time to chill out and get back to the heart of Varanasi to experience the day to day life of its people even more. The Atmosphere of the city was very vibrant. Crowds were down due to it being the end of the monsoon season, which in itself brings issues with some access, but the crowds are no where near as busy. We don’t believe it impacted on what we were able to see. The tour is suitable to all people, couples, groups, family’s or even single people. We believe the value offered in this tour is brilliant. We could not recommend this tour any more highly. And if you happen to get the services of Sunny as your guide, we believe you will extremely happy. Get the combination of Sunny & Salman and you are in for an exceptional day.

I was only in Varanasi for one full day and this tour highlighted all of the major sites. The guide Sashank was extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and professional. He explained the history and culture of all the sights. The night ceremony in old town is not to be missed. I would highly recommend this tour for anyone visiting Varanasi.

We enjoyed the tour overall. Arvind, our guide, was very professional, knowledgeable, and made the experience interesting. The only downside was that the two boat rides mentioned in the description were not included due to the high water level of the Gange. We completely understand that this was beyond the organizer’s control, but since the boat rides were supposed to be one of the main highlights of the tour, it would have been fair to adjust the price.

Our guide Ballu was very good and very kind. He answered all our questions and made sure we were alwsys comfortable. Our driver was also super safe. The car was very comfortable too. I’m giving 4 stars because overall Varanasi is not for everyone and anyone booking this tour should be aware of this: walking through the old town streets can be a lot for the senses. There’s a lot of trash everywhere and a lot of poop from the animals, it’s crowded and very hot. For the rest, the temples we visited were beautiful. I skipped the ceremony at the end cause I was too tired. My partner went and he was sitting very far away from the ritual but nevertheless he found it interesting. Once again Ballu was absolutely excellent, a real gentleman and he made our day so much better!

Sunny was a great guide. He was understanding, patient and caring. He also has a lot of knowledge on the area and would recommend him to others!

Amazing Team, Gave me last minute services that too at the best rate possible. Would recommend everyone to use this services while visiting Kashi.

It was an amazing experience. Thanks to my tour guide Sunny for providing an immersive experience as we went to the best parts of the city. He was exceedingly friendly, patient, and helpful. Very kbowkedagke as he explained all information about each place we visited. He also suggested additional interesting places to experience which made the tour very memorable. Highly recommend this tour.