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Boat Booking in Varanasi (Small Boat, Bajra, Birthday Party or Musical Event Boat)

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Puja and Pinddaan Ceremony in Varanasi

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A Truly Memorable Day in Varanasi – Highly Recommended Today I met my guide at the designated meeting point, and from the very beginning the experience was exceptional. We took a peaceful boat ride along the Ganges River, and the guide explained each stop with great clarity, depth, and respect for the spiritual significance behind every place.I especially appreciated that he is a local guide, born and raised in Varanasi, which gave his explanations an authentic understanding of the culture, traditions, and worldview of the city. His storytelling and spiritual insights made the tour incredibly enriching.He was also extremely attentive throughout the entire experience. He welcomed me with a warm cup of tea, made sure I felt comfortable at all times, and later helped me return to my hotel by arranging an Uber.The most special moment of the day was when he brought me to a place I didn’t even know existed in Varanasi: the home of a guru I deeply respect. That thoughtful gesture made my visit truly unforgettable.Overall, it was a beautiful and meaningful day. I had a wonderful time and I highly recommend this guide to anyone visiting Varanasi.
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Amazing half day tour in Varanasi We recently had an amazing half day tour in Varanasi. Our guide Sandeep was extremely warm and friendly, and shared so much knowledge with us about the city’s history and Hinduism. We had already been in Varanasi for 2 days but managed to see so many new and interesting places including galis/streets, flower market, temples, viewpoints of the Ganga and the ghatts themselves. Boat ride was lovely and timed perfectly with sunset. We also stopped for local delicacy sweets and traditional chai which were lovely touches. Sandeep took us to a great viewpoint to watch the Ganga Aarti ceremony, which was not crowded. Would recommend this tour to anyone!
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In the alleys of varanase Excellent and cheap walking tour of Varanasi. First you visit a couple of Vico beds and then the whole story of cremations is told.
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comprehensive walking tour had a great tour with monu. very comprehensive and is the perfect overview of varanasi. saw some little known places as well as some main sights. highly recommend.
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Monu tour guide 👍 We had two tours in one day with Monu : Sarnath tour with transportation and old Varanasi walking tour. Everything was good, on time, good knowledge if history, religions and languages. Recommended!
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Amy B
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Amazing Tour We had the most amazing tour today with Monu. He was super knowledgeable and informative. We learnt lots and saw many interesting places. I would highly recommend the tour to anyone visiting Varanasi.
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Lovely tour with lovely people Monu was a lovely tour guide, he knows a lot about the history of Varanasi, he’s English is perfect. Any questions you have, he’ll respond. You’ll go around for about 2h, you’ll have some delicious chai, as a solo female traveler I felt really secure with him and his lovely wife (wich was a really nice company). I fully recommend doing this walking tour.
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Fun and informative walking tour! Incredible local knowledge and lovely people. It was great to see a side of Varanasi you wouldn't see strolling by yourself!
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The best guide in India Mono was one of our highlights in India. We travelled all round India for a month and he was the best guide we met. He is genuine, trustworthy, adaptable and very knowledgeable. Perfect English! He took us to very authentic places which is exactly what we wanted. We had other guides in different places and got dragged round tourist traps to be milked for money. Business aside, Mono is the nicest person you could hope to meet.
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Excellent Tour Guide is extremely knowledgeable about the city from being born and raised there. Shows some amazing, lesser known spaces and landmarks. Also very nice and accommodating.
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Tour eccellente e economico a piedi di Varanasi. Prima si visitano un paio di Vico letto e poi viene raccontata tutta la storia delle cremazioni.
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We had an excellent tour with Monu! It enabled us to see so many hidden parts of the old town that we would have never experienced such as local food and the mosque lookout. Monu was able to explain the rich history in an easy to understand way - absolutely recommend!
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Guide is knowledgeable and considerate
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had a great tour with monu. very comprehensive and is the perfect overview of varanasi. highly recommend.
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We had a great tour with Monu and Sandeep! they brought us to many hidden gems of the city and we had answers to all of our questions regarding the history of Varanasi and the traditions and ceremonies that happen here. I would definitely recommend it! Plus they are great at listening and understanding your needs and tailoring the explanations to you.
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 Born and raised in Varanasi. I’ve spent years exploring the ghat, temple and hidden corner of this ancient city. When my dad started the hospitality business in 1997, I had no idea that this will flow into my blood and that’s one of the main reason that tourism, hospitality and music started floating in my body. What started as helping travelers since 1997, discovering my hometown and country has now become a passion and profession to me, creating deeply personal travel experiences.  My tours are simple : No rush. No scripts. No tourist traps. I know foreigners since 1997.  Just real Varanasi-through local eyes. 

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