Religious Tours in Varanasi at a glance
- Our pick: Varanasi Sunrise Boat & City Tour: 13 Hours with Sarnath, US$ 41 per person (10h–13h, 4.86★ · 352).
- Best value: Varanasi Walking Tour: Ghats, Temples & Spiritual History, US$ 10.87 per person (2h, 4.68★ · 74).
- Most reviewed: Varanasi guided tour with sunrise at the ghats: Private or shared, US$ 30 per person (3h–4h, 4.86★ · 359).
Price per person across the 22 options priced per person: US$ 10.87–US$ 950 (median US$ 48). With 100+ reviews: 5 of 24.
Of the 24 options: 24 with live guides in English, 23 with free cancellation, 22 with instant confirmation, 19 with hotel pickup, 15 kid-friendly, 21 private and 20 bookable last-minute.
How we rank: quality, number of reviews, availability, booking conditions and relevance to the topic. In the comparison table, our top 3 comes first. Prices are per person, except options priced per group: that price is for the whole group, and the per-person figure assumes the group is full.
Religious Tours in Varanasi — Sarnath, Manikarnika Ghat, Varanasi Ghats and 4 more
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24 options
The 15 best
Ranked by quality, reviews, availability and booking conditions.
Varanasi Sunrise Boat & City Tour: 13 Hours with Sarnath Watch the sunrise ritual at Dashashwamedh Ghat, explore Varanasi's oldest temples and streets with a guide. Every day · 05:00, 05:30, 06:00 and 06:30 · Hotel pickup · From age 5 ★ 4.86 (352 reviews) Duration: 10h–13h Live guide: EN · ES ✓ Free cancellation. from US$ 41 per person
Varanasi guided tour with sunrise at the ghats: Private or shared Start before dawn at Assi Ghat to watch cremation rites and morning prayers on the Ganges, then boat past 25 ghats to Manikarnika. Every day · 05:00 and 15:00 · Hotel pickup · All ages ★ 4.86 (359 reviews) Duration: 3h–4h Live guide: EN · JA · ES ✓ Free cancellation. from US$ 30 per person
Full Day Varanasi Private Tour: Sunrise to Ganga Aarti Private guided tour of Varanasi with sunrise boat ride on the Ganges, temple visits, and evening Ganga Aarti ceremony. Every day · 06:00 and 17:00 · Hotel pickup · All ages ★ 4.77 (196 reviews) Duration: 11h Live guide: EN · HI · DE · RU +5 ✓ Free cancellation. from US$ 24 per person
Full Day Varanasi Tour: Ganges Boat Ride, Temples & Ganga Aarti Visit Varanasi's ghats before dawn, explore five temples and Buddhist sites in Sarnath, then witness the evening Ganga Aarti ceremony with private transport and boat rides. Every day · Every 30 min, 05:00 to 11:00 · Hotel pickup · From age 5 ★ 4.74 (111 reviews) Duration: 10h Live guide: EN ✓ Free cancellation. from US$ 71 per person
Varanasi: Evening Ganga Aarti Boat Tour & Dashashwamedh Ghat Evening Ganga Aarti ceremony at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi with private boat ride, hotel pickup, and licensed guide. Groups up to 10 people. Every day · 17:00 · Hotel pickup · From age 6 ★ 4.67 (123 reviews) Duration: 3h–4h Live guide: EN · HI · ES ✓ Free cancellation. from US$ 48 per person
Varanasi: Private 3-Day Ganges Boat Ride & Sarnath Tour Feel the pulse of Varanasi with a private morning boat ride, evening Ganga Aarti, and Sarnath visit. Includes hotel pickup, English-speaking guide, and 2 nights stay. Every day · Every 2 h, 06:00 to 22:00 · Hotel pickup · All ages ★ 4.79 (95 reviews) Duration: 3d Live guide: EN ✓ Free cancellation. from US$ 120 per person
Varanasi: 2-Day Guided Old City, Ganges Boat & Sarnath Tour Step into Varanasi’s living rituals with private Ganges boat rides, old city walks, Sarnath’s Buddhist sites, and street food: includes pickup and all fees. Every day · 10:00 · Hotel pickup ★ 4.93 (90 reviews) Duration: 2d Live guide: EN ✓ Free cancellation. from US$ 180 per person
Varanasi Walking Tour: Ghats, Temples & Spiritual History Walk the sacred ghats of Varanasi with a guide who knows the city's spiritual heart: Dashashwamedh, Manikarnika and Kashi Vishwanath Temple. Every day · 09:00, 10:00, 16:00 and 17:00 · All ages ★ 4.68 (74 reviews) Duration: 2h Live guide: EN · HI ✓ Free cancellation. from US$ 10.87 per person
Varanasi Pilgrimage Tour: Temple Visit & Ghat Aarti Visit Kashi Vishwanath Temple and Dashashwamedh Ghat's evening ceremony in Varanasi with a licensed guide, exploring lanes inhabited for three thousand years. Every day · No fixed time · Pickup available · Ages 18–75 ★ 4.98 (53 reviews) Duration: 3h–4h Live guide: EN ✓ Free cancellation. from US$ 32 per person
Varanasi & Sarnath Full-Day Tour: Ganges Boat Ride & Ganga Aarti Sunrise boat ride on the Ganges, temple visits in Varanasi, and the evening Ganga Aarti ceremony at Dashaswamedh Ghat, hotel pickup. Every day · Every 30 min, 05:00 to 11:00 · Hotel pickup ★ 4.88 (25 reviews) Duration: 10h–12h Live guide: EN · JA · FR · ES ✓ Free cancellation. from US$ 87 per person
7-Day Buddhist Tour from Varanasi: Sarnath to Lumbini Seven-day guided tour from Varanasi through Buddhism's holiest sites (Sarnath, Bodhgaya, Nalanda, Kushinagar and Lumbini) with private transport. Every day · Every 30 min, 06:30 to 23:30 · Hotel pickup · From age 3 ★ 4.73 (15 reviews) Duration: 7d Live guide: EN ✓ Free cancellation. from US$ 500 per person
Bodhgaya day trip from Varanasi: Mahabodhi Temple & Bodhi Tree Drive from Varanasi to Bodhgaya in a private air-conditioned vehicle, reaching the Mahabodhi Temple by mid-morning to walk the sacred grounds where Buddha. Every day · 05:00 · Hotel pickup · Ages 18–80 ★ 5.00 (7 reviews) Duration: 14h Live guide: EN ✓ Free cancellation. from US$ 110 per person
Ganga Aarti in Varanasi: 2-hour guided walking tour Walk the ghats of Varanasi and witness the Ganga Aarti, the sacred evening ritual performed by brahmins and sadhus at Dashashwamedh Ghat. Every day · 17:00 and 18:00 · All ages ★ 3.67 (6 reviews) Duration: 2h Live guide: EN · HI ✓ Free cancellation. from US$ 11.97 per person
3-day Varanasi tour: Sunrise boat ride, Sarnath and evening aarti Three days in Varanasi with private boat ride at sunrise, cremation ground visit, Sarnath pilgrimage site and evening aarti ceremony on the Ganges. Every day · Every 30 min, 05:00 to 15:30 · Hotel pickup · From age 18 ★ 4.63 (8 reviews) Duration: 3d Live guide: EN ✓ Free cancellation. from US$ 126 per person
Buddhist Circuit Tour Varanasi to Lucknow 12 Days Sacred Sites Twelve-day Buddhist pilgrimage from Varanasi through Bodhgaya, Rajgir and Kushinagar with private guide. Every day · 05:00, 12:00, 15:00, 18:00 and 21:00 · Hotel pickup · All ages ★ 5.00 (6 reviews) Duration: 12d Live guide: EN ✓ Free cancellation. from US$ 950 per person
Compare 9 more options for Religious Tours in Varanasi
From US$ 13.06 per person · 3 min to 3 days
Sunrise at Varanasi Ghats: Ganga Aarti guided walking tour Watch the sunrise over Varanasi's sacred ghats and witness the Ganga Aarti ritual performed by local brahmins at the river's edge on this 2-hour guided walking tour. Every day · 05:00 and 06:00 · All ages ★ 5.00 (7 reviews) Duration: 2h Live guide: EN · HI ✓ Free cancellation. from US$ 13.06 per person
Sarnath Buddhist Temple tour from Varanasi: 3 hours with guide Visit Sarnath's Buddhist temple where Buddha delivered his first sermon, explore the monastery and archaeological museum with a licensed guide. Every day · 09:00 ★ 5.00 (7 reviews) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN ✓ Instant confirmation. from US$ 40 per person
Varanasi Cremation Tour: Manikarnika Ghat exploration with guide Manikarnika Ghat is Varanasi's oldest Hindu cremation site. Join an English-speaking guide for a tour of cremation traditions and riverside rituals along the Ganges. Every day · 09:00, 11:00 and 13:30 · Ages 14–70 ★ 5.00 (2 reviews) Duration: 1h–5h Live guide: EN ✓ Free cancellation. from US$ 27 per person
Varanasi & Sarnath full-day tour: Buddhist sites and sacred ghats Full-day guided tour of Varanasi and Sarnath with air-conditioned car, English-speaking guide, and snacks included. Every day · 08:00, 09:00, 10:00 and 11:00 · Hotel pickup ★ 4.00 (3 reviews) Duration: 8h Live guide: EN · HI ✓ Free cancellation. from US$ 120 per group
Varanasi city temple tour with official guide: 6 key sites Six temples across Varanasi's outer city with an official guide who speaks English, Spanish or Hindi, plus a stop at a working silk weaving factory. Every day · 09:00 · Hotel pickup · From age 10 ★ 5.00 (36 reviews) Duration: 3m–30m Live guide: EN · HI · ES ✓ Free cancellation. from US$ 35 per person
Varanasi guided tour: Ghats, temples & Ganga Aarti by car Full-day guided tour of Varanasi by car with English-speaking guide, visiting Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Dashashwamedh Ghat and Manikarnika Ghat. Every day · 6 start times, 08:00 to 12:00 · Hotel pickup ★ 5.00 (2 reviews) Duration: 8h Live guide: EN · HI ✓ Free cancellation. from US$ 119 per group
Private 3-Day Varanasi Tour: Rickshaw, Boat Ride & Ganga Aarti Private 3-day Varanasi tour with rickshaw rides, Ganges boat cruises and evening Aarti ceremony at the Ghats. Includes 4* or 5* hotel, guide, transfers and monument entry. Every day · 12:00 · Pickup available · All ages ★ 5.00 (1 review) Duration: 3d Live guide: EN · DE · RU · IT +2 ✓ Free cancellation. from US$ 294 per person
Varanasi, Ramnagar Fort & Sarnath Tour with Private Guide Private eight to ten hour tour visiting Dashashwamedh Ghat, Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Sarnath's Dhamekh Stupa and Ramnagar Fort with your personal guide and vehicle. Every day · No fixed time · Hotel pickup · All ages ★ 5.00 (2 reviews) Duration: 8h–10h Live guide: EN ✓ Free cancellation. from US$ 65 per person
Varanasi & Sarnath tour with Ganga Aarti and boat ride Guided tour of Varanasi and Sarnath with private car, English-speaking guide, temple visits, and evening Ganga Aarti at Dasaswamedh Ghat. Every day · No fixed time · Hotel pickup · All ages ★ 5.00 (1 review) Duration: 6h–9h Live guide: EN ✓ Free cancellation. from US$ 86 per person
The top 12 of 24 options, side by side
✓ 2026-11-14| Option | Price | Duration | Rating | Days and times | Guide languages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varanasi Sunrise Boat & City Tour: 13 Hours with SarnathOur pickPrivate · Pickup offered | US$ 41 per person | 10h–13h | 4.86★ · 352 | Every day · 05:00, 05:30, 06:00 and 06:30 | English, Spanish |
| Varanasi Walking Tour: Ghats, Temples & Spiritual HistoryBest value | US$ 10.87 per person | 2h | 4.68★ · 74 | Every day · 09:00, 10:00, 16:00 and 17:00 | English, Hindi |
| Varanasi guided tour with sunrise at the ghats: Private or sharedMost reviewedPrivate · Pickup offered | US$ 30 per person | 3h–4h | 4.86★ · 359 | Every day · 05:00 and 15:00 | English, Spanish, Japanese |
| Full Day Varanasi Private Tour: Sunrise to Ganga AartiPrivate · Pickup offered | US$ 24 per person | 11h | 4.77★ · 196 | Every day · 06:00 and 17:00 | English, German, Spanish +6 |
| Full Day Varanasi Tour: Ganges Boat Ride, Temples & Ganga AartiPrivate · Pickup offered | US$ 71 per person | 10h | 4.74★ · 111 | Every day · Every 30 min, 05:00 to 11:00 | English |
| Varanasi: Evening Ganga Aarti Boat Tour & Dashashwamedh GhatPrivate · Pickup offered | US$ 48 per person | 3h–4h | 4.67★ · 123 | Every day · 17:00 | English, Spanish, Hindi |
| Varanasi: Private 3-Day Ganges Boat Ride & Sarnath TourPrivate · Pickup offered | US$ 120 per person | 3d | 4.79★ · 95 | Every day · Every 2 h, 06:00 to 22:00 | English |
| Varanasi: 2-Day Guided Old City, Ganges Boat & Sarnath TourPrivate · Pickup offered | US$ 180 per person | 2d | 4.93★ · 90 | Every day · 10:00 | English |
| Varanasi Pilgrimage Tour: Temple Visit & Ghat AartiPrivate · Pickup offered | US$ 32 per person | 3h–4h | 4.98★ · 53 | Every day · No fixed time | English |
| Varanasi & Sarnath Full-Day Tour: Ganges Boat Ride & Ganga AartiPrivate · Pickup offered | US$ 87 per person | 10h–12h | 4.88★ · 25 | Every day · Every 30 min, 05:00 to 11:00 | English, Spanish, French +1 |
| 7-Day Buddhist Tour from Varanasi: Sarnath to LumbiniPrivate · Pickup offered | US$ 500 per person | 7d | 4.73★ · 15 | Every day · Every 30 min, 06:30 to 23:30 | English |
| Bodhgaya day trip from Varanasi: Mahabodhi Temple & Bodhi TreePrivate · Pickup offered | US$ 110 per person | 14h | 5.00★ only 7 reviews | Every day · 05:00 | English |