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105 Varanasi trips. Tours from 44 tour companies. 453 reviews. 4.8/5 avg rating.

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Mysteries of India - 2024
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Mysteries of India - 2024

By Collette
premier
4.7/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
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Why we love them
With a history that spans back to 1918, they have unparalleled expertise in the guided tour industry and can cater to all types of travelers.
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Visits

Agra, Delhi, Jaipur, Khajuraho, Varanasi

Highlights

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  • Travel to Khajuraho on an exciting train journey.
  • Venture through the main streets and back roads of Old Delhi via rickshaw.
  • Marvel at the illuminated Ganga Aarti ceremony.
  • Watch for tigers in the wild during game drives in Ranthambore National Park.
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Themes

Cultural

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India’s Holy Ganges River: Rituals, History and the Sacred City of Varanasi
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India’s Holy Ganges River: Rituals, History and the Sacred City of Varanasi

By Road Scholar
preferred
4.4/5 Great
100+ reviews
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Very Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Visits

Varanasi

Highlights

  • Explore colonial Kolkata and visit Mother House, headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity, founded by Mother Teresa Sail a modern riverboat along the Ganges River, visiting the ruins of long forgotten villages, temples and rural India
  • Journey to the place where the Buddha obtained Enlightenment and visit the spectacular Mahabodhi Temple, which marks this pilgrimage site

Themes

50 plus, Education / Learning, Religious

What travelers are saying

"Our family of four, including two adult children, took the Bicycling: Day Trips to Paradise in Canada. This trip is entirely outsourced to the owners of the inn, there are no Road Scholar employees involved in the trip. Two of us have taken bicycle trips all over the world and the bicycling component of this trip was disorganized, haphazard and almost unsafe. We all filled out forms giving details regarding our bicycle fitting months before the trip. On the first day, the leader Stephen, went around the room and asked the same questions and said everyone would get fitted in the morning before we began the first ride. The morning brought a rack of bikes, all different types in various levels of readiness. There were road bikes, hybrid bikes, mountain bikes and e-bikes. The rides were all on paved surfaces and the mountain bikes were heavy and the additional suspension added weight. The bike I received had rust on the chain and rear sprocket. When I asked about it, was told they were waiting for another van to show up with tools and equipment. Once it arrived, they gave me the lubricant to spray on the rust. My wife’s bike would not shift into the high gear on the front sprocket. Instead of adjusting the derailleur, they suggested spraying it with lubricant. Our one son is over six feet and needed a larger frame bike, even though he detailed it in the bike form months ago, there was no bike to fit him. One of the guides, then went home and brought a larger bike that was a full suspension mountain bike for him. The bike was very heavy, hard to control on the road and he felt unsafe. After two days, one of the guides convinced Stephen that they could adjust a hybrid bike to fit him. Clearly there was no work done to prepare the bikes for the trip. Many of the bikes needed adjusting and all needed lubricant to function easily. For every day, there was a tray of snacks placed out for us to take along the ride. None of the bikes had any baskets or attached bags, so if you didn’t bring a small day pack, there was no way to carry the snacks. For lunch on the rides, they brought exactly one sandwich for each rider. Since most of us get hungry while doing a day of exercise, it would have been helpful to have a few extras. On one day, they ran out of sandwiches and one of the leaders that were riding with us did not get lunch. Do NOT take this trip if you are expecting it to be a bicycling trip. We have used VBT and Discovery Bicycle Tours many times over the past 25 years and they are excellent bike tour companies. Lastly, after sharing these details with Road Scholar after the trip, their response was weak at best. After doing the full reviews and having to call them, their response was to give us $200 credit after spending $8000 on this trip. Not only was that insulting, they assumed that I would take another trip with their organization."

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Independent Spirit of India
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Independent Spirit of India

By Globus
none
4.7/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Very Easy

Visits

Agra, Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai, Varanasi

Themes

50 plus, Cultural

What travelers are saying

"This tour has amazing sites, good hotels in great locations, great pace BUT the tour director that was assigned to be with our small group added nothing to the experience. He did not give us any info, tell us about what we were seeing, give us any info at all. The only time he talked was to tell us when the next bathroom break would be. Apparently this is common for Globus to use retirees starting another chapter. Our guide was 76 and had no energy. Travel with Gate 1 or Intreped.... guides can make or break a tour."

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12 Day Golden Triangle of India with Varanasi
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12 Day Golden Triangle of India with Varanasi

By Gate 1 Travel
none
3.7/5 Great
100+ reviews
Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Visits

Agra, Delhi, Jaipur, Varanasi

Highlights

  • Enjoy a visit to Gandhi Smriti, the official residence of Mahatma Gandhi that now serves as a museum Rickshaw ride along the lanes of Chandni Chowk, once the imperial avenue of Mughal royalty
  • Amber Fort with its gorgeous Palace of Mirrors
  • Visit the Taj Mahal, the most perfect architectural monument in the world
  • Explore multicultural Lucknow, capital city of Uttar Pradesh
  • Boat ride at dawn on the Ganges to witness the solemn sunrise ceremonies †Transfers are available for purchase for land only or on alternative flight dates

Themes

50 plus, Cultural

What travelers are saying

"We have loved Gate 1 and always sing their praises. We've been on 7 tours with another one booked for fall. We were supposed to leave for Ecuador this week, however the country is in a 60 day state of emergency with the escape of 2 infamous gang members. Tourists are advised to stay indoors and there is a daily curfew from 11pm-5am. (our flight was to land at 11:15pm). Our trip included stays in 2 of the main cities of unrest. There have been shootings, car bombings, hostage taking, closing of embassies, and other countries issuing do not travel warnings. Other tour companies have cancelled tours or offered refunds or rescheduling. Travel insurance does not cover wars or civil unrest, but we are clearly afraid to go there. Both we and our travel agent have reached out multiple times with our concerns and asked if we could reschedule or get some sort of credit. We continue to get the same reply either in person or via email...Gate 1 has your safety as our highest priority and we feel you are safe ("they are not targeting tourists") and your itinerary should not be impacted. What? Their highest priority is $ and not our safety. There is no way that's the tour we anticipated. We cancelled the trip and took a 90% penalty, loss of deposit, and $276 airline penalty. It's a LOT of money, but we would have been terrified, and it's not worth getting hurt or worse. Sorry, but it's not the company I want to do business with in the future."

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Most Popular Tour Package Of India Gt Wz Vns
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Most Popular Tour Package Of India Gt Wz Vns

By Yolo India Tours
none
5/5 Excellent
46 reviews
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Visits

Agra, Amber Fort, Fatehpur Sikri, India Gate, Jaipur, Jama Masjid, Rajasthan, Varanasi

Highlights

  • Visit Old and New Delhi
  • Visit 300 year’s old Chandni Chowk bazaar to explore the historical lanes of Old Delhi and Asia’s largest spice market
  • Explore pink city Jaipur
  • Visit Amber fort, Fatehpur Sikri and Agra
  • Visit Taj Mahal at Sunrise
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Themes

Cultural

What travelers are saying

"The hotels, which were actually mostly palaces, and the tour guides and driver -all were beyond our highest expectations! We were treated like royalty everywhere we went, people were kind and humble with us. The main tour sites, such as the Taj, the Amber Fort, and Ranthambore Safari attractions were all exquisite -we even had a close encounter with a tiger."

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Rajasthan Tour Package
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Rajasthan Tour Package

By Yolo India Tours
none
5/5 Excellent
46 reviews
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Visits

Agra, Agra Fort, Amber Fort, Delhi, Fatehpur Sikri, India Gate, Jaipur, Jama Masjid, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Taj Mahal, Udaipur

Highlights

  • Explore Old Delhi and New Delhi
  • Visit historical and religious sites such as Jama Masjid the great mosque of the Old Delhi
  • Visit the Lotus Temple- Bahai house of worship-this temple is built in the shape of the lotus flower
  • Visit Agra, Taj mahal and Agra Fort
  • Discover the culture of pink city Jaipur
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Cultural

What travelers are saying

"The hotels, which were actually mostly palaces, and the tour guides and driver -all were beyond our highest expectations! We were treated like royalty everywhere we went, people were kind and humble with us. The main tour sites, such as the Taj, the Amber Fort, and Ranthambore Safari attractions were all exquisite -we even had a close encounter with a tiger."

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Classical And Heritage Tours Of India
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Classical And Heritage Tours Of India

By Yolo India Tours
none
5/5 Excellent
46 reviews
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Visits

Agra, Agra Fort, Amber Fort, Delhi, India Gate, Jaipur, Jama Masjid, Khajuraho, Taj Mahal, Udaipur, Varanasi

Highlights

  • Explore New Delhi, Agra
  • Visit Jama Mosque
  • Visit the Iconic India gate memorial to 90,000 India soldiers who died during World War 1
  • Discover Lake City Udaipur and Khajuraho
  • Visit Moonsoon palace (Sajjangarh ), this palace was created to view the cloud passing during the monsoon season
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Themes

Cultural

What travelers are saying

"The hotels, which were actually mostly palaces, and the tour guides and driver -all were beyond our highest expectations! We were treated like royalty everywhere we went, people were kind and humble with us. The main tour sites, such as the Taj, the Amber Fort, and Ranthambore Safari attractions were all exquisite -we even had a close encounter with a tiger."

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India: Beyond the Taj
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India: Beyond the Taj

By Saga Travel
none
3.7/5 Great
50 reviews
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Visits

Agra, Delhi, Rajasthan, Taj Mahal, Varanasi

Highlights

  • Explore Delhi, Agra and Gwalior.
  • Experience train journey by travelling attractive cities like Rajasthan and Bharatpur.
  • Discover Khajuraho and Varanasi
  • Visit Panna National Park and Deeg Palace

Themes

Cultural, Train & Rail Journeys

What travelers are saying

"Amazing tours,prepared and extremely helpful guides. Great experience overall.Highly recommended."

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Anonymous

Jan 2018

Provided byExodus Travels

An amazing, enthralling, full-on trip.

This trip is not for the faint-hearted. Despite various lengths being quoted, the traveler is effectively on the road in India for 8 days, and flies home on day 9....

Tour:  Highlights of Northern India - Summer itinerary

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Anonymous

Jan 2018

Provided byExodus Travels

Fantastic trip!

An amazing trip with a very full on itinerary! You’ ll see all the highlights of Northern India, you will do all the must activities like boat ride in Varanasi. Ye...

Tour:  Highlights of Northern India - Summer itinerary

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Anonymous

Jan 2018

Provided byExodus Travels

Highlights of Northern India

Absolutely superb. Our guide, Ajay Gupta, was out of this world. All Exodus guides are super but he was just amazing. The sights we saw in such a short time, the s...

Tour:  Highlights of Northern India - Summer itinerary

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Anonymous

Jul 2017

Provided byExodus Travels

Highlights of Northern India

A fantastic trip giving you an experience of the countries culture, the local wildlife and numerous modes of transport. It’s an excellent trip for first time trave...

Tour:  Highlights of Northern India - Summer itinerary

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Evelyn

Nov 2016

Provided byG Adventures

Colourful and magical introduction to India

Colourful and magical introduction to India

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