Varanasi Culinary Vacations with its mysticism (3 Days Curated Experience)

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About this activity

Food tours are the best way to indulge in the culinary delight and make a longer lasting impression on local food. We have hand crafted this culinary, heritage and cultural experience with awesome stories to understand a city's existence, food life, diverse architectural style, tradition and religious legacy.

Experience the culinary history that they represent from where they stand with our multilingual guide and delight with amazing glimpses of the vintage Varanasi. Make a powerful impression with local cuisine as well as learn the history, culture, and true essence of the city by talking with locals, eating at the local eateries and living like a local. Witness the preparation, get an in-depth understanding of local cuisine and what influenced the development of these cuisines, an unparalleled experience that helps you understanding of local cuisine and what influenced the development of these cuisines. Develop a great perspective of city, its culture, food and life of a local.

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At a glance

Duration: 3 days
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–10
Guide: Hindi, English, Spanish
Operated by: Yo Tours

Ages: Children (3–11 years) · Adults (12–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Lunch
Included: Two Night stay at home stay / hotel (3 star)
Included: All Fees and Taxes
Included: Dinner
Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle
Included: Breakfast
Included: Pick up and drop off from in Varanasi and sightseeing by private air conditioned car with chauffeur
Included: Highly trained and friendly Storyteller/ Guide who can speak English, Spanish, Hindi
Included: Cooking Classes with local, street food tasting cost, complimentary water bottles,

Not included

Not included: Entrance Fee to any Historical Site
Not included: Food, drinks apart from mentioned in the inclusions list

Itinerary

Day 1 · Overwhelm by the local food and mysticism of Kashi

Stop 1

2 hours

Start your culinary vacation by taking the Street Food Crawl of the Varanasi. The walking tour of the old city will give you a glimpse of the local life, its food and culture, ultimate tour for foodies looking to explore the city's cultural diversity through food!
Dasaswamedh Ghat

2 hours Admission included

Join us for the Mysticism Tour of Kashi, unravel the mysteries of life, death & beyond and understand why Varanasi is mystical and listen to awesome stories.
Ganga Aarti

one hour Admission included

Eyewitness the mystic Ganga Aarti; one of the five rituals performed for the worship of sacred river Ganga. Witness the rituals performed by local Brahmins and sadhus, devotees walking down to the Ghats to offer their prayers to the Mother Ganges.

End your day with dinner at local famous place, and make a powerful impression with local food. · Breakfast is included in your hotel stay

Two Night stay at home stay / hotel (3 star)

Day 2 · Experience the Journey of Hinduism and Buddhism

Kashi Vishwanath Temple

one hour Admission included

Varanasi has a different experience to offer; gentle waters of the Ganges, ancient ghats, narrow serpentine alleys of city, the myriad temple spires, ashrams and devotional hymn—all offer a kind of mystifying experience that is unique to the city of Shiva.
Stop 2

one hour Admission included

This well-known temple for a Hindu goddess was built in the 18th century with a reflective pool.
Nepali Temple (Kathwala Temple)

one hour Admission included

The Holiest Shiva Temple and a 'Wooden Temple' also known as Mini Khajuraho built in Nepali Style of Architecture
Ramnagar Fort

one hour Admission not included

17th-century fort and palace on the eastern bank of the Ganges and the attached Vyas Temple is a beautiful place.
Sarnath

2 hours Admission not included

Continue you spiritual journey by taking guided Sarnath Tour. Explore the Sarnath; an important Buddhist pilgrim spot, where Buddha made his first sermon after getting enlightenment. Visit Temples, stupas and monuments, famous tourist attraction and pilgrim spots and listen awesome stories that you to remember for lifetime.
Man Singh Observatory

one hour Admission not included

Ready your cameras to capture the hues of the holy city; it’s winding streets, ancient buildings, markets, houses and friendly local people who make it all so colourful and vibrant.

Enjoy your breakfast at local stall with locals. · Learn how the colorful spices commonly used in Indian cuisine and enjoy you lunch at authentic local place. · Learn basics of Indian home cooking, indulge yourself a full meal, including, curries, chapatis & dessert cooking class.

Two Night stay at home stay / hotel (3 star)

Day 3 · Journey of Village and Culture where soul of India lies

Banaras Ghats

2 hours Admission included

a walk along the ghats of Varanasi is a unique experience, colorful mélange of different people; Hindu gurus doing meditations and prayers on the stairs, international tourists having a cup of chai, little Indian children who are trying to sell candles and flowers and many many more.
Stop 2

2 hours

“The soul of India lies in its villages” as said by Mahatma Gandhi, and this tour is just the right approach to discover the depths of real India and its villages. This offbeat tour is an opportunity to actually be among the village communities of India and get personal in-depth insights into their lifestyle and livelihood, which are hardly mentioned in a travel guidebook.
Stop 3

one hour

Experience ploughing, sowing seeds, cattle grazing, dairy farming, learn local cooking, visit to a local school and spend time with rural kids.
Varanasi

2 hours

Walk Through the hundreds of years old spice market, sip a cup of masala tea in clay pot on your way around different stalls. Learn how the colorful spices commonly used in Indian cuisine. Experience the smells and sounds of the Spice Market with this guided tour through its narrow streets and stalls selling herbs and spices, and other delicacies.
Assi Ghat

one hour Admission included

Watch the rising of the sun at the horizon and mesmerize with the stunning beauty of colorful old buildings, ashrams and places along the river side when the sunlight hits them. Enjoy morning boat ride around ghats viewing city's most wonderful scenes with great conversation to understand the importance of Kashi and faith in the God

Complete your culinary vacations with a full meal at local favorite spot.

3 Start Hotel or Home-stay in Varanasi

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

OYO 75149 Hotel Indra
OYO Hotel Shyamal
Shree Sai Paying Guest House
OYO 48509 Hotel Mittram
Hotel Heritage Inn
Om Shanthi Paying Guest House
Hotel Divya
Hotel Vaibhav
OYO 35924 Kanti Guest House
OYO 49032 Shivam Guest House
Radisson Hotel Varanasi
The Pinnacle Inn Sarnath

and 128 more pickup points

Cancellation

Free cancellation

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.<br>If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

If you cancel	You get back
At least 6 days before	100%
At least 2 days before	50%
Less than a day before	0%

The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.
The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.