Top Varanasi Cruises, Sailing & Water Tours

See the ancient city of Varanasi come to life as you make your way down the scenic Ganges River by boat. Observe Hindus practicing their morning rituals as the sun comes up along the banks of the river and learn about local customs and traditions from your expert guide.

This early morning 3-hour boat ride on the Ganges river in Varanasi is something you’ll want to check off your bucket list. Travel down one of the world’s most well-known rivers, to a place where Hindus believe to be sacred, and see firsthand holy rituals practiced on the river. Along the way, catch sight of locals offering the river flowers and prayers, and also enjoy views of Varanasi’s temples as the sun starts to rise.

Explore Varanasi on a private full-day tour that includes a sunrise and sunset boat ride on the Ganges River. Visit landmarks in and around Varanasi including Banaras Hindu University (BHU)'s Bharat Kala Bhavan museum, and Dhamekh Stupa in Sarnath — an important Buddhist site. Finally, watch the evening aarti ceremony from the sunset boat cruise.

Experience the holy city of Varanasi on this guided excursion. After meeting up with an informative local guide, learn about the city’s important religious culture and history while exploring its narrow streets and plentiful ashrams. Observe a ritual performed on the Ganga River in which devotees offer prayers to the water way’s namesake Goddess and enjoy an evening boat ride along the city’s sacred riverfront, Manikarnika Ghat.

Experience mystic Varanasi on this amazing tour which is combination of a boat ride and a walking tour of the southern part of the old city with our knowledgeable storytellers specially trained by Yo Tours™. This walking tour will give you a great induction of the morning life of the city, its vibrant culture, spirituality, its history and people. You will listen to wonderful stories about the city, fun facts and must do things in the city.

Varanasi is considered to be one of the oldest city of the world. Those tourists who desire to have a real feel of Indian culture and tradition find this place suitable for their holiday vacations. This city is renowned for it’s famous ghats, vibrant Ganga Aarti ceremony and many famous temples. You can witness the rituals done by Hindus at the time of sunrise in the river Ganges. Hindu belief is that the death in the city will lead you to salvation. This tour product showcases the living traditions to all and churns out the maximum satisfactions in early morning boat ride and walk by the Ghats.

Private 3-hour River Ganges cruise at sunrise in Varanasi.  Sail along the holy river as the rising sun illuminates the riverbanks.  View Varanasi’s temples and 'ghats' (riverside steps) crowded with early morning pilgrims.  See the pilgrims bathe and worship the sun from the waters . Go ashore to visit a ghat and watch the activity close up. Boat ride, plus hotel pickup and drop-off included