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Cycle of Life, Death & Rebirth (2 Hours Guided Walking Tour)
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Cycle of Life, Death & Rebirth (2 Hours Guided Walking Tour)

By Yo Tours
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Ages 0-99, max of 10 per group
Duration: 2h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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  • Highly trained and friendly Storyteller/ Guide who can speak English & Hindi
  • Great conversations to explore religious aspect, beliefs and local importance
What's not included
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Hotel Pickup and Drop
  • Food and Drinks


Start:
  • St. Thomas Church, Girja Ghar, Ramapura Luxa, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221001, India
    Meet our storyteller at the entrance of St. Thomas Church
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Near public transportation
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 209747P5

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Most travelers can participate
    • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 209747P5

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    • Girja Ghar, Ramapura Luxa, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221001, India
      Meet our storyteller at the entrance of St. Thomas Church
    • Pass by
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      Manikarnika Ghat
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    • Yo Tours
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      Joined in January 2018
    • GoPlaces28580282229
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Awesome
      She was excellent nd good ...God bless her and her helping nature...Shreyasi....God may bless you always...I have guided well by her ..all the time .. awesome person with beautiful smile nd heart ❤️
      Written June 8, 2024
    • fxs1
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      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      Scam! No show! Unsafe meeting point!
      Scam! No show! Waited more than 20 minutes at the suggested location which happens to be at the intersection of two super crowded streets. Tried calling Viator’s US phone number and the local Yo tours phone number who were both unreachable. I reached out Viator over email only to hear back the next day that they would not honor the refund. So you kept my $38 for what exactly!
      Written May 27, 2024
    • 380saugatas
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      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      A must do for food lovers
      My wife and I were always keen in sampling the famed street foods of Benaras and to soak into the ambience and history of the city. This 2 hours of guided "Varanasi Street Food Crawl" perfectly fitted in our plan (we took it on March 16, 2024 from noon). Our friendly and energetic guide Manish, a local tourism major from BHU, took us around the narrow by-lanes of the old city, while stopping over at a number of famous and old street food shops, serving lip-smacking "hinger kachori, jilabis, samosas, sweets and delicious lassis with excusive aroma / presentation (at Blue Lassi shop)". Overall, a fantastic experience for food lovers.
      Written March 19, 2024
    • Curiosity10637003309
      0 contributions
      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Off the beaten path in Varanasi
      Manish is an excellent tour guide. We saw many off the beaten path sites which was exactly what we asked for. He is very knowledgeable and helpful. We would have rated him 5 stars except that he consistently would race ahead of us despite asking him to keep an eye on where we were.
      Written March 19, 2024
    • shavedh
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Manish, a very professional and likeable guide who can tell you all the special features about Varanasi
      Manish is very friendly and likeable young guide who is happy to answer all your questions about Varanasi and its culture. He organized great places for us for the every evening ceremony at Dashashwamedh Ghat. During our tour he fell on one of the numerous stairs that lead down to the Ganges. The first impression was that he hadn't broken anything. He continued the sightseeing tour professionally, probably in pain. Thank you for that. We would book him again at any time and can only recommend him to everyone.A very friendly and likeable young man who will be happy to answer all your questions about Varanasi and its culture. He organized great places for us for the every evening ceremony at Dashashwamedh Ghat. During our tour he fell on one of the numerous stairs that lead down to the Ganges. The first impression was that he hadn't broken anything. He continued the sightseeing tour professionally, probably in pain. Thank you for that. We would book him again at any time and can only recommend him to everyone.
      Written March 3, 2024
    • Mobile54631269155
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Classic Varanasi Food Tour
      Great tour, Manish very friendly and knowledgeable. Hit a bunch of famous and old establishments, all good and drink was delicious. City of Varanasi can be confusing and daunting for the first time traveller, but was a breeze with him. Will recommend.
      Written February 20, 2024
    • Lottewarringa
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Awesome!
      Had the best tour ever with Manish! He's so friendly, it felt like going on a tour with a friend instead of a tourguide! He made a lot of effort to give me a very awesome experience! Thank you so much, Manish! Highly recommend it to go on a tour with him!
      Written February 17, 2024
    • vladislavnita
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      Very good experience
      Our guide was friendly and good speaker of english. He took us to different parts of Varanasi and provided with a lot of useful information about the history, traditions, gods etc. This tour is a good way to start your trip in Varanasi. Totally recommend it.
      Written February 11, 2024
    • 890kerryannm
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      Great food great guide just great!
      This was absolutely wonderful!! The foods we tasted was out of this world amazing and my guide mannish was just the best. He was fun engaging, kind and very knowledgeable. I had a great time and would recommend this
      Written February 11, 2024
    • overbutnotout
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      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Street food does not have to be avoided
      The guide set a fast pace going to the first eating place the blue lassi. Crowded and overrated. It was interesting going to hole in the wall eateries where food is freshly made and safe to eat. Interesting and informative tour.
      Written January 24, 2024
    • IzzyS1997
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Delicious
      Manish was a great and friendly guide and showed us some amazing food that is specific to Varanasi. We loved the Aloo Tikka the most, but it was all delicious. Thanks so much! Definitely recommend 🙏🏻
      Written January 19, 2024
    • curioooooooo
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Good whatsapp conversation
      Thank you Manish for the arrangement! I am from Hong Kong, Whatsapp conversation is smooth the day before the tour. Even I came across flight delay, Manish also patiently asked me for update and kept in touch. The tour is an 2 hours easy walk and visit the must-see spots of varanasi. As you dont spend long in varanasi, with a local guide, you can quickly understand the local lifes and ask for good food recommendations. Worth spent! I was only spent 1 night, but its bit rush and shall spend 2 nights instead. They have different tours, this walking tour is first priority for quick glance. If you love to learn more indepth on the history, other tours should be entertained.
      Written January 15, 2024
    • Relax22415851100
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      A day out of Varanasi
      This was a great day led by my guide Manish. We visited three different villages and lots of roadside places in between. It was a seamless day with great conversation. The villages were great.. welcoming people and only to happy to talk and show you things. Never was there any pressure to buy or give. Best memory..being invited into a very old home by a villager. I feel I gained a better understanding of people through this day. I would thoroughly recommend it.
      Written January 14, 2024
    • flavianeffa
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
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      The tour was excelent! The chosen temple were awesome and the guide, Manish, knows everything about india’s history. Highly recommended!
      Written January 14, 2024
    • sarahhO3999KA
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Food tour
      This was a nice way to spend an evening. We ate many different street foods and sweet food too. Manish is very knowledgable about Varanasi and he very generously helped us out on more endeavours after the food tour too. Varanasi locals are very giving and kind in general. :)
      Written January 13, 2024
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    Bouy TorQue
    Ko Samui, Thailand734 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    You honestly couldn’t ask for a better guide.
    Manish was so easy to get along with and has a world of knowledge about his hometown Varanasi.
    The tour was intense in a great way.
    The cycle of LIFE tour was extremely interesting and Manish is outstandingly knowledgeable about all areas.
    Highly recommend.
    I followed this tour up with a street foodie tour the day later which was a bog highlight for me. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it so thank you again MANISH for your knowledge, charisma and being my personal guide in Varanasi 🙏🏻.
    Written June 27, 2023
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    Ciro B
    9 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Aug 2023 • Couples
    Varanasi was kind of an experience, and our guide Manish was very enthusiastic to explain the story and mysticism of the city, walking alone and with no guide in Varanasi can be very difficult, and he was always able to make us comfortable. We really enjoyed the time and all suggestions he gave us
    Written August 18, 2023
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    Mag Domina
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Oct 2022 • Friends
    We did the tour with Abhi, it was very good. He took us to places that we would not have reached if we did not go with a person from here. We recommend it for a first day in Varanasi. Thank you very much!
    Written November 2, 2022
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    Daniël Farber
    Rotterdam, The Netherlands6 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Dec 2019 • Couples
    We had a tour with Abhi and were with the 4 of us. We did not know what to expect but it was all about temples and the habits of the local people. At last we went to the main Ghat and here we've seen the rituals of what Varanasi is known for. Noticed that Abhi knew a lot about his religion but we found it inappropriate that he was wearing sunglasses all the time like he was a movie star and dressed like that. Notice that you need to focus on what he is actually saying because of his Indian accent while he speaks English.
    I really liked that he's was open for feedback and asked for it during the tour.
    Written December 17, 2019
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    Thank you very much for the wonderful review, we have taken your feedback very positively and will make sure such case wouldn't appear in future, it was a pleasure having you on our tour, hope to see you again in next city.
    Written January 8, 2020
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    Marcelo F
    Salvador, BA6 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Abhi walked me through the tour, explaining everything that I asked. He also showed me some different places and knowledge that I didn't know! Thank you. Worth it.
    Written February 14, 2020
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    Thank you very much for the wonderful review, it was a pleasure having you on our tour, hope to see you again in next city.
    Written February 20, 2020
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    GururajRao14
    Bengaluru, India6 contributions
    1.0 of 5 bubbles
    The tour operator never turned up at the appointed time, never informed anything and also no phone number to contact if office was closed on a Sunday. Looks like a fraud to me. Don't take this tour.
    Written December 10, 2023
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    Hi gururajts, our apologies for the inconveniences caused as we can see we have already provided you the full refund.
    Written December 28, 2023
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    anil
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    I taken a walking tour of manikarnika ghat with my guide abhi. It was a great experience with him. He told me about reincarnation and a lot of great things about the old city Varanasi. I absolutely enjoyed the tour. 100% recommended YO.
    Written November 28, 2019
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    Thank you very much for the wonderful review, it was a pleasure having you on our tour, hope to see you again in next city.
    Written December 12, 2019
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    Shivam S
    1 contribution
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    I had taken a walking tour of manikarnika ghat with my guide abhi. It was a great experience with him. He told me about salvation and a lot of great things about the old city Varanasi. I absolutely enjoyed the tour. 100% recommended YO.
    Written November 28, 2019
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    Thank you very much for the wonderful review, it was a pleasure having you on our tour, hope to see you again in next city.
    Written December 12, 2019
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    Mario P
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Oct 2019 • Couples
    Abhi is an really expert about the history of Varanasi. He explains with all details about gods, rituals and temples of main Varanasi part. He enjoys his city and make you enjoy it too.

    Probably we will assist to evening tour with him tomorrow.
    Written October 29, 2019
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    Dear Guest, thanks for writing such a wonderful review, it helps us at Yo Tours keeping the motivation of continue doing the good work that we do and it is all because of wonderful guests like you. We would be happy to take you on a tour again in Varanasi or any other city in India where we operate. Happy traveling.
    Written March 23, 2020
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

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