Learning & Burning Walk in Varanasi | Varanasi Walking tour to Cremation Ground

Summary for Learning & Burning Walk in Varanasi

Duration: About 3-4 hours
Start Point: Assi Ghat
End Point: Dashaswemedh Ghat
Best Time: It depends on the season. 3 PM is the best time for summers and 2 PM for winters.
Price :INR 3000/- for first person and INR 1500/- on second onwards.

About Learning and Burning Walk at Cremation grounds and Ashrams

Varanasi is called the city of Learning and Burning because of its intellectuals who have made great contribution in the civilization of Indian culture and the ongoing cremation 24 hours a day. Have you ever heard of a city where people intentionally move to die? No, right? But Varanasi is the only place which has always attracted thousands of people to die here because of their belief that only dying in this city can get them moksha. Lets explore the idea of life and death in Varanasi by visiting the Ashrams where Sadhus (The holy men) live and preaches the people, cremation grounds – where body is burned to get moksha, a sacred pond Lonark Kund which is believed to have power of treating infertility or people bath here to get rid of sin of not having baby and one of the most important Hindu temples.

Learning and Burning Walk tour in Varanasi covers below area -

Start point - Assi Ghat
Bangali Tola– Rani Laxmi bai birth place
Lonark Kund (sacred pond)– Harischandra Ghat watching the rituals of cremations
Kedar Ghat – Dashaswemedh Ghat
Break – have tea/lassi and Varanasi special snack like chaat/south Indian dishes etc.
Walk towards Manikarnika Ghat to enjoy the rituals or cremation ( world largest cremation ground).
Latter visit Satua Baba Ashram – Even dead body stop here to get permission, so that its body could also get rid of all sin.
Latter visit widow ashram and Bhinagaraj Dandi Sevashram
Back to Dashaswemedh Ghat and stay there till Evening Ganga Arti

Best time to start Learning and Burning Walk tour in Varanasi –

It depends on the season. 3 PM is the best time for summers and 2 PM for winters.

Duration for Learning and Burning Walk tour in Varanasi -

About 3 -4 hours

Price of Learning and Burning Walk tour in Varanasi

INR 3000/- for first person and INR 1500/- on second onwards.

For group booking – Kindly mail us at - heritagewalk1@gmail.com

Includes :

Well Experienced tourist guide(English/Hindi speaking*)
Mineral Water bottle(one bottle per person)
Veg Snacks (Varanasi local food)

Not Included :

Personal Expenditure like tip, Pooja, donations etc
Tourist guide speaking other languages(like Thai, Chinese, Japanese and many more) We can provide such guide with extra language charges of 350 INR for first person and 150 for second onwards.
Drop/Pick-up facility up to Starting/End Point << Click here for transportation rate >>

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