Audio Guided Walking Tour of Banaras Ghats, Varanasi
It is believed that the Ganges changes its course to flow South to North to pass through the holy city of Banaras. Our walk , through the HopOn India App Audio guide, takes you from Assi Ghat to Dashashwamedh Ghat, along the Holy Ganges. A must-do walk for all travelling to Banaras.
The most special features of this experience are : 1. The App opens up new places and new stories for you in the same old cities 2. Each walk is crafted like a masterpiece to offer an immersive experience to the traveller with the correct mix of history, culture, myth, food , through professional narration, with background scores of music, qawalli or sound affects, here and there 3. There is no need for you to depend on a guide - the traveller can take the walk anytime as per will, at his/ her own pace 4. The content is developed by domain experts 5.You pay once for three months and need not pay the guide repeatedly.
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Audio Guided Walking Tour of Banaras Ghats, Varanasi
What's included in Audio Guided Walking Tour of Banaras Ghats, Varanasi
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Banaras Ghats
We will be covering the below mentioned attractions on this tour: 1 Assi Ghat “Subhah-e- Benarasi” 2 Assi Ghat “Pizzeria” 3 GangaMahal Ghat 4 Reeva Ghat 5 Tulsi Ghat 6 Bhadaini Ghat 7 Janki Ghat 8 AnandMayi Ghat 9 Vachcharaj Ghat 10 Jain Ghat 11 Chetsingh Ghat 12 Shivala Ghat 13 Hanuman Ghat 14 Harishchandra Ghat 15 Lali Ghat 16 Vijyanagram Ghat 17 Kedar Ghat 18 Chauki Ghat 19 Kshemeshwar ghat 20 Mansarovar ghat 21 Narad Ghat 22 Raja Ghat 23 Pande Ghat 24 Digpatia Ghat 25 Chausatti Ghat 26 Ranamahal ghat 27 Darbhanga Ghat 28 Munshi Ghat 29 Ahilyabai Ghat 30 Shitla Ghat 31 Dashashwamedh Ghat 32 Rajendra Prasad Ghat
Inclusions
- The tour can be accessed multiple times up to a certain validity period
- Audio Guided Walking Tour Through HopOn India App
- Headphones/Earphones (We request please carry your Headphones/Earphones)
- Entry ticket into monument
- Hand Sanitizer (We suggest please carry Hand sanitizer)
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- You have to be in front of the stage on Assi Ghat? This is the stage platform where the cultural program called Subah-e-Benaras; is held every morning. If you may just come down the stairs, you can’t but admire the beauty of the mighty Ganges that flows in front of you. Our walk will take you to the left, that is, we walk keeping the Ganges to our right.
End Points
- Along with Dashashwamedh Ghat there is Rajendra Prasad Ghat. We will end our walk at this Ghat.Rajendra Prasad Ghat is called the Chowpatty of Benares. Chowpatty is now a generic name for a popular waterside public place after the famous beach of the same name in Mumbai.
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Ticket Redemption
On purchase of the Tour, HopOn India will send you a Promo code. This needs to be entered on the HopOn India App to activate your purchase. Once activated, your purchase is valid for 3 months and can be used multiple times using the same device. How to HopOn? Step1: HopOn India App is a digital audio guide that needs to be downloaded from Appstore and Playstore by users. After download, users must register on the app. Post confirmation and login, the user can select "Varanasi" city on the home page and navigate to "Banaras Ghats – Steps to Eternity" (In your preferred language i.e English or Hindi). Step 2: On selecting the tour, users will be prompted to buy. Just below the 'Buy Now" button, users will find a "Have a Promo code?" button. Users need to enter the Promo code here. Apply the Promo code and tap the price button to activate the tour. The tour will become active and will remain active for 3 months. Step 3: Users can take the tour in the "Navigate" mode that requires the users to be at the starting point i.e. Subah-e-Banaras, Assi ghat, to enjoy the tour. In navigate mode, the app will detect the user's location through GPS and narrate the relevant stories - as users walk through our recommended path. Alternatively, users can listen to the tour in "Virtual" mode as well from anywhere. You can even download the tour so that it may work in a poor network or offline mode. Please go through FAQs on the App in the help menu to know more about the HopOn India experiences.
