Vāranāsi Travel Tips


Insider advice for your Vāranāsi vacation

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Moyleb33
Adventurer
May 13, 2008
Varanasi - Restaurant 4 stars
Vāranāsi Chapter of Travel Blog: India Unplugged - CONTINUED!
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Hotel Haifa & Restaurant
B-1/107 Assi
Varanasi
0542-2312960

I didn't stay at this hotel but I did eat in the clean friendly restaurant twice. It's a middle eastern restaurant and I can certainly recommend the falafal and hummus plate. Big portions, quick...
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Moyleb33
Adventurer
May 13, 2008
Varanasi - Hotel 3 stars
Vāranāsi Chapter of Travel Blog: India Unplugged - CONTINUED!
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Hotel Temple on the Ganges
Assi Ghat
Varanasi
221005
www.hoteltemple.com
0091-542-2368640

Assi Ghat is by no means the prettiest Ghat but this hotel is centrally located and the rooms at the back has views across the Ganges and a nice rooftop...
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Moyleb33
Adventurer
May 13, 2008
Varanasi - Sarnath 4 stars
Vāranāsi Chapter of Travel Blog: India Unplugged - CONTINUED!
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It seems a bit strange that the birth place of Buddhism is in India, but Indis it is !!

Buddha gave his first sermon at SARNATH. You can get there in a tuk-tuk for about 200rps.

Although the temple is quite small, give yourself a couple of hours to walk around the...
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Moyleb33
Adventurer
May 12, 2008
Varanasi - Scam 1 stars
Vāranāsi Chapter of Travel Blog: India Unplugged - CONTINUED!
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I'm so sorry to keep putting on negative postings but I hope they will be a good warning for future travelers taking the same route as me. I would have found it helpful to be told these things. And no matter how many scams there are throughout India, it by no means affectied my enjoyment of the... [more]
Moyleb33
Adventurer
May 12, 2008
Varanasi - Boat Trip 5 stars
Vāranāsi Chapter of Travel Blog: India Unplugged - CONTINUED!
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Taking a boat trip out on the Ganga for evening Puja is definitely a unique, and highly recommendable, experience. You can hire a boat for about two hours and they will suplly tea lights to release into the water at dusk. It is a beautiful sight.

Be warned though, pregnant women...
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Moyleb33
Adventurer
May 12, 2008
Varanasi - The Ghats 5 stars
Vāranāsi Chapter of Travel Blog: India Unplugged - CONTINUED!
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Varanasi was the next stop on my itinery after Agra (Taj Mahal) and I thought it would be a tough act to follow. I couldn't have been more wrong. I absolutely loved Varanasi. It was by far my Favourite spot in India.

Nothing can prepare you for Varanasi. I like to think that I'm...
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