Any one of the following tours: City Tour / Sarnath Darshan / Heritage Walk

Explore the rich cultural history of Varanasi in a completely different way with The Tent City, Varanasi. With guided tours that take you through all the significant tourist attractions, you get to immerse yourself in the sacred atmosphere of the city.

City Tour

● Bharat Mata Temple A unique temple dedicated to Mother India, this temple houses a relief map of India, carved out of marble, instead of the customary gods and goddesses.
● Tulsi Manas Temple The Tulsi Manas Temple was built in 1964 by a philanthropist family of Varanasi and is devoted to Lord Rama. With an exquisite structure of white marble, it has the verses and scenes of the holy book Ramcharitmanas engraved on its walls.
● Banaras Hindu University Incepted in 1916, the Banaras Hindu University nestles over 25,000 students, making it one of Asia’s largest residential universities.
● Monkey TempleThis temple quite opposite to its name, is dedicated to the goddess Durga and stands today in the typical Nagara style of architecture in red sandstone. It has a sacred pool in it which is believed to be connected to the holy river Ganga.

Sarnath Darshan

● Sarnath MonasteryAlso known as the Tibetan Temple, it is one of the highly revered pilgrimage sites in Sarnath. And is located close to the main market. It has a stupa which was built to pay homage to Tibetan Independence Movement warriors.
● Sarnath MuseumThis famous archaeological museum houses various ancient objects ranging from Buddhist arts, images of Hindu Gods and other historical things related to the culture of Buddhists.
● Mulgandha Kuti ViharBuilt by the Sri Lankan Mahabodhi Society in 1931, it is the place where Lord Buddha spent his first rainy season. The walls of this temple have beautiful frescoes depicting the life of the Buddha.
● Pink Temple (Buddha)Called the gulabi or pink temple because of the colour, this temple houses a beautiful sitting statue of buddha this temple is located on the main circuit of Sarnath.
● Korean Temple (Nokyawon)Located just a few meters away from the pink temple, the Nokyawon has many ancient scriptures and also a pillar that is said to denote Indo-Korean friendship.
● Japanese Temple (Horinji Temple)One of the many new temples in Sarnath, the Horinji temple has aesthetically pleasing interiors that represent peacefulness. Situated inside is also a beautiful statue of Lord Buddha in a reclining pose.
● Dhamek StupaDhamekh Stupa is the place where Lord Buddha had given his first conversation about Dharma. It is also called as the Dharma Chakra Stupa since it contains 8 niche images of Lord Buddha preaching about Dharma.

Heritage Walk

A source of cultural and anthropological intrigue since ancient times, the city of Varanasi has the holy river Ganga that provides a bewildering landscape of Ghaats, temples and a way for many Hindu rituals.

The essence of Varanasi is captured in the streets of the city which have narrow and puzzled alleys, beautiful temples and shrines, old Buddhist monasteries, age-old buildings, various cultural and religious diversities, all the major markets, and authentic native food of the place.

The Tent City, Varanasi help you gain an experience of all of these traditions while taking you through a guided Heritage Walk that captures this charm.