The Ramnagar fort lies about 14 km. from Varanasi and is situated on the opposite bank of river Ganga. It is the ancestral home of the Maharaja of Banaras. Maharaja Balwant Singh built this fort-palace in the eighteenth century. The fort is built in red sandstone. The Ramnagar fort has a temple and a museum within the grounds and the temple is dedicated to Ved Vyasa, who wrote Mahabharata, the great Indian epic. Legends have it that Ved Vyasa stayed here for a brief period.
The Ramnagar fort houses a museum displaying the Royal collection which includes vintage Cars, Royal palkies, an armory of swords and old guns, ivory work and antique clocks. The Durga Temple and Chhinnamastika Temple are also Located at Ramnagar. A temple of Dakshin Mukhi Hanuman is there. Inside the giant walls of the Ramnagar fort-palace, there is a big clock. This clock not only displays year, month, week and day but also astronomical facts about the sun, moon and constellation of stars. An interesting array of ornate palanquins, gold-plated howdahs and weapons are some of the artifacts on display in the Ramnagar fort-palace museum.
Location : Ramnagar Fort
Duration : 4 HRS
Itinerary :
- Pick up at 09:00 AM/1:00PM in morning from Varanasi Hotel
- Visit Guided Sight seeing of Ramnagar Fort
- Tour ends at 01:00 PM /6:00PM & drop at hotel
- Visit Ramgarh Fort
*All Monuments in Varanasi open all Days. Except SarnathMuseum is closed on Friday.
*Sightseeing by Exclusive Car With Driver Including Pick up & Drop at your Hotel.
*Includes all Toll Tax & Parking for Local Journey.
* Includes Half Day /Full Day Guide Service if Guide option Selected.
*Shopping - Drivers / Guide instructed not to take Clients for shopping unless advised by the Clients/Travelers.
Not Inclusive:
*Pick up & Drop Charges at airport / Railway Station will be Extra
*Entrances on Direct Payment with help of guide /Driver.
*Entrance Cost Per Person Per Visit (subject to change):
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Foreigners |
Indians |
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Sarnath Ruins |
Sunrise to Sunset |
Open all days |
100 |
10 |
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SarnathMuseum |
0900 to 1700 hrs. |
Friday |
5 |
5 |
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Ram Nagar Fort |
1000 to 1700 hrs. |
Open all days |
150 |
15 |
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Bharat Kala Bhawan |
1000 to 1600 hrs |
Open all days |
150 |
15 |
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TempleTips (Foreigners are not permitted inside VishwanathTemple ( GoldenTemple )) |
Sunrise to Sunset |
Open all days |
20 |
20 |
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Varanasi Food Guide.
*Brownee Restaurant
* Garden Restauarant
* Poonam Restaurant at Hotel Pradeep
* The Great Kabab factory at Hotel Radisson
* Highway Inn at Sarnath
* Lemon Grass ( Indian & chinese Only )
* Chef & I Restaurants at Hotel Meraden Grand
* Canton Royale, Mangi Ferra at Hotel Surya
For Tours
- 7 days before Start of the tour No Charge
- 3 Days before start of the tour 50 % of the amount will be refunded.
- Cancellation 48 hours or lesser no refund.
- For Refund thru Credit Card 5% Bank charges Applicable
For Transfers
- 24 Hours before Start of the transfer.
- For Refund thru Credit Card 5% Bank charges Applicable