Silk and Village Tour of Varanasi

Duration

5 to 6 hours

Overview

In the words of Mahatma Gandhi , “the soul of India lies in its villages”, and this tour is just the right approach to discover the depths of real India and its villages. The tour lets you visit nearby villages from Varanasi namely Chiraigaon and Sarai Mohana. The former will introduce you to India’s village life, where you can interact with the village folks, learn local recipes of pickle making and an up-close look at traditional farming practices and customs. The other village is the popular weavers’ village of Varanasi, where the famous exclusive Varanasi or Banarasi silk sarees are produced by the talented local weaving community. This offbeat tour is an opportunity to actually be among the village communities of India and get personal in-depth insights into their lifetsyle and livelihood, which are hardly mentioned in a travel guidebook.