New, high charges for Varanasi boat rides.

steven_ber · Feb 17th, 2008, 14:20

Tourists support striking boatmen

Varanasi, January 21- Over 500 foreign tourists came out in support of the striking boatmen of Varanasi and protested against the imposition of extra tax by forest authorities for boating on the river Ganga here on Monday.

Discontented by their inability to view sunrise from boat due to the ongoing strike, tourists from countries like the US, Israel, Korea, Japan, France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain and Germany said they have heard about a separate tax for sailing along the riverbank.........

......A tourist entry tax at the rate of Rs 30 for Indian tourists for the first three days and Rs 350 for every foreign tourist was also imposed. While Indian children aged below five years are exempt, their overseas counterparts will be charged the same as adults.

Full story.

Did the strike work?

Is the strike still on?

Are these charges still being charged?

Any updates?

anubisgrau · Feb 19th, 2008, 20:34

i'm right now in varanasi, it's all normal
morning boat charges are 200rp per boat for up to 4-5 people
is this normal or not i don't know but it's as it is
ganga is very low, lots of mosquitos and monkeys
lots of works at assi gath due to a visit of indian PM in the next days
2 main hotels at assi gath view of ganges and ganges view should be heavily boycotted by any responsible tourist because of the noise polution they commence whenever there is an electricity cut, their generators makes whole assi ghat shaking and bursting of noise.

Feb 17th, 2008, 14:20	#1
steven_ber Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London, England. Posts: 9,243	New, high charges for Varanasi boat rides. Tourists support striking boatmen Varanasi, January 21- Over 500 foreign tourists came out in support of the striking boatmen of Varanasi and protested against the imposition of extra tax by forest authorities for boating on the river Ganga here on Monday. Discontented by their inability to view sunrise from boat due to the ongoing strike, tourists from countries like the US, Israel, Korea, Japan, France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain and Germany said they have heard about a separate tax for sailing along the riverbank......... ......A tourist entry tax at the rate of Rs 30 for Indian tourists for the first three days and Rs 350 for every foreign tourist was also imposed. While Indian children aged below five years are exempt, their overseas counterparts will be charged the same as adults. Full story. Did the strike work? Is the strike still on? Are these charges still being charged? Any updates? __________________ . How to get helpful replies to your transport/Itinerary questions. Train information.

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Feb 19th, 2008, 20:34	#2
anubisgrau Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ser Posts: 122	i'm right now in varanasi, it's all normal morning boat charges are 200rp per boat for up to 4-5 people is this normal or not i don't know but it's as it is ganga is very low, lots of mosquitos and monkeys lots of works at assi gath due to a visit of indian PM in the next days 2 main hotels at assi gath view of ganges and ganges view should be heavily boycotted by any responsible tourist because of the noise polution they commence whenever there is an electricity cut, their generators makes whole assi ghat shaking and bursting of noise.

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