Boat trip. The last couple of years, Varanasi has become an increaingly popular place to visit for tourists. One of the most popular things to do in the city is to take a boat trip on the holy river and watch the lively scenery on the river bank. However, the boat trip can turn macabre, as some boats have bumped into half burned corpses on the way. The price of a burning is determined by the amount of wood for the fire and some families save on the firewood and dump half burned bodies in the water.