5 Days Golden Triangle, Rishikesh & Haridwar Tour

Day 1 : Departure for Jaipur

• Depart from Delhi to Jaipur. It's a 5-6 hour drive (approximately 280 km).

• Check into the hotel & freshen up. 

• Arrive in Jaipur. 

• Start your sightseeing tour. 

• Explore the majestic Amber Fort, enjoy an elephant ride or jeep ride to the top.

• Visit Birla Mandir, a very famous temple and a highly-regarded pilgrimage for the Hindus.  

• Lunch at a local restaurant. 

• Explore the UNESCO World Heritage site Jantar Mantar, an astronomical observatory.

• Tour the royal residence and museum the City Palace. 

• Visit the iconic Palace of Winds Hawa Mahal. 

• Stop by the beautiful water palace Jal Mahal for a quick photo session. 

• Return to your hotel for an overnight stay. 

Day 2 : Jaipur - Fatehpur Sikri - Agra - Mathura - Delhi 

• Check out from your hotel and depart for Fatehpur Sikri early in the morning via Bharatpur. 

• Arrive at Fatehpur Sikri, the historical city, including the Buland Darwaza, Jama Masjid, and the Tomb of Salim Chishti. 

• Depart for Agra.

• Visit Agra Fort, fortress of red sandstone located on the Yamuna river in the historic city of Agra. 

• Visit Taj Mahal, one of the most beautiful buildings ever created. 

• Lunch at a local restaurant in Agra. 

• Depart for Mathura.

• Visit the birth city of Lord Krishna, including the Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple. 

• In the evening depart for Delhi. 

• Arrive in Delhi. Check into the hotel. 

Day 3 : Delhi Sightseeing and Overnight Train to Haridwar 

• After the breakfast, India Gate,  a lasting tribute to the bravery of Indian Army soldiers with over 13,000 names etched on its walls to honour their memory and valour.

• Visit National War Memorial, built to honour and remember soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces who fought in armed conflicts of independent India.

• Visit Lotus Temple, built in the shape of a lotus flower and is the last of seven Major Bahai's temples built around the world. 

• Explore Qutub Minar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is a minaret or a victory tower. 

• Visit Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum, a museum established to commemorate India's first and the only female Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. It is housed in the building where Gandhi lived with her family during her premiership and where she was assassinated. The museum contains material remains of Gandhi and her son Rajiv Gandhi. 

• Visit Teen Murti Bhavan, used to be officially the residence of 1st Prime Minister of India – Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru. He stayed in this house for over 16 years till his death. 

• Visit Rashtrapati Bhavan from the outside, home to the President of the world’s largest democracy, is emblematic of Indian democracy and its secular, plural and inclusive traditions. 

• Visit Parliament House from the outside, a cirular colonnaded building . It also houses ministerial offices, numerous committee rooms and an excellent library as well. 

• Lunch from a local restaurant.

• Visit Raj Ghat, dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi where a black marble platform was raised to mark the spot of his cremation.

• Explore Red Fort, a historic fort in Delhi served as the main residence of the Mughal emperors. 

• Dinner at a local restaurant. Check out from the hotel and head to the railway station. 

• Board the overnight train to Haridwar (ensure to book tickets in advance). Overnight journey on the train to Haridwar. 

• Arrive in Haridwar and take a bus to Rishikesh. Check into your hotel in Rishikesh. Overnight stay at the Hotel.

Day 4 : Haridwar Sight Seeing 

• After breakfast, visit Laxman Jhula and Ram Jhula, iconic suspension bridges over the Ganges, offering splendid views and a chance to visit nearby temples. It is said that Lakshman, the younger brother of Lord Rama, crossed the river Ganges at this spot on a jute rope, hence the name Lakshman Jhula.

• Visit Triveni Ghat, the biggest and most famous ghat in Rishikesh at the banks of Ganges.  

• Visit Bharat Mandir, the most ancient, most sacred, most famous temple in Rishikesh. 

• Visit Parmarth Niketan, one of the largest ashrams in Rishikesh is nothing less than a spiritual haven that is attended annually by thousands who seek rejuvenation. 

• Visit Gita Bhawan, a major place for devotees from far away places as they get free stay during their holy dip in river Ganga with listening to discourses and meditation. 

• Visit Vasisht Gufa, the cave where great Sage Vashishta said to have meditated. 

• In the evening, attend Ganga Aarti at Triveni Ghat. 

• Overnight stay at the hotel in Rishikesh. 

Day 5 : Rishikesh to Haridwar and Back to Delhi 

• Check out from the hotel after the breakfast and proceed to Haridwar.

• Visit Daksh Prajapati Temple,  an ancient Hindu temple considered as a  sacred place of devotion and faith among Lord Shiva devotees.  

• Explore Pawan Dham, an ancient temple is a non-profit organization and a revered site among Hindu pilgrims. 

• Explore Moti Bazar, busy market featuring scores of shops selling religious items like sacred beads, precious stones, vermilion and the holy waters of the Ganges stocked in containers alongside pickles, sacred threads, food offerings, pictures of deities and ayurvedic herbal medicines.

• Visit Har Ki Pauri for a dip in the Ganges. It's meaning the feet of Lord Vishnu (Hari), is a ghat on the banks of the river Ganga and landmark of the Hindu holy city of Haridwar. It is believed that it is the precise spot where the Ganga leaves the mountains and enters the plains.