- Amritsar - You will be escorted from your hotel in Amritsar with your local English speaking guide in a private air conditioned vehicle to the Bazaar Ram Bagh.
Here you will start your walking tour through the bazaar, where you’ll see grocery shops selling food grains, cooking oils and other local products. Go down a narrow lane to see seasonal vegetables and numerous varieties of delicious pickles. See the Sikh Temple.
We’ll visit some Akharas (resting places for spiritual ascetics) and see the Chuda Bazaar (Bangle Market), where brides come to shop for red and white bridal bracletts.
Then walk past the Baba Bohar, a centuries-old sacred banyan tree that grows in the middle of the Old City’s narrow streets. We’ll also see the area of Thakurdwara Dariana Mal with ornate carvings based on Hindu mythology, which contains shrines to Lord Krishna.
From here, we will take a rickshaw again, and exit the market area. To conclude, you will be accompanied back to your hotel in Amritsar.
- Food tasting and light snacks
- Two bottles of mineral water per person
- Traditional Rickshaw Ride experience
- Complimentary snacks
- Travel in comfort with a private air-conditioned vehicle
- Guidance from a knowledgeable local English-speaking guide
- Gratuities
- Additional Food and drinks, unless specified above.
Situated in the north-west of India’s Punjab state, Amritsar holds utmost sacredness for the followers of the Sikh religion. This excursion guides you through the vibrant markets and historical construction of the Old City, part of it on foot, and part by vehicle.
You can opt to start either at 11:00 AM or 4:00 PM.
Highlights
• Ram Bagh Market
• Chuda Market
• Darshan Deori (Entrance to the Golden Temple)
• Baba Bohar (Holy Banyan Tree)
• Thakurdwara Dariana Mal district
- A moderate amount of walking is involved.
- Please note, the food on the street is delicious but does not meet national or international hygiene standards.
- We shall visit popular places with good local reputations, where food is freshly cooked and served (stomach issues can always arise, when traveling in foreign countries - we recommend to taste well cooked food only)
- Dress code - Temples are a sacred house of God and a place of daily worship. To preserve its sanctity and spiritual ambiance one must follow the below dress code within any temple complex:
- Upper Wear: Must cover the shoulders, chest, navel, and upper arms
- Lower Wear: Must be at least below knee-length
- Remove footwear outside the temple. Socks are fine, you can keep wearing them.
- Children under 15 must be accompanied by an adult
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.