Foothills of the Himalayas: Sacred Sites & Hill Stations
From New Delhi, travel to the Foot Hills of the Himalayas – the spiritual and scenic gems of India. Attend the ritualistic Ganga Aarti Ceremony in Haridwar, visit the calm Tibetan settlement of Dharamshala (home of the Dalai Lama), see the magnificent Golden Temple in Amritsar, experience the historic ‘toy-train’ into Shimla (the British colonial hill station), and then go modern in Chandigarh (the modernist city). The tour is a mix of sacred rituals on the River Ganges, the extravagant spectacle on the Wagah border, and more – an adventurously spiritual exploration in some of the most beautiful mountain landscapes in the world.
Tour Highlights
- Witness the Ganga Aarti ceremony in Haridwar, one of India’s holiest Hindu cities
- Explore India’s first planned city, Chandigarh – a vision in concrete!
- Ride the ‘toy train’ up to Shimla, former summer capital of British India
- Visit ‘Little Lhasa’ near Dharamshala, home to many Tibetans including His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
- Wonder at the sight of the Golden Temple in the historical Sikh city of Amritsar
- Revel in the pageantry of the ‘beating the retreat’ ceremony at the Wagah border with Pakistan