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Choose a local base before combining pilgrimage towns, hill stations and Himalayan landscapes. Treat a city visit, a protected-area outing and a mountain trek as different kinds of day.
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religious · Chamoli
Make the temple the centre of a Badrinath visit and leave time around it for the river setting and the approach through town. The colourful entrance is only one part of a living pilgrimage site whose rhythm follows worship, weather and the annual yatra season.
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Explore the former meditation retreat known as Chaurasi Kutia, where the Beatles stayed in 1968, with its distinctive huts and later wall art.
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Visit Bharat Mandir for the Vishnu shrine and its place in Rishikesh’s religious history.
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Visit Gita Bhawan in Swarg Ashram for devotional texts, temple worship and ashram life.
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City
Explore Haridwar as a living pilgrimage city on the Ganga, starting with the riverfront and choosing additional temples to suit your interests.
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Trek
Choose Kedarkantha as a mountain trek, with a named route, guide arrangements and an agreed plan for conditions on your dates.
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Attend Parmarth Niketan’s Ganga Aarti at its own riverfront ghat, with time to settle before the sunset ceremony.
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destination
Rishikesh works best as a three-day stay combining riverside neighbourhoods, yoga, ashrams and an optional professionally guided rafting outing. Base yourself around the area you will use most and plan crossings carefully. February–April and October–November are useful starting choices. River activities depend on current conditions and permissions, not simply the month.
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Visit Triveni Ghat for central Rishikesh’s riverfront and evening Ganga Aarti.
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National park
Visit a protected Himalayan valley in Chamoli for alpine meadows and mountain scenery, with the journey planned around authorised seasonal access.
Closed to visitors for winter following the 2026 season. Wait for a new park opening notice before planning a visit.
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