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Spiritual North India
Itinerary
Day 1: Sightseeing Delhi
Day 2: Drive to McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala (550 km, 10 hours)
Day 3: Visit the Dalai Lama Temple
Day 4: Drive to Amritsar (210 km, 3 hours)
Day 5: Sightseeing Amritsar, Wagah border ceremony
Day 6: Drive to Delhi (450 km, 9 hours)
We provide private car and driver. Pick-up and drop at the airport is free.
Delhi- Dharamshala- Amritsar- Delhi (5 Nights, 6 Days)
Details
Day 1: Sightseeing Delhi
After breakfast in your hotel your driver will pick you up and you will drive to Old Delhi. You can start your day visiting the Red Fort. After, you walk in Chandni Chowk and visit the vegetable and spice market. In the center of a local market you find on a small hill the beautiful Jama Mosque. There are some famous restaurants in Chandni Chowk where you can enjoy typical indian lunch.
In the afternoon your driver will bring you to Humayun tomb, which was a model for the Taj Mahal. On the way by car you will see India Gate and the President House. If you still don’t feel tired, there might be some time to visit the islamic Qutub Minar, the famous modern Lotus Temple, Bangla Sahib Gurudwara (a Sikh temple) or Birla Temple (a Hindu temple). Your driver will drop you in your hotel in the evening.
Day 2: Drive to McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala (550 km, 10 hours)
Today you have a long distance to drive from Delhi to Dharamshala - we will do several breaks for lunch and coffee or tea so you can relax. You will directly go to Mcleod Ganj, an uphill suburb of Dharamshala, which stretches over the wooded ridges of the Dhauladhar Mountains. McLeod Ganj is one of Himachal Pradesh's most charming destinations. The city is home to the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government in exile. After arrival check in Hotel and refresh. In the evening you can do a first walk through the town and market.
Day 3: Visit the Dalai Lama Temple
After breakfast you will visit the Dalai Lama Temple complex. The traditional circumnavigation of the monastery in a clockwise direction is one of the most important Tibetan rituals. A narrow path meanders through the densely forested slopes around the building complex on the outskirts of the city. Prayer flag cords stretch across the trees, criss-cross like cobwebs. The slopes are littered with many stones, painted with colorful mantras. After this morning walk you enter the temple complex. Start with a visit of the Tibet Museum where you will learn about Tibetian Culture and the Struggle Tibetian People are facing since the Chinese have invaded and taken over their homeland. Finally, visit the temple itself. Maybe you will be happy to see the Dalai Lama himself.
After enjoying a Tibetian meal in one of the numerous Tibetian Restaurants, in the afternoon you can stroll through the town and the Buddhist bazaars, walk to St John’s church in wilderness or visit Bhagsu waterfalls in the surrounding mountain area.
Day 4: Drive to Amritsar (210 km, 3 hours)
Today you will drive to Amritsar in the prosperous land of Punjab, the cradle of Sikhism. Check in Hotel and refresh. In the afternoon visit the most sacred Gurudwara of Sikhs - the Golden Temple. The Sikh religion is a relatively new religion, founded by Guru Nanak Dev in the 15th century. He rejected the cast system and the traditional religous rituals. One the fundamental beliefs is equality of the humankind, selfless service and social justice. The Golden Temple is on of the most important sanctuaries of Sikhism. Everyone whatever culture, race or religion, is welcome to the temple. Stay here until sunset to get the best pictures of the golden temple shining in the sun.
Day 5: Sightseeing Amritsar
It is worth coming back to the Golden Temple in the morning. After surrounding the Golden Temple, explore the huge kitchen, where volunteers cook the meal which is offered for free for everyone who wants to join. Sit down and enjoy the common lunch and feel the spirit together with 100.000 people. Located near the temple is Jallianwala Bagh. This place is noted for its most notorious massacre under British rule. General Dyer personally led the troops to the sight and ordered his men to open fire without any warning. Today this ground has been changed to a park and it has a pleasant garden. At the entrance there is a memorial plaque which recounts the history. At the east end of the garden there is a large memorial built in memory of those who died here.
In the afternoon your driver will bring you to Wagah Border (35 km, 1 hour) to attend the India-Pakistan border military ceremony of lowering the flags. The ceremony today is more like a spectacle as both sides perform exaggerated parades, watched by thousands of spectators and cheered by a moderator. Come back to Amritsar in the evening.
Day 6: Drive to Delhi (450 km, 9 hours).
Your driver will drop you at your hotel or the airport.
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