Rishikesh Budget Tour Plan In 2024

Rishikesh Budget Tour : Rishikesh located in Uttarakhand is the most popular tourist place of India. Rishikesh is the gateway to Garhwal region. Rishikesh is also known as the Yoga City of India. Situated on the banks of the Ganga, Rishikesh city is as famous for yoga and spirituality as it is for its adventurous activities. Tourists from far and wide come here for river rafting. It is a perfect weekend destination for summer. So in this article, we are going to know complete information about Rishikesh, when to go to Rishikesh, how to go, how much will it cost to go to Rishikesh, so this article will act as a guide.

Rishikesh Budget Tour Plan

Transportation

Rishikesh is the starting point of the Char Dham Yatra of Uttarakhand’s Himalayan range. Rishikesh is also the first stop of the journey to Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath Dham starts from here. It is very easy to reach Rishikesh. You can come by bus, by train and by flight. You can reach Rishikesh by train in two ways. If there is a direct train to Rishikesh from your city, you can come by that or you can come by train from Haridwar.

The distance from Haridwar to Rishikesh is only 30 kms which you can cover by auto or bus. Buses for Rishikesh are available every 10 minutes from Haridwar bus stand and the fare is ₹50 to ₹60. If you want to come by flight then the nearest airport is Dehradun airport. The distance from Dehradun airport to Rishikesh is 22 kms. You can also reach Rishikesh by bus.

From Delhi NCR, you will get a direct bus to Rishikesh, whose fare will be between ₹300 to ₹400. The distance from Delhi to Rishikesh is 260 kms, which may take you 5 to 6 hours to cover. If you are coming by your own vehicle, then you will get paid parking in Rishikesh at Laxman Jhula, Ram Jhula and Jaan ki Pul, the charges for which are ₹100 per day.

Where to stay ?

After reaching Rishikesh, you can get a hotel in Dharamshala or a guest house. You can book the hotel either online or offline. The average hotel in Rishikesh is between 800 to 1200. Dharamshala is quite cheap in Rishikesh between 100 to 500 rupees. You can also do riverside camping in Rishikesh which is a very good experience. You will find camps in the range of 1000 to 2000 which includes breakfast, lunch, evening snacks and dinner.

Things to do !

Rafting is very famous in Rishikesh. You will find rafting shops at many places in Rishikesh from where you can book rafting. The cost of rafting ranges from 500 to 2000 rupees and apart from rafting, you can also do adventure activities like cliff jumping, bungee jumping here. The cost of bungee jumping is ₹3500.

Best places to visit

Triveni Ghat

In Rishikesh, you can go to Triveni Ghat where there is a confluence of three rivers, Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati, hence its name is Triveni Ghat. Here in the evening, Maharathi of Ganga ji takes place which many people come to see. You should also definitely come here. The time of Aarti is from 6:00 to 7:00 in the evening.

Ram Jhula

Ram Jhula is a suspension bridge over the Ganges river. Here you will get to see a great view of the Ganges river. The experience of coming here will also be very good.

Swarg Ashram

As soon as you cross Ram Jhula, you will enter Swarg Ashram. There are many ashrams and temples in Swarg Ashram and this place is famous for meditation and yoga. You will also find many foreigners here. There are many ashrams in Swarg Ashram like Geeta Bhawan Parmarth Ashram, Beetle Ashram which are very beautiful ashrams. You can also stay here. To stay in these ashrams, it is necessary to have family together.

Bachelors do not get rooms in these ashrams. All these ashrams are built within a kilometer. You can also get snacks and sweets at Geeta Bhawan, which are available at reasonable rates. You can also have lunch at Geeta Bhawan for just ₹50. Ganga Aarti takes place in the evening, so you must go to see that too. There are many ghats also built near the ashram where you can spend time and can also fill Ganga water in a bottle.

Food

Talking about food, you will get a lot of food options in Rishikesh. You will find a lot of restaurants near both Ram Jhula and Laxman Jhula. Some famous restaurants like Chotiwala near Ram Jhula, German Bakery near Laxman Jhula and Geeta Bhawan also serve very tasty sweets, do try them too. You will get food at reasonable rates in Rishikesh and you can also get some locally grown pulses, rajma, mixed dal, arbi, ginger, ragi flour from here which are organically grown.

Conclusion

You need two days to visit Rishikesh, so your budget will be something like this, in which if two people are coming for two days, then the hotel cost is ₹1500 per person, food Rs.1000 per person, rafting Rs.1000 per person, transportation Rs.500 per person, so in this way you can visit Rishikesh in Rs.4000, in this you can plan your Rishikesh trip by adding the cost of travel from your city.

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