Vrindavan Rishikesh Delhi Seva Yatra

October 21  Delhi arrival and hotel check in

October 22  Delhi tour (Old Delhi, Gurudwar, lunch at Govinda’s ISKCON)

October 23  Drive to Vrindavan (Visit Local temple)

October 24  Vrindavan (Girl’s charity school, Radha Kunda, Kusum Sarovar)

October 25  Vrindavan (Visit sadhu, Radha Raman temple)

October 26  Drive to Rishikesh

October 27  Rishikesh  (Waterfall hike, Ganga Puja)

October 28  Rishikesh (Vasistha’s cave, rafting)

October 29  Rishikesh (Ganga Snan)

October 30  Rishikesh (Neelkanth Mahadev)

October 31  Drive to Delhi airport for onward flight (Note: plan your flight for after 6pm)

Rishikesh is a small town, that lies in the foothills of the Himalayas, scenically located where the Holy Ganges River comes down from the Himalayas. Rishikesh catapulted to Western fame when the Beatles dropped by for a visit to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's Ashram. Also, Rishikesh is known as the Yoga capital of the world. Rishikesh is associated with Lord Rama and Laxman.

Morning Yoga Practice and visit Neelgadu waterfall. Himalayan foothill trek to a waterfall (trek is approximately 3 hours roundtrip). Walkthrough the jungle on narrow trails to reach this waterfall, water flowing from the natural rocky cliffs tempts us to take a cool dip in this stream. Butterflies of different species flutter around the wildflowers. Visit Parmarth Niketan Ashram, famous for Ganga prayer ceremony, which takes place daily in the morning and evening. This Ashram also runs a school-based on traditional and cultural Indian pattern. This Ashram is open for all, with no discrimination based on race, gender, nationality, religion, caste or creed.

Vashistha Cave or Vashistha Gufa is an ancient cave where Sage Vashistha and his wife meditated for hundreds of years. According to Hindu tradition, Sage Vashista was a Manas Putra (human son) of Lord Brahma and one of the Saptarishi (great seven sages). Vashishta Gufa is in the middle of Gular trees and the sacred River Ganga. It is a perfect place for peace of mind and positive spiritual energy. At the end of the cave, there is a Shiv Linga where you find priests engaged in worship.

The beach outside the cave is a perfect setting to relax and reflect with nature after a deep meditation and silent introspection. You can have a beautiful experience of a sacred bath in the Ganges with Mantra chanting.

In the evening, enjoy the Prayer ceremony at Trivani Ghat.

Vrindavan 

Visit Kusum Sarovar/Radha Kunda. Meet the girls of Sandipani Muni School

Tour Cost Includes :

- 2 Veg/Vegan meals per day

- All Entrance tickets as per tour itinerary

- Tour Guide services throughout the tour

- Transportation as per itinerary

- Local jeeps etc in Rishikesh

- All arrival/departure airport transfers

- 10 Nights accommodation as per listed hotels or Similar

Hotels

Delhi - Surya International or Similar

Vrindavan - MVT

Rishikesh - Holy River or Similar

Excludes:

- Any Visa Fee

- International flights

- Any meals other than those listed above

- Any personal expenses

- Any table drink

- Tips for your driver and guides

Visa

Please apply for your tourist “e-visa"  about a month before the pilgrimage on this site https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/

Fill out the application very carefully. Anytime they ask for "reference person or reference address in India" you can put:

Hotel Surya International

4/33, W.E.A. Saraswati Marg, Near Mc Punjabi's Restaurant, Karol Bagh, New Delhi, 110005

Phone: 011 4587 1200

Insurance:

Insurance is required for this trip. Please give your insurance details to Mukesh ji after arriving in Varanasi or send to me by email before the tour. Worldnomads and insureandgo are two popular travel insurers.

Vaccinations:

For info about vaccinations and health: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/india

Tour members take different approaches to vaccines. Read up and make an informed decision.

At this point India is open with regards to COVID restrictions and we’ll keep you posted if there are any changes in the COVID policies. There is presently no necessity of being vaccinated or having a negative PCR test result to enter the country.

Weather:

Below is a good site to understand the weather in India during October. Rishikesh is the coolest place we’ll visit so the link below gives an idea of the coldest weather we’ll experience. It’s very mild this time of the year.

http://www.accuweather.com/en/in/rishikesh/191356/october-weather/191356?monyr=10/1/2015