Haridwar Holiday Packages

Haridwar Holiday Packages

Considered as the holiest city of Uttarakhand, Haridwar should be at the top of your list whether you’re a Hindu or not. Here, you’ll get to observe pilgrims as they take a ritual bath in the Ganges and offer diyas (floating oil lamps) on the water at night, which give the river an eerie, mystical feel. Visit the five pilgrimage areas in Haridwar, including Har ki Pauri, Mansa Devi Temple, and Chandi Devi Temple, along with other attractions like the Neel Dhara Pakshi Vihar bird sanctuary and the Pawan Dham glass temple. Ready to book your Haridwar holiday packages? Call us here at La Vacanza Travel and let us help you!

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Haridwar - Holiday Tour Packages

With a name that literally translates to Gateway to God, Haridwar is one travel destination where reverence and awe goes hand in hand in almost whatever sightseeing & activities that you do. Surrounded by hills and with part of the Ganges flowing through it, the city of Haridwar is the ideal location for a spiritual vacation or experience. When visiting Uttarakhand, Haridwar is almost always part of holiday packages. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to see the very things that attract thousands of pilgrims from all over the world.  

Places to visit in Haridwar

• Har-ki-Pairi - This site is believed to be where Vishnu dropped divine nectar and left behind a footprint, thus the name Har-ki-Pairi or The Footstep of God. The best time to visit is at night when hundreds of worshippers gather at the river for the river worship ceremony or ganga aarti.
• Temples - What else would you find in one of Hindu's seven holiest places than temples? The city has several including Chandi Devi Mandir, Maya Devi Mandir, Ma Anandamayee Ashram, and Bilkeshwar Mahadev Mandir. Most of which has something very interesting to offer, and not just grand and impressive architecture. To reach Chandi Devi Mandir, for example, you have to trek for 3 km, combining activity and spiritual experience in one go. 
• Rishikesh - The holy city for Hindus and the yoga capital of the world, Rishikesh should be one of the vacation destinations you should travel to when in Haridwar. Located close to Haridwar, it is worth the detour. The city has temples, ghats and ashrams that will treat you to a different kind of holiday experience. Not to mention, a new appreciation for yoga and fitness.

Things to do in Haridwar

• Spend 9 days of personality development camp at Gayatri Tirth, if your vacation allows it. By practicing yoga, meditation, yagna and other forms of scientific spirituality, you will come home a healthier person with a renewed outlook in life.
• Go on a safari in the Chilla Wildlife Sanctuary. Explore the jungles and watch a variety of animals up close and personal. From the sanctuary, you can also enjoy a good view the Ganges and northern Himalayas.
• Visit Har-ki-Pairi at night, where part of the Ganges River flows, and watch the nightly rituals performed by hundred worshippers. When in Haridwar, experiencing ancient rituals is among the best things to do.
• Trek to the temples built on hills and experience a different kind of sightseeing & activities, which can be synonymous to "reaching the end of a tunnel".
• Join in the festivities in some of Haridwar’s religious festivals, one of the most notable being the Purna Kumbh Mela that is celebrated only once every 12 years. In 2003, the celebration drew 70 million people. 

Top attractions in Haridwar

• Mansa Devi Temple - Dedicated to Goddess Mansa Devi, this temple is perched on top of Bilwa Parwat that can only be reached on foot or by a ropeway.
• Bhimgoda Tank - Located about 1 kilometer from Har-ki-Pairi is the Bhimgoda Tank which is believed to have been made by Bhim while making his way to the Himalayas through Haridwar. 

Haridwar holiday packages

To see the most of attractions in the city, choose the right holiday packages.