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Retreat Ceremony at Wagah Border

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Overview
  • Retreat Ceremony
  • Engage in a 30-minute display of military camaraderie
  • Entertainment ceremony and a display of national pride
  • Enjoy in chanting bollywood style patriotic songs
  • Mesmerising flag ceremony at Wagah Border

Activity location

  • Amritsar
    • Amritsar, Punjab, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Amritsar
    • Amritsar, Punjab, India

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedTransport by chaueffur driven air conditioned car
  • What's includedWhat's includedFuel subcharges
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge (Optional)

Know before you book

  • Please remember no bags are allowed to be taken inside at the venue
  • A moderate amount of walking is involved in this tour, so it would not be recommended for persons with disabilities to join.
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

What you can expect

Located at a distance of 22 km from Lahore and 28 km from Amritsar, Wagah Border marks the boundaries between Indian and Pakistani borders. It runs along the Grand Trunk Road between Amritsar in Punjab, India, and Punjab in Lahore, Pakistan. People from all over the country visit this place to witness the Beating Retreat Ceremony that is held every day before sunset. This ceremony is freeand includes the closing of the international gates and lowering the flags of both countries. It is a spectacle to be witnessed and is an occasion where the heart of every Indian is filled with pride and enthusiasm. The flag ceremony has been conducted by the Indian Border Security Force and Pakistan Rangers since 1959.

Every evening, just before the sunset, the soldiers from the Indian and Pakistan military meet at this border post to engage in a 30-minute display of military camaraderie and showmanship. Officially, the purpose of the ceremony is to formally close the border for the night and lower the national flag. However, it is an entertainment ceremony and a display of national pride for the thousands of people who come here every day. During the build-up to the ceremony, the crowd engages in chanting the Indian national anthem, rounds of applause and Bollywood-style dancing on Hindi songs.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESAmritsar
    • Amritsar, Punjab, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEAmritsar
    • Amritsar, Punjab, India