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Rishikesh and Haridwar Yoga Retreat, Beatles Ashram, Ganga Aarti

By 5 Senses Walks
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Price is €665 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 2d
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  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

Explore the spiritual heart of India on a 2-day journey from Delhi to Rishikesh and Haridwar. This private tour immerses travellers in yoga traditions and sacred rituals, starting with a visit to the iconic Beatles Ashram, where meditation took root in the West. Walk the Ram Jhula bridge, attend a tranquil yoga session, and witness the enchanting Ganga Aarti ceremony. The next day, trek or take a ropeway to the Mansa Devi Temple and explore the revered ghats of Har Ki Pauri, known for their spiritual significance. Ideal for seekers and spiritual travellers looking for a deep connection with India's rich cultural heritage.

  • Private 2-day tour from Delhi featuring yoga and meditation
  • Visit the Beatles Ashram and the sacred Ganga Aarti ceremony
  • Trek to Mansa Devi Temple with panoramic views or take a ropeway
  • Explore Har Ki Pauri, one of Hinduism's most significant pilgrimage sites

Activity location

  • Rishikesh
    • Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Rishikesh
    • Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

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Rishikesh and Haridwar Yoga Retreat, Beatles Ashram, Ganga Aarti

  • Activity duration is 2 days2d
    2d
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 07:30
Price details
€664.80 x 1 Adult€664.80
Total
Price is €664.80
Until Wed, 20 May

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private transport
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Entrance fee
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Breakfast
  • What's includedWhat's included
    1 night stay in Hotel in Rishikesh

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Delhi-Rishikesh

  • 4 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Overnight in hotel in Rishikesh

Rishikesh

  • 5h
4.5- 5 hours drive

The Beatles Ashram

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
At the atmospheric ruins of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Ashram—popularly called the Beatles Ashram—you walk through a forested campus where meditation huts, lecture halls, and graffiti-covered domes quietly recall a remarkable cultural moment. In 1968, The Beatles stayed here studying transcendental meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, helping introduce Eastern meditation practices to Western audiences. Today the abandoned structures have been reclaimed by nature and art, creating an unusual blend of spirituality, history, and street murals that give visitors a glimpse into the counterculture era that connected Indian philosophy with global pop culture.

Ram Jhula

  • 45m
The slender iron span of Ram Jhula stretches gracefully across the emerald waters of the Ganges, linking bustling temples and ashrams on either side of the river. Walking across this suspension bridge is a quintessential Rishikesh experience: monks in saffron robes, pilgrims carrying offerings, motorbikes weaving carefully through pedestrians, and views of the Himalayan foothills rising beyond the riverbanks. From the middle of the bridge the Ganges appears calm and wide, and the rhythm of temple bells and river breezes makes the crossing feel like a small pilgrimage in itself.

Ganga Barrage - Rishikesh

  • 1h
As twilight settles over the riverbanks of Rishikesh, the evening Ganga Aarti begins—one of the most moving spiritual ceremonies in India. At the ghats of Parmarth Niketan, priests and students chant ancient Sanskrit hymns while large brass lamps filled with fire are offered to the River Ganges. The ritual symbolises gratitude to the river, which sustains nearly 400 million people in its basin according to hydrological studies of the Ganges system. Visitors often release small leaf boats carrying flowers and candles into the water, watching them drift downstream like tiny constellations.

Day 2: Rishikesh*Haridwar

  • 3 stops
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Not included

Mansa Devi Temple

  • 1h
Perched high on the Shivalik Hills above Haridwar, the sacred Mansa Devi Temple offers both spiritual significance and sweeping views of the Ganges plains. Dedicated to the goddess Mansa Devi—whose name comes from the Sanskrit manasa, meaning “wish of the mind”—the temple attracts pilgrims who tie sacred threads to temple railings while making a wish. Visitors can reach the shrine by a short trek through the hillside paths or by ropeway, and from the top the city of Haridwar spreads out below with the river winding through it.

Har ki Pauri

  • 1h
The sacred ghats of Har Ki Pauri are among the most important pilgrimage sites in Hinduism. According to tradition preserved in the Skanda Purana, this is where drops of the divine nectar of immortality fell during the mythical churning of the cosmic ocean. Pilgrims descend the stone steps to touch the swift waters of the Ganges, believing the river has purifying properties—an idea deeply embedded in Indian religious literature for millennia. The area is always alive with ringing bells, flower sellers, saffron-clad ascetics, and families performing rituals, making it one of the most vivid and authentic glimpses of living Hindu tradition.

New Delhi

  • 5h
4.5-5 hours drive

Location

Activity location

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    Rishikesh
    • Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Rishikesh
    • Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

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