Rishikesh Tourism

Rishikesh is fast becoming a hot destination among adventure travelers both from India and abroad. The surrounding hills and the river Ganga offers vast array of adventure activities that can be done here like White Water Rafting , Camping , Rappelling , Rock climbing, Cliff Jumping,  Kayaking,  Trekking , Bungee Jumping etc. The only thing you need to do is to book an adventure package with some good resort offering you these activities.

The first thing you would like to do when you are in rishikesh is to take a holy dip in the sacred river Ganga and wish to wash all your sins.And the best place to do the same is Triveni Ghat. It is believed that three streams of Ganga, Yamuna and saraswati are flowing together underneath this point. More spiritual soul can take part in the Ganga Aarti being performed daily in the morning and evening at triveni ghat. It is also very soothing to sit on the banks of the river and enjoy the cool breeze from the river.

Rishikesh have many ancient and new temples and Bharat Mandir is the oldest of them situated near the jhanda chowk. Other prominent temples/ashrams one can visit are Geeta Bhavan, Neelkanth Mahadev Temple,Hanuman Mandir, Raghunath Mandir, Trayambakeshwar mandir and ashrams like parmarth Niketan, Sivananda Ashram,Swarashram etc. Rishikesh is also home to the 133 year old Kailash Ashram Brahmavidyapeetham, an institution dedicated to preserve and promote the traditional Vedantic Studies. Prominent personalities such as swami vivekanand, swami rama tirtha and swami shivananda have studied in this institution.

Lakshman Jhula is the main attraction of rishikesh and a symbol to identify rishikesh in pictures. It is a 450 ft long hanging bridge on the river Ganga which was built in 1939. According to myths and legends Laksman, brother of Lord Rama crossed Ganga River on a jute rope from this point.

Similarly there is another bridge Ram Jhula which connects Swargashram with Shivananda Ashram.

Both the bridges give a magnificent view of the river Ganga, greeting you with the cool breeze from the river.

Rishikesh is considered as the yoga capital of the world. There are several yoga centers in rishikesh giving and training you in different forms of yogas offering courses from weeks to several years duration. These are very famous among the foreign visitors who come to rishikesh to learn yoga.

Some of the famous yoga centers are Rishikesh Yog Dham, Himalayan Yoga Academy, Yoga Study Centre, Vinyasa Yoga School, Nada Yoga School Yoga Teacher Training School Rishikesh and many more.