Tour Code
IFD53
1Nights2Days
Pack your bags and get ready for a trip from Delhi to Indo - Pakistan border and see a glimpse of Sikh culture in the city of Amritsar.
Travel from Delhi to the world famous Golden Temple in Amritsar and view the flag ceremony at Pakistan border in a planned trip of 1night 2days.
Itinerary
| |
City |
Itinerary |
| 1 |
Amritsar |
• Take either a train or a flight to Amritsar as per your convenience
• On arrival move to the hotel with the local guide.
• Spend the evening watching the lively flag ceremony at Wagha Border
Overnight in Amritsar |
Meals offered：none |
| 2 |
Amritsar |
• In the morning your guide would take you to view the flashing Golden Temple, the main Gurdwara of the Sikhs’
• Later take the feel of the old town developing into a town full of temples and the nearby local Bazaars’.
• Break for lunch and then drive back to airport or station.
• Meals offered - Breakfast & lunch
Meals offered：Breakfast & Lunch |
Price per person (Excluding the air fare to / from Udaipur)
| Hotel Plan |
Number of people (1 room) |
Price (INR) |
| Standard |
4
（2 twin / double room ） |
Please contact us. |
3
（2 twin / double rooms ） |
2
（1 twin / double room ） |
1
（1 room ） |
| Single room supplement : Please contact us. |
** 5.0% government service tax would be applicable on the prices above.
** Air tickets can be arranged on request based on best available airfare.
** The prices above are valid from April 1, 2015 to September 30, 2015.
For other dates, kindly contact us
** Single room supplement - Applicable if the number of members is 2 or more
Above mentioned prices are inclusive of:
- English speaking Local Guide (accompanying in Amritsar) | AC private car and its driver as in the itinerary (Economy plan： Indigo – 1 to 2 people, Innova – 3 to 4 people) | Entrance fees for the monuments mentioned in the itinerary |
Accommodation as in the itinerary | Meals - BF: 1, LN: 1, DN: 0 |
Parking fees etc.
Above mentioned prices are exclusive of:
The transportation fee to/from Amritsar ( Amritsar is served by the flights to/from the cities such as Delhi or Mumbai, as well as by the Shatabdi express train to/from Delhi. We would arrange the tickets on request.) | Personal expenses - drinks, phone calls, laundry, medicine etc. | Tips to the guide, driver
Hotels for this tour
Superior hotel plan
- Amritsar:Golden Tulip
** If these hotels were full at the time of booking, we would book another same class hotel.
** For booking any other hotel of your choice or trip extension, kindly get in touch with us.
Our way of tripping
• Religion of Sikhs – a major part of Indian cultural diversity
Though all over the world India is famous as a Hindu country, India is one single country with so many diverse cultures thriving in it. Sikhism is another such religion followed rigorously in this country which is identified by its male believers' turbans and long beards. Golden Temple of Amritsar is the prime temple of Sikhs treated as the most holy place for them.
• Flag ceremony at the Indo -Pakistan border
Amritsar lies at around 30 minutes’ drive from the famous India -Pakistan border in a town called Atari. Every evening you can see the flag ceremony being held at this border and hear the cheers of Pakistani visitors on the other side of the border even in such intense atmosphere particular to India – Pakistan border.
Optional
The night tour to the Golden Temple – an illuminated place of worshipt
Start at 21:00 hours from the hotel in your private car and in the company of your guide. Adorn the beautiful and glamourous view of emblazoned lighted temple and its reflection in the lake on which it is founded.
| Number of people |
Price (INR) |
4
|
Please contact us. |
3
|
2
|
1
|
** 5.0% government service tax would be applicable on the prices above.
The admired wonders..!!!
The Sikhs' sacred city Amritsar
Amritsar, a city of Sikhs is located in Punjab State and shares the international border with Lahore in Pakistan. Our tour package covers two main places, one is the holy Golden Temple and second is the flag ceremony held at the border every evening resulting in livening cheers of thousands of Indians and Pakistanis.
The Sikhs advancing into the world
Foreigners have a generic perception that Indians generally wear turbans as part of their daily attire. But this is not really true because turbans are worn only by Sikhs on regular basis and they form only 2% of Indian population. The reason for this stereotype is that many Sikhs have advanced into the world since the British era, resulting in image formation in the minds of people all around the world from the early time that those with the turbans are Indians. Sikhism's doctrines include the denial of the caste system, idolatry, sacrificing the secular society to become a priest, or for penance, and accept the environment in which one is placed and connected to the secular society. The trends observed in Sikh temples like taking off your shoes and depositing them at the entrance before entering a Gurdwara, food being served to all the visitors regardless of religion in Langar (the kitchen in a Gurdwara) is very particular to this religion. All these activities are carried by volunteers visiting the Sikh temples irrespective of their cadres or position in the society.
The langar (the common kitchen and dining where food is served for free) of the Golden Temple. Volunteer workers making meals to feed the pilgrims
The flag ceremony
The only point on the border between India and Pakistan which is open for the foreigners or tourists for last 60 years is the “flag ceremony” point. Since 1959, every evening, one hour before sunset a border closing ceremony is being held where national anthem is sung by thousands and thousands of people on both sides of the border. It is not just a matter of singing songs, but is a reflection of existing harmony between the two nations exhibited by gestures like slowly bringing the flags of both the countries together followed by officers of Indian and Pakistani armies shaking hands.
