Shivpuri Rafting Point
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
Nearby attractions
Vashishta Gufa
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
An ancient meditation cave of sage Vashishta on a silent Ganga beach 25 km upstream of Rishikesh, still tended by monks.
Lakshman Jhula & Ram Jhula
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
Rishikesh's swaying suspension bridges over the glass-green Ganga, strung between 13-storey temples, ashrams and café ghats.
Kunjapuri Devi Temple
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
A hilltop Shakti shrine at 5,500 ft above Rishikesh whose sunrise unveils a 180° wall from Swargarohini to Chaukhamba.
Beatles Ashram
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's abandoned ashram where the Beatles wrote the White Album in 1968 — egg-domed cells now covered in graffiti art.
Neelkanth Mahadev Temple
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
The forest shrine where Shiva's throat turned blue with the ocean's poison, 32 km above Rishikesh through Rajaji's jungle.
Rishikesh
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
The yoga capital of the world, where the Ganga leaves the Himalaya — ashrams and cafés line the ghats between Laxman Jhula's swaying bridges, the evening aarti sets the river ablaze with lamps, and Grade III rapids deliver India's best white-water weekend.
Devprayag
Devprayag, Uttarakhand
The holiest of the five prayags — where the jade Bhagirathi and slate-green Alaknanda visibly braid together and the Ganga is born by name.
Rajaji National Park
Haridwar, Uttarakhand
830 sq km of Shivalik sal forest where the Ganga cuts through elephant country — tigers rebounding, and Chilla's safari tracks along the river.
Chamba Uttarakhand
Chamba, Uttarakhand
A breezy junction town at 5,500 ft among pine and apple slopes, its ridge road serving Himalayan views from Srikhand to Bandarpunch.