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Amritsar, Dharmasala, Mcleodganj, Dalhousie Trip

We started our trip to Amritsar, Dalhousie and Dharmsala, McLeod ganj tour  We are  Travellers: 4 Adults(1 Male, 3Female) and 2 kids (9yr) Amritsar Day1: 26Apr24 We reached Amritsar on 27th Apr 2024 around 12pm. There is a free Yellow Bus seva is there from Amritsar railway station to Golden temple (distance is 2.4 km, 10min). We booked Hotel Golden Residency (near Golden temple) for 2 days (1000rs per night). After freshen up we hired an Auto for to and fro journey to The Wagah – Attari Border (1 hr) for 900rs. You can get a seat at shared auto at 150rs also.  The Wagah – Attari Border Closing Ceremony We booked our entry by providing our details on below link. please book your tickets 24 hours prior. At the security check you need to show it. https://attari.bsf.gov.in/bsf/ Once we reached there auto driver asked us to deposit our bags including small ladies purse. Charges were 100rs. We did not carry any big luggage. also did not deposit small purse as well. Small ladie...

Haridwar, Rishikesh and Dehradun Trip

Haridwar Day1 Haridwar Arrival, Local market and Har Ki Pauri We reached Haridwar station on 13Nov at 5pm. Ganga aarti time at Har ki Pauri is 5:30pm so we couldn't do aarti on same day. We got into Hotel Gayatri Classic and then visited local market towards har ki paudi. We enjoyed rabadi, kadhai milk, sweet potato and Singhada chat. We also saw Lakshman Dhanush bridge (shape like a bow). Day2 Mansa Devi, Chandi Devi and Ganga Aarti at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar  We went to take darshan of Mansa Devi and Chandi Devi at 8am. The combined ticket for Mansa Devi and Chandi Devi at Rs. 444 includes the cable car ( Also called Gandola or Udan khatola) and bus ride connecting the two sites. Kids above 110cm will be charged full ticket. We were back at 1:30pm at hotel. Mansa Devi and Chandi Devi sit atop hills blanketed in green forests. Together with Maya Devi on the banks of Haridwar, the three are the city’s Siddh Peeths [believed to fulfil wishes]. Mansa and Chandi are avatars of Parvat...