Amritsar Golden Temple and Wagah Border Private Full-Day Tour
Tour Punjab's cultural heartland, Amritsar, on this private tour that lets you explore at your own pace and takes you beyond the guidebook. Check off several top sights in one tour, including the Golden Temple and Jallianwala Bagh, and learn about the city’s importance in Indian history. Also travel to the Wagah Border, the India–Pakistan border, where you witness a choreographed border-closing ceremony for a dramatic end to the day.
Highlights
- ✓See Amritsar's highlights without worrying about hailing taxis
- ✓Learn about Punjabi history and Sikh beliefs from your private guide
- ✓Refuel with a tasty local Punjabi lunch at a restaurant
- ✓Travel easily to and from the Wagah Border without squeezing into a bus
What you'll see & do
- ✓Harmandir Sahib, famously known as the Golden Temple. Revered as the most sacred place for Sikhs in the world, Golden Temple is considered Amritsar’s soul around which the whole city flourishes. Visit the Golden Temple Museum and understand the rich history of Sikhismand its establishment in India. Let your local guide narrate you the legend behind the rise of this valiant religion in the city of Amritsar. Walk to the Langar (mass-dinner) hall and witness extreme devotion and compassion of the people cooking and serving. The temple kitchen serves food non-stop for 12 hours, feeding over 100,000 people in a day. Visit the mega kitchen and learn from your guide how volunteers have to wait for their turn to work in the temples kitchen for months and sometimes years.
- ✓Wagah border at 3:00 pm to prepare to witness the flag down ceremony performed at the only active border between India and Pakistan. Also referred to as the Beating Retreat, the ceremony starts at 5:00 pm and showcases border policemen marching to the beat of a drum. The atmosphere is highly euphoric and marks a relation between the two countries. After the ceremony ends, you will be dropped back to your hotel. In the Attari-Wagah border entry is free for the visitors
- ✓It is a memorial that marks the tragic event of Amritsar Massacre in the year 1919.
What's included
- ✓The Tour will run as per the current prevailing Govt. Policy.
- ✓Professional guide
- ✓Lunch at a local restaurant (1 Amritsari Kulcha with Chhole & Lassi)
- ✓Round-trip private transfer
- ✓Hotel pickup and drop-off in Amritsar
What's not included
- ✓Food and drinks, unless specified
- ✓Gratuities
- ✓Any Entrance Fees
Good to know
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
A maximum of 8 people per booking
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Dress conservatively as we will visit temples
Original passport / valid photo ID proof such as a license is MANDATORY to be shown for security checking at the Border. Please ensure you have it with you.
If you want pick up from Airport, then there will be additional charges.
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
Amritsar Golden Temple and Wagah Border Private Full-Day Tour
Tour Punjab's cultural heartland, Amritsar, on this private tour that lets you explore at your own pace and takes you beyond the guidebook. Check off several top sights in one tour, including the Golden Temple and Jallianwala Bagh, and learn about the city’s importance in Indian history. Also travel to the Wagah Border, the India–Pakistan border, where you witness a choreographed border-closing ceremony for a dramatic end to the day.
Highlights
- ✓See Amritsar's highlights without worrying about hailing taxis
- ✓Learn about Punjabi history and Sikh beliefs from your private guide
- ✓Refuel with a tasty local Punjabi lunch at a restaurant
- ✓Travel easily to and from the Wagah Border without squeezing into a bus
What you'll see & do
- ✓Harmandir Sahib, famously known as the Golden Temple. Revered as the most sacred place for Sikhs in the world, Golden Temple is considered Amritsar’s soul around which the whole city flourishes. Visit the Golden Temple Museum and understand the rich history of Sikhismand its establishment in India. Let your local guide narrate you the legend behind the rise of this valiant religion in the city of Amritsar. Walk to the Langar (mass-dinner) hall and witness extreme devotion and compassion of the people cooking and serving. The temple kitchen serves food non-stop for 12 hours, feeding over 100,000 people in a day. Visit the mega kitchen and learn from your guide how volunteers have to wait for their turn to work in the temples kitchen for months and sometimes years.
- ✓Wagah border at 3:00 pm to prepare to witness the flag down ceremony performed at the only active border between India and Pakistan. Also referred to as the Beating Retreat, the ceremony starts at 5:00 pm and showcases border policemen marching to the beat of a drum. The atmosphere is highly euphoric and marks a relation between the two countries. After the ceremony ends, you will be dropped back to your hotel. In the Attari-Wagah border entry is free for the visitors
- ✓It is a memorial that marks the tragic event of Amritsar Massacre in the year 1919.
What's included
- ✓The Tour will run as per the current prevailing Govt. Policy.
- ✓Professional guide
- ✓Lunch at a local restaurant (1 Amritsari Kulcha with Chhole & Lassi)
- ✓Round-trip private transfer
- ✓Hotel pickup and drop-off in Amritsar
What's not included
- ✓Food and drinks, unless specified
- ✓Gratuities
- ✓Any Entrance Fees
Good to know
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
A maximum of 8 people per booking
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Dress conservatively as we will visit temples
Original passport / valid photo ID proof such as a license is MANDATORY to be shown for security checking at the Border. Please ensure you have it with you.
If you want pick up from Airport, then there will be additional charges.
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.