{"id":8222,"date":"2019-08-20T19:06:08","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T06:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rstravelindia.com\/?p=8222"},"modified":"2022-06-09T11:34:19","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T11:34:19","slug":"5-things-to-see-and-do-in-rishikesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rstravelindia.com\/blog\/5-things-to-see-and-do-in-rishikesh\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things To See And Do In Rishikesh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Things to do in Rishikesh <\/strong>Travelling is one of the best ways to learn, it is very significant to travel<\/a> to learn a lot of things. You can learn languages, you will get to know about the culture of the places you travel to, learn the changes from your place to the others and travelling is best for refreshment. If you are working for a long time and didn\u2019t have much time so far if you get free time now just travel to somewhere for a break, this brings a lot of differences in your daily activities and you will have an enthusiastic mind during and after you travel to a good place.
So, let me also suggest the best place to visit<\/a>, RISHIKESH of INDIA. Rishikesh is also called the \u201cYoga capital of the world\u201d. Rishikesh<\/a> has been estimated as one of the major blessed pilgrimage destinations for a long time. River Ganges and Chandrabhaga flow in Rishikesh, this city has a spectacular outlook of forest-clad hills. Rishikesh is known and most consistently visited for Pease, spiritual relief, yoga learning, and to take a dip for salvation. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Places to visit in Rishikesh:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n


1.     Lakshman Jhula<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lakshman Jhula is a popular tourist place<\/a> in Rishikesh, it is a 450 long iron suspension bridge that connects the border of Pauri and Tehri district. It became a magnificent example of urban design in the year 1929. The name of the bridge was given from the facts that Lord Lakshman, younger brother of Lord Ram, crossed the river Ganga Using 2 jute ropes. To honour this fact a bridge of 284 ft long hanging rope was made at the same point. In the year 1924, the iron bridge was constructed by Rai Bahadur Sherprashad in honour of his father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Must Read : Places to visit near Delhi within 300 km <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n


There will be no entry fees but they will charge for water-related activities. The bridge will be opened 24 hours every weekday.
2.     Tera Manzil Temple or Trimbakeshwar Temple<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tera manzil temple is a holy multi-storey temple and a popular tourist place in Rishikesh. This temple is located on the bank of the river Ganges. Trimbakeshwar temple consists of 13 storeys each contains different idols of Hindu Gods and Goddesses. The temple will be open all day for 24 hours and no entry fees are charged.
3.     Triveni Ghat<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Triveni Ghat is a very famous place in Rishikesh and is a very precious place to Hindus. This is the place where a confluence of 3 holy important rivers, The Ganges, The Yamuna, and The Saraswathi occurs. Triveni ghat is the most reserved sacred bathing place in Rishikesh. Opens all days and no entry fees will be charged.
4.     Neelkanth Mahadev Temple<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Neelkanth Mahadev Temple, situated at a height of 1330 meters in Pauri district of Uttarakhand, is dedicated to Lord Shiva. Here Devotees tie-up sacred thread in a gigantic Shivalinga in the holy memorial. This temple will be open the days from 6 am to 7 pm, and there will be no entry fees.
5.     Swarg Ashram<\/strong> :<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Swarg Ashram is also known as Shri 108 Baba Kali Kamli Wale Swami Atam Prakash Ji situated in attractive surroundings and on the left bank of the river Ganges between Rishikesh<\/a> and Lakshman Jhula. It will be opened every day, with no entry charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Things to do in Rishikesh<\/strong>:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n


1.     Bungee Jumping<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rishikesh is one of the best places in India for Bungee Jumping. Bungee jumping site in Rishikesh is Jumping Heights, Mohanchatti. It requires an age limit of 12 years for the adventure and the person should have 35 to 110 kg weight. The site is allowed for Bungee jumping between 9:30 am to 3:30 pm.
2.     Mountain Biking<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is a journey on a bicycle on the mountain, mountain biking gives you chilling feel and burns calories too. Rishikesh and some neighbouring areas are allowed to explore through biking. Anytime in the year is suitable for mountain biking but not monsoons.
3.     River Rafting<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Rishikesh is also a very good choice for river rafting. Except monsoon anytime in the year is best for river rafting in Rishikesh. River rafting has several stages basic, standard and expert stages. Stretch for river rafting is between Kaudiyala to Lakshman Jhala.
4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Flying fox<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Flying fox is also a popular thing to do in Shivpuri, Rishikesh. Usually, flying fox in Rishikesh is done by 3 people together, if someone wishes to do it alone, they have to pay extra charges for it. The person who does flying fox should have a minimum age of 12 years and it costs Rs 1199-1399, the weight requirement is 20-130 kg.
5.     Cliff Jumping<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are Cliffs with variant heights in Rishikesh in the Shivalik region. These cliffs are embraced by the holy Ganges. The average height of cliffs will be 10 to 20 feet depending on the levels of water. These cliffs are located 2 km before Lakshman Jhula from Brahmapuri.
So, if you are in confusion about where to go for your next break, Rishikesh is a very good choice if you have not travelled there yet. See most popular tourist\u00a0places to visit in Rishikesh<\/strong><\/em>, top things to do, shopping and nightlife in Rishikesh, find entry timings, fees about various\u00a0attractions in<\/em> Rishikesh just hire Outstation taxi service from Delhi<\/a> by R S Tour & Travel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Things to do in Rishikesh Travelling is one of the best ways to learn, it is very significant to travel to learn a lot of things. You can learn languages, you will get to know about the culture of the places you travel to, learn the changes from your place to the others and travelling […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9443,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,95,135],"tags":[216,217,218,219],"class_list":["post-8222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-rental-service","category-local-infomation","category-tour-packages","tag-lakshman-jhula","tag-places-to-visit-in-rishikesh-in-december","tag-things-to-do-in-rishikesh-at-night","tag-waterfall-in-rishikesh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rstravelindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8222"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rstravelindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rstravelindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rstravelindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rstravelindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8222"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.rstravelindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9676,"href":"https:\/\/www.rstravelindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8222\/revisions\/9676"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rstravelindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rstravelindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rstravelindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rstravelindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}