Haridwar tourist places; famous for spirituality and hollyness, Ganga river aarti, Pawan dham, temples, evening aarti and many ashram are very famous.

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Haridwar district is located in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India. Rishikesh is located just 25 km from Haridwar, Uttaranchal has many pilgrimage sites and tourist places between Haridwar to Gangotri.

Haridwar An ancient city famous for pilgrimage, the Ganges River rises out of the foothills of the Himalayas at Haridwar. Haridwar is also the most famous religious custom known as Kumbh Mela, which is held here once every twelve years, many people will wait to participate in this fair. Another major attraction of the place is the Ganga Aarti in the Ganges River. The most amazing delightful pleasant diya floating on the Ganges River creates a beautiful view, usually starting at around 7 pm each evening. Similarly, Har ki Pauri in Haridwar is called Brahmakund. Kumbh Mela is organized at this famous world ghat.

10 famous Haridwar Tourist Places

Har Ki Pauri Haridwar tourist places

Har Ki Pauri Haridwar
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Har Ki Pauri is located at harkipodi near Krishna dham, Kharkhari in Haridwar in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Har Ki Pauri is also a famous ghat on the banks of the Ganges, famous to do visit here. One can easily reach to this place from the Railway Station or via bus station by auto rickshaw at Rs.20/person, or any some other private vehicles. Great place if you are a person on a spiritual quest enriched with ritual interests it makes your day to charm. Amazing just to sit there on the stairs and watch the blissful flow of the Ganges. There is practice of taking a dip in River Ganges is amazing, also it is sacred theme of regional peoples and should experience once feels awesome. Best time is early in the morning when the sun is rises it will be good. The purity of Ganga river is such a natural beauty that which is surrounded with green vegetation. A must visit place if you planned for tour in Haridwar.

Swami Vivekananda Park Haridwar tourist places

Swami Vivekananda Park Haridwar
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Swami Vivekananda Park is situated on the banks of river Ganga near Hari Pauri in Haridwar in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Swami Vivekananda Park in Haridwar is in triangular shaped park, even swami Vivekananda Park can be reached by walking along the banks of River Ganga by about 200 meters from Har Ki Pauri. It is easily identifiable as you can see the very tall Shiva statue from any distance and most attraction of this park. There are flower gardens around with innumerable beautiful flowers. Tourists come to this place mainly to take their selfie with the imposing Shiva Statue as the background, literally can say good place for photography. This park is also enveloped in lush greenery and contains a large statue of the great Swami Vivekananda whose teachings have had a lasting impact on Indian culture. You can enjoy the peace with calm mind, lighting and the great environment with natures heart makes a good experience.

Pawan Dham, Haridwar tourist places

 Pawan Dham Haridwar
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Pawan Dham is located on Sapt Sarovar Road in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. It gives a different experience of seeing the amazing mirror work of the great architectural, human and religious miracle structures of India. Pavan Dham is counted among the major and ancient temples in Haridwar. This holy site is located 2 km from the city. This temple is known for artistic sculptures and glass work done on the walls. Which is the oldest temple in India. The sculptures are arranged in a symmetrical manner, wearing a beautiful fabric, even decorated with matching jewels, gives an eye-catching charm. Glass gives beautiful atmosphere and atmosphere in the temple. It is a place full of mirror work and you can feel spiritual worship of God. You can see the mirror art of various events of Ramayana and Mahabharata. It can give historical morality, if traveling with children brings awareness of Indian history. Another interesting point of this dham is the part of a non-profit organization that believes in providing free service to important social causes. It also has the most beautiful artwork and good worship of God. Do visit this place, though it is definitely worth visiting

Shanti Kuj, Haridwar tourist places

 Shanti Kuj, Haridwar
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Shantikunj is located at Sapt Rishi Rd, Motichur in Haridwar of Uttarakhand, India. If you visit over here can feel Calm and awesome scenery with a great collection of flowers. Good to spend time meditating and relaxing. Religious quite peaceful place. With great infrastructures all over the area it attracts tourists a lot. A place is enriched with numerous information about with great people, knowledge, peace and many other things that anyone would like. The museum is good with plenty of photos, the serenity of the place is magical and the ambiance of the domain is utterly out of this world. Even for accommodation service is also provided without any cost but at the same time they can improve their service by charging nominal amount like Rs 200 per room for 3 people. It is also a holy place and with divine environment attracts tourists, must visit here once.

Saptarishi Ashram, Haridwar tourist places

Saptarishi Ashram is located at 5 km from Har-ki-Pauri is one of the famous spiritual heritage sites of Haridwar. According to a Hindu folklore, this ashram was a place of worship for seven sages. This ashram is known for meditation and for its peaceful atmosphere ideal. It is also believed that the Ganges divides itself at this place into seven streams. This ashram was established in 1943 by Goswami Guru Dutt, who comes under the Sanatan Dharma Pratinidhi Sabha of Punjab. The ashram has students educated for free and within this campus, there are 43 small flocks with 2 rooms, kitchen and bathroom, where devotees can live in spirituality and relax themselves. It is a centre of faith in the old ashrams, sages and saints around the world, receiving a good education of life. The stone sculptures of the Pandavas on the banks of the river Ganga are indicated at this place, indicating that he had passed through this ashram before going to heaven.

Bara Bazar, Haridwar tourist places

Bara Bazar Haridwar
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Bara Bazar is located at Subhash Ghat in Haridwar of Uttarakhand, India. The Bara Bazar is also called as Bada Bazar by local peoples. The Bada Bazar in Haridwar is an enriched lane market filled with religious trinkets and other paraphernalia for the local, as well as, the foreign tourists visiting the pilgrimage city in great number. The attraction of visiting market is mainly known for shopping of the sacred Rudraksha mani and natural Ayurvedic medicines. The Bara Bazar is also a great place to shop for wooden items, with homemade handicrafts articles are most famous. It is also famous for delicious Peda (a sweet made from milk) sold in huge quantity here many people demands for this sweets. Nice place to buy devotional things in this market. Good place to buy variety of products. The sacred city of Haridwar attracts with an awesome colourful and fascinating blend of cultural things to buy over here.

Chandi Devi Temple Haridwar tourist places

Chandi Devi Temple, Haridwar

Chandi Devi Temple is located in Haridwar, Uttarakhand state. The temple of Chandi Devi is a famous sacred Hindu temple in Haridwar tourist places. The Chandi Devi Temple is situated atop the Neel Parvat on the eastern summit of the Shivalik Hills, the southernmost mountain range of the Himalayas. This temple is one of the Panch Tirtha (Five Tirthas) located within Haridwar belief of this religions. Chandi Devi Temple is highly revered as Siddha Peetha. It is believed that this is a place where wishes are fulfilled. Due to which devotees from every corner of the country come to the court of the Goddess with their vows. It is one of the three Peethas located in Haridwar, the other two being the Mansa Devi Temple and the Maya Devi Temple this makes a special attraction over here. The Chandi Devi temple is operated by Mahanta who is the presiding officer of the temple. The temple opens after five in the morning and closes at 8 in the night. After the opening of the temple, the first aarti of Chandi Devi is performed here at 5:30 in the morning. After the morning aarti, the work of worship and darshan goes on throughout the day. 

Mata Mansa Devi Mandir Haridwar tourist places

Mata Mansa Devi Mandir Haridwar
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Mata Mansa Devi Mandir famous temple is located on the Bilwa Mountain on the Shivalik hills, about 3 km from the city of Haridwar. This place falls on the southern part of the Himalayan mountain range.  Many gods and goddesses are worshiped in Hinduism, one of which is Mansa Mata. Goddess Mansa is known as the daughter of Lord Shankar. It is said that those who come to the shelter of Mother Mansa have welfare. The devotion of mother brings immense happiness. The history of the temple of Mansa Devi is very impressive with goose berm historic stories embedded in it. Lakhs of devotees visit here to have blessing from the mother’s court in Navratri, the special pooja and most spiritual programs held here. Here people seek blessings from the mother to fulfil her wish. It is believed that every wish sought from Mother Mansa Devi fulfils Mata. The temple opens at 8 am and the doors of the temple are closed at 5 pm. The temple remains closed from 12 to 2 in the afternoon. Must visit this place worth to visit here.

Patanjali Yog Peeth, Haridwar tourist places

Patanjali Yog Peeth Haridwar
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Patanjali Yog Peeth is the largest yoga education institute in India. It was founded by Swami Ramdev with the aim of promoting Yoga more and more to make it universally accessible. It is located in Haridwar. Acharya Balkrishna is its general secretary. Patanjali’s contribution to the nation’s service- Patanjali has benefited thousands, crore of rupees by serving millions of people. We call upon religious, nationalist, spiritual, spiritual souls who live in the country and the world to cooperate in this service yagna of education, health and culture. Good place to visit for cultural programs will be interesting over here and can have relaxation here from hustle bustle routine life.

Rajaji National Park Haridwar tourist places

Rajaji National Park Haridwar
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Rajaji National Park is located in Dehradun and Haridwar in the state of Uttarakhand, this attracting park is rich in flora and fauna and is a great holiday destination for nature lovers, wildlife enthusiasts. Rajaji National Park, famous for tigers and elephants, has recently been given Tiger Reserve status by the Government of India. C. Rajagopalachari National Park is spread over three districts of Uttarakhand, Dehradun, Haridwar and Pauri Garhwal. It is popular for sal, teak and other shrubs in the forest area. Tourists enjoy a lot of jeep safaris or elephant safaris in Rajaji National Park. Spread over an area of about 34 kilometres, this attracting park attracts the attention of tourists. Tourists also come for trekking in its forest. If you also want to know about Rajaji National Park, then read this article of ours. The timings for safari in Rajaji National Park are 6 to 11, 11:30 to 1 and 2:30 to 5:30. However, time may be changed slightly according to the weather. The entrance fees for Indian citizens – Rs 750 per person, for foreign nationals – Rs 1500 per person. For Jeep Safari – Rs 1500 per Safari (Rs 150 per person).

How to reach Haridwar

Haridwar By Air

Jolly Grant Airport(DED) is the nearest airport, located at 34 km away but it has not have frequent Flight. It is recommend to take flight to IGI Airport Delhi(IGI) than take Bus to Haridwar. There is frequent bus from Delhi to Haridwar.

Haridwar By Train

Haridwar railway station (HW)  is well conected and Regular trains run on all the major routes and cover cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Ahemdabad, Surat, Jodhpur, Agra, etc. Cabs, taxis and public transport can be used to reach the Hotel and Sight-Seeing.

Haridwar By Bus

Haridwar is well-connected to many cities across India. One can choose Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation or Private Agencie bothe for book online or offline both.

Haridwar by Self Drive

Car is the best option as you can explore more and as their own choice. Ahemadabad, Jodhpur, Gandhinagar, Surat, New Delhi and near by place of Gujrat are the best route to roam Rajkot.

Where to stay in Haridwar

Haridwar Railway station or Bus Stand located centarally. You can easily get good hotels and it makes for great travel pad for the traveller looking to explore Haridwar on a budget. It cost under 1000-2000/- Per Night, depends on Pick and Off seasons.

Best Time To Visit

The Winter and Summer season is the peak season, October to June are best months to visit Haridwar tourist places. Kumbh Mela is one of the most amazing events in the world and is held in Haridwar after every 12 years.

Haridwar travel guide

Book your hotel near Railway or Bus Stand is the best place to roam Haridwar. Because Haridwar tourist places are near to railway station and from their one can book taxi also for local sightseeing.

Once you reach in Hotel, take rest, get freshup, take break-fast and head towards local sight-seeing. Ask you Hotel owner if they arrange Car, because many hotels having their own travel facility, else you can hire the independent cabs near the bus station or you can book one tourist van from the tour agency’s offices that line up the entire road of Haridwar. It is one of the best way to roam in Haridwar.

Haridwar Itinerary

Haridwar tourist places day 1

Haridwar tourist places day 1
  • Har Ki Pauri 
  • Swami Vivekanand Park
  • Pawan Dham
  • Shanti Kuj
  • Saptrishi Ashram
  • Bara Bazar
  • Chandi Devi Temple

Haridwar tourist places day 2

Haridwar tourist places day 1
  • Mata Mansa Devi Mandir
  • Patanjali Yog Peeth
  • Rajaji Nataional Park

Haridwar tourist places travel cost for 1 Couple for 1 Night & 2 Days.

  • Food-2 Days                   : 1500/-
  • Travel By Car- 1 Days  : 3500/-
  • Hotel-1 Days                 : 1500/-          
  • Other Activity                : 500/-


Total cost around 3,00-6000/-Rs for One Couple for 2 Night & 3 Days. You Can Negotiate and plan your own trip as per Distance, Enjoyment, Food, Transport and stay.                 

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