Rishikesh weekender

You arrive in Rishikesh on Friday evening, check into your riverside camp or guesthouse, and walk to Triveni Ghat for the 6 pm Ganga aarti. Fire, bells, chanting on the riverbank — a good start to any weekend.

Pickup from Rishikesh bus stand or railway station.

Morning rafting on the Ganga — 16 km from Shivpuri to Rishikesh, Grade III–IV rapids. After lunch you visit the abandoned Beatles ashram where John, Paul, George, and Ringo wrote the White Album in 1968. An hour of graffiti-covered ruins and jungle silence.

Rafting safety briefing at 8 am. Ashram entry fee included.

A 4 km morning hike to Neer Garh waterfall through dense jungle. You swim in the pool at the base, have breakfast at the trailhead, and your driver drops you at the station or bus stand in time for your train.

Trail is shaded. Done by 11 am.