Uttarakhand

Best travel reports from Uttarakhand

Yoga in Rishikesh

Hello everyone! I am still in Rishikesh and there are two reasons for that. Firstly, I like it here, and secondly, my attempt to travel from here to Amritsar by train has...

Rishikesh

Off to Rishikesh. After a week in Pushkar, I set off on my journey to Rishikesh. Unfortunately, I once again realize that I've waited too long to book a train, and there are no...

Rishikesh: Yoga, Holi and Wedding Rituals

The flight from Delhi to Dehradun was as short as it can be: 30 minutes of flying time, whereas it would have taken 5 hours by car. We stepped out of the plane into the warm air...

In yoga paradise and waterfall (Day 19 of the world trip)

23.09.2019 The first night in India was super relaxing. Rishikesh is far enough north to radiate a bit of peace, but apparently there are also opportunities to go out after...

Full steam ahead (Day 26 of world tour)

Har Ki Dun Trek - Part 2/7

Source of the Ganges - Rishikesh

Cochin - Delhi - RISHIKESH - Varanasi - Nepal/Kathmandu The source of the Ganges, the holy river of the Hindus, mountains as far as the eye can see, fresh air, a clear and...

Rishikesh

Hi guys, If you ever travel to India, you have to do a yoga course. So we decided to do yoga and meditation at an ashram in Rishikesh for one week. The course started on...

Last stop in India, March-May 2024

Rajasthan - Haryana - Punjab - Himachal Pradesh - Uttarakhand

In the birthplace of yoga

My upcoming Yin Yoga teacher training is now taking me to Rishikesh for the first time, the yoga city in northern India on the holy Ganges. It's quite a temperature drop for me...

Rishikesh - Uttarakhand

Hello, One last Masala Chai at the trusted Chai Walla around the corner, and then I was ready to go. I walked to the main road and headed straight to the gathering point 1 km...

Haridwar - Uttarakhand

I entered the train and went to my reserved seat when I was approached by a nice old man asking if it was okay for his wife to sit by the window. Obviously, I didn't mind, but...

Street art of Rishikesh

Hello everyone, Time for a bit of art. Here in Rishikesh, many walls in the small bazaars and alleys are artistically designed. Most of the motifs are inspired by the great...

Rishikesh

Hello everyone - I've been in Rishikesh in the north of India since yesterday afternoon - as you can see, there are mountains here. But it's still about 5 hours away from the...

Flight to Dehradun

Yesterday I spent the whole day in the hostel and nearby. After a week, I have gotten used to the dirt, the noise, and the constant speeches, and I can move around outside on...

Car is not problem. Driver is just not good enough (Day 31 of the world trip)

05.10.2019 The night was good and the breakfast was okay too. There was toast with butter (besides the warm dishes of course ^^), of which I managed to eat 3 doubles until I...

Waterfall

Yesterday I started running at 8 o'clock - see the route-to a waterfall nearby. There are several of them here. Since the Lakshman Jhula bridge is closed, I had to go over the...

Lakshman Jhula

Yesterday I had breakfast in a wonderful café right by the Ganges, first having coffee on the rooftop and chatting with an Indian about everything possible from 10 to 12...

Nichts geht mehr (Tag 28 der Weltreise)

Har Ki Dun Trek - Teil 4/7

Day 14: Rishikesh's Sandy Beach (05.02.2017)

After catching up on some sleep, I was able to enjoy the sun for a few hours on a small sandy beach on the outskirts of town. However, it was hard to truly relax there. The...

Tag 17: Yoga and Cake (08.02.2017)

I particularly fell in love with the 'German Backery' in Rishikesh. They had all kinds of pastries and cakes at unbeatable prices. For example, you could get a gigantic piece...

Day 18: Heading South (February 9, 2017)

After exploring the north a bit, I really wanted to go south, towards the sun, to Goa. Unbeatable 35 degrees awaited me there. However, this time I opted for a more comfortable...