Holi Festival Tour Package With Kumbh Mela

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Overview

Holi Festival Tour Package

Holi is a Hindu spring festival celebrated in India also known as the 'festival of colors or the 'festival of love When Holi is celebrated, bright colors and happiness soak each and every corner of the state and bring much joy to the lives of the people. Hola Mahalla is an important Indian Sikh festival held in Anandpur Sahib in Punjab which follows the Hindu festival of Holi. Holla Mohalla is an occasion for the Sikhs to reaffirm their commitment to the Khalsa Panth. Chadi Mar Holi is a popular way to celebrate Holi in Vrindavan, Barsana, and Mathura. Chadi Mar Holi in which people hit with sticks (Lath). Mathura and Vrindavan are famous in the world for their temples and Lord Krishna's birth Place.

Holi Festival - Holi, amongst the most distinct culturally-rooted festivals of India, evokes the buoyant spirit of the spring season. The way Holi in India stirs up excitement among people, no other festival can. Well known for its high-octane celebrations, the Holi festival is famously associated with colors and water balloons. Falling in the month of March/April in the Hindu calendar, the Holi festival celebrates the onset of spring and renewal. Coming forth with the full flush of life, the invigorating air of Holi festivities spreads into the lives of people throughout the year.

However, the most interesting moment of the Holi festival is the pyramid-type arrangement with a pot of buttermilk hung very high up in the street. Men climb up this pyramid to break the pot, in the same way as Lord Krishna did when he was a child. Holi in India is never complete without the special Holi menus which include especially homemade rich sweet dishes like, 'gujiyas', 'malpuas' 'puranpolis' Cool summer drinks like 'thandai', mixed with the intoxicating 'bhang', are eagerly looked forward to. Holi celebrations can be seen in full exuberance with children and adults indulging in a frenzied display of colored water play with friends, relations, and peers. 

The evening is a more formal affair, with people greeting each other with 'gulal' or dry colors, wearing new clothes. Mathura, Vrindavan, and Nandgaon in Uttar Pradesh are the bastions of Holi celebrations. 'Braj Holi' is extremely famous and people come from everywhere to play out the love legends associated with young Radha and Krishna. The traditional ideas of good versus evil and upholding of moral values are borne out by several mythical events associated with Holi celebrations. The burning of Holika figuratively played out by burning the effigies of Holika.

Haridwar Kumbh Mela

Kumbh Mela, the largest religious gathering in the world, is held every 12 years in rotation at the four holy places of Haridwar, Allahabad, Ujjain, and Nasik. The 2021 Maha Kumbh Mela will be held at Haridwar. It will witness the coming together of millions of pilgrims, accompanied by sadhus and different akharas, to take a dip in the holy River Ganges. The bathing dates for this mega event have already been announced and they are mentioned below.

Rituals of Kumbh

Although taking the dip in the sacred waters on all days of Kumbh beginning from Makar Sankranti is considered holy, there are some specific auspicious bathing dates. There are magnificent processions of saints and their disciples, and members of various Akharas take part in the ritual of Shahi Snan at the start of Kumbh.

Mythological Significance

The origin of Kumbh Mela was transcribed by the 8th-century philosopher Shankara. The founding myth of the Kumbh Mela points out to the Puranas (compilation of ancient legends). It recounts how Gods and demons fought over the sacred pitcher (Kumbh) of Amrit (nectar of immortality) called the Ratna of Samudra Manthan.

Highlights

  • Witnessing millions of people taking bath in Holy River Ganges (Our visit dates fall between Maha Shivratri & Falgun Purnima, part of the Kumbh Mela celebrations)
  • Heritage walk in Haridwar & Rishikesh
  • Heritage walk in Rishikesh
  • Visit to the Beatles Ashram
  • Holi Celebrations in Mathura / Gokul
  • View the mesmerizing sunrise during an early morning visit to the Taj Mahal, Agra
  • Old Delhi City Tour

Itinerary

Day

1

Delhi - Haridwar (230kms/ 6 Hrs)
Haridwar

Drive to Haridwar. Quick lunch en route in a local restaurant
Arrive in Haridwar around 06:00 pm
Experience Aarti at Har Ki Paudi Ghat
Check into Hotel & Overnight in Hotel
(Meals: Lunch, Dinner)

Day

2

Hariwar Old City Experience and Kumbh Mela Experience
Haridwar

8:00 am - Post early breakfast, Spiritual ceremony for well-being of all "FRIENDS" at the Ganga ghat with the priest

9:00 am- 3 Hours heritage walk of the old Haridwar Town. Witness Asthi Visarjan- body ashes submersion in the holy River Ganga

1:00 pm - Post lunch, drive to the Kumbh Mela site

2:00 pm - Experience Kumbh?Ganga Snan/ Bath in the River Ganges. Attend Hawan (Yajnas) / Mela Gatherings/ Rituals at the ghat

Overnight in Hotel

(Meals: Breakfast, Packed Lunch & Dinner)

Day

3

Morning Visit the Yoga Capital / Rishikesh, In Evening Kumbh Mela Experience
Haridwar

8:00 am - Post early breakfast, drive to Rishikesh town

9:00 am Enjoy white water rafting

11:00 am - 3 Hours heritage walk of the ancient Rishikesh Town. Visit Beatles Ashram, Laxman Jhula bridge

2:00 pm - Post lunch, drive to the Kumbh Mela site

3:30 pm - Experience Kumbh - Akharas/ Attend Hawan (Yajnas) / Mela Gatherings/ Rituals at the ghat

Drive back to the hotel. Overnight in Hotel

(Meals: Breakfast, Packed Lunch & Dinner)

Day

4

Drive to Agra (400kms/ 8 Hrs)
Agra

8:00 am- Post breakfast, we drive to Agra, the city of the greatest love story in the world

Lunch en-route

Arrive in Agra and check into the hotel. Enjoy the lovely hotel.

We go out for dinner in a restaurant

Overnight in the hotel

(Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Day

5

Taj Mahal Visit - Drive to Mathura (70kms/ 2 Hrs)
Mathura

After a few hectic and fast-paced days, we take this day easy and enjoy the lovely hotel.

Check out of the hotel post 12 noon and we for shopping for white clothes for Holi

Lunch in a restaurant

4:00 pm - Visit the Taj Mahal

6:30 pm ? Drive to Mathura

Check into the hotel. Dinner in the Hotel and Overnight

(Meals: Breakfast, Packed Lunch & Dinner)

Day

6

Holi in Mathura / Vrindavan
Mathura

Vrindavan - Banke Bihari Holi/ Dwarkadhish temple

The whole day for experiencing the Holi festival

Dinner in the Hotel and overnight

(Meals: Breakfast, Packed Lunch & Dinner)

Day

7

Holi in Mathura/Vrindavan
Mathura

Gopinath temple - Today, you can join the widows of Vrindavan and participate in Holi with them. These ladies who are banished from homes come and stay in the Pagal baba ashram and devote their life to spirituality and god. A few years back, they were not allowed to celebrate Holi in colors.

For the last few years, it has changed and one can play Holi with them in colors. It is a good feeling and you can also donate to a noble cause. Go to Gopinath temple in Vrindavan around noon and take part in the festivities.
The whole day for experiencing the Holi festival
Dinner in the Hotel and overnight

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day

8

Drive to Delhi (180kms/ 4hrs) Visit Old & New Delhi
Delhi (New Delhi)

8:30 am - Post breakfast, we drive back to Delhi

12:30 pm - Lunch in Delhi

1:30 pm - Visit Old Delhi on a rickshaw ride. Visit Jama Masjid Mosque, Spice Market

4:30 pm ? Drive to visit the Sikh temple.

5:30 pm - Visit the Sikh temple, community Kitchen, Sarovar etc

7:30 pm ? Farewell dinner

Transfer to the airport for the flight back home

Meals: Breakfast Only

Inclusions

  • All accommodation on twin sharing basis in unique and Experiential 4/5 star category hotels 
  • Meals as per the itinerary
  • All transfers as per the itinerary
  • All Transportation in AC mini-coach
  • Local English-speaking guide in Mathura & Vrindavan, Agra, Haridwar & Delhi
  • All excursions, entrance fees, and visits as described in the itinerary
  • All sightseeing and entrance fees
  • All activities as per the itinerary
  • Two bottled water per person per day
  • Government Service Tax 5%

Exclusions

  • International airfare
  • Passport and visa fees
  • Medical and trip insurance & evacuation costs
  • Airport taxes; excess baggage charges
  • Video & Camera fees
  • Tips to drivers or guides
  • Items of a personal nature, including alcoholic beverages, laundry, and telephone calls
  • Other items not specifically mentioned as included.

Proposed Accommodation/ Similar

Haridwar - 3 Nights
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Ambrosia Sarovar Portico
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Radisson Blu Haridwar
Standard Accommodation

Regenta Orkos
Agra - 1 Night
Deluxe Accommodation

Hotel Royale\' Regent
Premium Accommodation

Sterling Agra
Standard Accommodation

Atulyaa Taj
Mathura - 3 Nights
Deluxe Accommodation

The Lalita Grand
Premium Accommodation

Hotel Sheetal Regency
Standard Accommodation

Hotel Abhinandan

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