The Rishikesh City Guides answer the questions that come up on every trip here: which evening aarti to watch and where to stand for it, how to eat well in a town with no meat and no alcohol, which ashrams welcome visitors who just walk in, when the river is open for rafting and how to reach the sunrise temple on Kunjapuri. Each guide is a short, honest list that explains why a place is worth your time, what to order or look for and one practical tip, and it opens in your browser as soon as you have paid.
About the Rishikesh City Guides
- 88 places
- 4 guides
- 5 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The four Rishikesh guides
Food guide
21 places
Thalis, puris and kachori near the ashrams, river-view traveller cafés in Laxman Jhula and Tapovan, bakeries and old sweet shops, and a food run to Haridwar.
Things to do guide
22 places
The bridges, ghats and evening aarti, ashrams, yoga schools and the Beatles’ old hideout, rafting, river beaches and waterfalls, then hill temples and Haridwar.
Day trips guide
21 places
Waterfalls, rafting and hilltop temples within an hour, Haridwar’s aarti, Dehradun and Mussoorie, and the long drives up the Ganga to Devprayag, Tehri and Surkanda Devi.
Budget guide
24 places
Free ghats, bridges and aartis, ashrams with satsang, kirtan and cheap rooms, filling meals under ₹300, and shared jeeps, buses and trains for day trips.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
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Works offline
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Three places from the guides
Ganga Beach Cafe
Near the 13-storey temple, Laxman Jhula
Order a paratha or palak chaat, take a seat on the balcony that hangs over the Ganga and nobody will hurry you along; people read here for whole afternoons. Returning travellers remember it from 2009, and most dishes cost ₹200 to ₹350. From the food guide.
Parmarth Niketan Ashram
Swarg Ashram, near Ram Jhula
Every evening the ashram’s riverside steps fill for the town’s best-known aarti: students in saffron sing bhajans, a sacred fire is lit, then oil lamps circle over the water. Watching costs nothing, and the gardens are worth a slow walk by day too. From the things to do guide.
Kunjapuri Mata Prachin Mandir – Kunjapuri Mata Prachin Siddhpeeth
Hilltop near Narendra Nagar, about 25 km, 1 hour by road
Some 300 steps climb from the road to this Shakti Peeth temple at around 1,600 metres. Come for first light: on a clear morning the snow peaks of Gangotri and Bandarpunch rise above the Ganga valley, and entry is free. From the mountains and day trips guide.
Plan your days in Rishikesh
Day one: start with puri and kachori near Triveni Ghat, look into Shri Bharat Mandir, the oldest temple in town, then cross Janki Bridge and walk to the Beatles Ashram with its painted meditation hall. Be at Parmarth Niketan before sunset for the aarti on the river. Day two: leave before dawn for sunrise at Kunjapuri, then, outside the monsoon months, raft the 16 km from Shivpuri back to town and end with a late afternoon on Goa Beach and dinner at a terrace café in Tapovan. For a rainy or slow day, browse the bookshop and stay for the evening satsang at Sivananda Ashram, wander the painted halls of Gita Bhawan, settle into a garden café with cake and a book, or ride down to Haridwar for the huge aarti at Har Ki Pauri.
Questions about the Rishikesh guides
What do the Rishikesh City Guides include?
Four guides covering 88 places: food, things to do, mountains and day trips, and budget. Every entry tells you why it is worth going, where it is, notes on opening and one tip you can actually use.
How do I get the guides after paying?
The links appear on your order confirmation page and in the email that follows. They open in the browser of any phone, tablet or laptop, with no app to install and no account to set up.
Can I use the Rishikesh guides without internet?
Yes. Open each guide once while you are online and it keeps working offline afterwards, ticks and notes included. Sending a place to maps needs mobile data.
Which languages are the Rishikesh guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the Rishikesh guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99 and the full set of four is €15.99.
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