Punjab Tour Packages

Punjab Tourism

Punjab is the flat, canal-fed state between Delhi and the Pakistan border, and from Delhi it is the easiest of the northern states to reach by road. Amritsar, at the far western end, is about 450 km and 8 hours along NH44 through Ambala, Ludhiana and Jalandhar. Chandigarh, the shared capital with Haryana, is about 250 km and 5 hours. Anandpur Sahib, where the Khalsa was founded, lies in the Shivalik foothills about 80 km beyond Chandigarh on the road to Himachal.

The reason most of our guests go is Amritsar: the Golden Temple and its round-the-clock langar, Jallianwala Bagh next door, the Durgiana temple across town, and the Wagah border retreat ceremony about 30 km away at dusk. Chandigarh is a different kind of visit, a planned city of the 1950s with the Rock Garden and Sukhna lake, and it doubles as the gateway to Kasauli and the Morni hills. We run chauffeur-driven cars and tempo travellers from Delhi on all of these routes. Most Punjab trips are 2 to 3 days long; only the Amritsar and Vaishno Devi combination stretches to 5 or 6, because it adds the Katra leg beyond Pathankot.

Amritsar tour, 2 nights 3 days. Delhi to Amritsar in a day, a full day for the Golden Temple at dawn, Jallianwala Bagh, the old city and the Wagah ceremony in the evening, and the drive back. The most booked Punjab trip we run.

Amritsar with Maa Vaishno Devi. Amritsar first, then Pathankot and Katra, about 5 hours on, for the climb to the Bhawan, returning to Delhi through Jammu. Combines the two largest pilgrimages of the north-west in one loop of 5 to 6 days.

Chandigarh and Morni hills. A short break from Delhi: Rock Garden, Sukhna lake and the Rose Garden, then a night at Morni, the only hill station in Haryana, about 45 km from the city.

Chandigarh and Kasauli. The same Chandigarh day followed by the climb to Kasauli at about 1,900 m, roughly 2 hours away, for a quiet night among pine forest and the old cantonment. Suits couples and small families with two or three days.

Route notes for Punjab road trips from Delhi

• Delhi to Amritsar about 450 km and 8 hours; Delhi to Chandigarh about 250 km and 5 hours; Chandigarh to Anandpur Sahib about 80 km.
• Meal halts are usually at Murthal for breakfast and at a dhaba near Ludhiana or Jalandhar for lunch; the driver knows the clean ones.
• The Wagah retreat ceremony starts about an hour before sunset; leave Amritsar by 3 pm and carry photo ID, as bags are not allowed in the gallery.
• Included: chauffeur-driven AC vehicle from Delhi, driver's charges, fuel, tolls, parking and state taxes.
• Not included: hotels, meals, guide fees at Jallianwala Bagh or the Partition Museum, and the Vaishno Devi helicopter or pony on the combined trip.
• Suits: first-time visitors to Amritsar, families with elderly members who want door-to-door transport, and small groups of up to 12 in a tempo traveller.