Rishikesh is just 24 Kms from Haridwar. Located in the laps of lower Himalayas, this place is considered to be the access point of Badrinath - Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri the four great dhams of Uttarakhand . Rishikesh is surrounded by scenic beauty of the hills on three sides with Holy Ganga flowing through it. The entire area falls on the Garhwal region of Northern India.

The name Rishikesh is a sub divisional township of Dehradun district closely associated with bordering district of Haridwar, tehri & Pauri is surrounded by hamlets & settlements on both sides of the river. Yoga, meditation & divine ashrams, full of expert of yoga charyas, saints, sages & Sadhus who give discourse in holistic discpline. Guests can go on excursion to tourist interest place  such as Neelkanth Mahadeo temple, Vasishtha Gufa, Raja ji national park, Kunjapuri temple from where you can see snow clapped peaks on fair weather closes to Delhi.

Tourist Attractions of Rishikesh :

• Raja ji National Park

• Lakshman Jhula

• Bharat Mandir

• Parmarth Niketan

• Kunjapuri Temple

• Vasishtha Goofa

• Rishikund

• Triveni Ghat

• Nilkanth Mahadeo

General Information :

Altitude : 356metres
Temperature : Summer - Max.44.4, Min.29,Winter - Max. -25 , Min-5.
Best Season : Through out the year

How to get there :

Air : The nearest airport is Dehradun (Jolly Grant), 18 kms.

Rail : Rishikesh is connected by rail via Haridwar (24 kms), to Howrah, Bombay, Delhi, Lucknow, Varanasi, Dehradun and other cities.

Road : By road Rishikesh to Haridwar 24 kms, Dehradun 47 kms, Mussoorie 77 kms, Badrinath 301 kms (Son Prayag), Kedarnath 228 kms, Gangotri 258 kms, Yamunotri 288 kms (Hanuman Chatti), Srinagar 105 kms, Joshimath 252 kms.