{"id":3391,"date":"2018-03-09T14:28:54","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T08:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/?p=3391"},"modified":"2018-03-02T14:54:26","modified_gmt":"2018-03-02T09:24:26","slug":"things-to-do-in-haridwar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/things-to-do-in-haridwar\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to do in Haridwar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Haridwar is a holy city in India. Located beneath the Himalayas, the city offers a peaceful aura to the wandering soul. If you are traveling to seek peace, we suggest the following things to do on your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/car-rental\/haridwar\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Haridwar visit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attend evening Ganga Aarti<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The devotees pray to the Ganga river to free themselves from their worldly affairs and sorrows. Huge lamps, aroma of the incense sticks, traditional music, chorus song, and thousands of people accompany the evening Ganga Aarti at the Brahma Kund in Haridwar. It is an overwhelming experience of life.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3407\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3407\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ganga-aarti-haridwar.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3407\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ganga-aarti-haridwar.jpg?resize=1024%2C683\" alt=\"ganga aarti haridwar\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ganga-aarti-haridwar.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ganga-aarti-haridwar.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ganga-aarti-haridwar.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy: www.flickr.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meditate<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Haridwar offers many peaceful abodes for meditation. The Ashrams that groups the people of similar interests include Shantikunj, Patanjali Yogpeeth, Ramanand Ashram, etc. If you have not done meditation before, you can join the training sessions at these places. It is worth giving a minuscule break to our lives here. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bird watching<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also spend time in nature along the banks of river Ganges and at the Rajaji National park.Rajaji National park is a good place to step into the North Indian wildlife. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get into the food trail<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can try the street food of Haridwar, they are mostly vegetarian and simple. On your food trail in Haridwar, try out Aloo Puri of Mohanji Puri Wale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apart from the above mentioned peace activities, if you are looking for some fun and adventure, then you can participate in trekking and river rafting. The <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yhaindia.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Youth Hostel Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> frequently organises the trek in Haridwar, you can follow their website for details. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are looking for good stay potions, one is to stay at the Ashrams like Shantikunj, etc. and two, you can contact Gozocabs for itinerary suggestions. Gozocabs has a network of taxi operators as well as travel agents who can ease your visit to Haridwar. You can also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/book-taxi\/haridwar-rishikesh\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">book an outstation taxi for traveling to Rishikesh<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and other nearby places.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Are you looking for these-<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/what-is-haridwar-famous-for\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is Haridwar famous for?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/how-to-plan-one-day-trip-to-haridwar\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to plan one day trip to Haridwar?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/best-food-in-haridwar\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Famous food of Haridwar<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/5-awesome-places-to-visit-near-haridwar\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Places to visit near Haridwar<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Haridwar is a holy city in India. 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