Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Rishikesh, India

Topdrukte — Christmas to New Year rush, Winter break in India

• Regel

  No alcohol or meat in town

  1 jan – 31 decSluitingen

  Rishikesh is a pilgrimage town and both are banned inside it, so the cafes are vegetarian and the nearest bar is down in Haridwar or Dehradun. Plan the evenings around chai and the aarti. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Rafting and camp season reopens (15 sep – 30 jun (meestal)), Winter fog on the road up (15 dec – 31 jan (meestal)), Christmas to New Year rush (22 dec – 2 jan (meestal))

Druk — Maha Shivratri, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Maha Shivratri

  14 feb – 14 mrt · meestalReligieus feestDruk

  Shiva's night draws walking pilgrims up to Neelkanth Mahadev through the hills behind the town, and the ghats and the bridges are shoulder to shoulder from the afternoon before. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: No alcohol or meat in town (1 jan – 31 dec), Rafting and camp season reopens (15 sep – 30 jun (meestal))

Druk — Maha Shivratri, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  International Yoga Festival

  1–22 mrt · meestalGroot festivalBoek vroeg

  A week of teaching on the Parmarth Niketan ghat followed by the state's own programme, drawing well over a thousand people from dozens of countries. The Ram Jhula ashrams are full and rates go up with it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: No alcohol or meat in town (1 jan – 31 dec), Maha Shivratri (14 feb – 14 mrt (meestal)), Rafting and camp season reopens (15 sep – 30 jun (meestal))

Topdrukte — Char Dham yatra season, Summer vacation (Kerala / far south) in India

• Regel

  Char Dham registration required

  15 apr – 15 nov · meestalBoek vroegSluitingen

  Uttarakhand caps daily numbers at each shrine and every pilgrim registers online or at a counter first; police turn back vehicles without it. Slots for the first weeks after the doors open go quickly. Bron ↗

• Opening

  Char Dham yatra season

  19 apr – 13 novBedevaartseizoenDrukBoek vroeg

  The four Himalayan shrines open on dates fixed by the priests in late April and close in the second week of November, and Rishikesh is where the whole pilgrimage staged from. Registration is compulsory and the town is at its busiest in May and June. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: No alcohol or meat in town (1 jan – 31 dec), Rafting and camp season reopens (15 sep – 30 jun (meestal))

Topdrukte — Char Dham yatra season, Summer vacation (north & east) in India

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: No alcohol or meat in town (1 jan – 31 dec), Char Dham registration required (15 apr – 15 nov (meestal)), Char Dham yatra season (19 apr – 13 nov), Rafting and camp season reopens (15 sep – 30 jun (meestal))

Topdrukte — Char Dham yatra season, Summer vacation (north & east) in India

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: No alcohol or meat in town (1 jan – 31 dec), Char Dham registration required (15 apr – 15 nov (meestal)), Char Dham yatra season (19 apr – 13 nov), Rafting and camp season reopens (15 sep – 30 jun (meestal))

Topdrukte — Char Dham yatra season, Kanwar Yatra

• Sluiting

  Rafting season closed

  1 jul – 15 sep · meestal

  Commercial rafting on the Ganga shuts on 30 June every year and does not restart until the monsoon flow drops, usually some time in September. The operators at Shivpuri and Brahmapuri close with it. Bron ↗

• Risico

  Monsoon and landslide season

  1 jul – 15 sep · meestalSluitingen

  The hill roads north towards Devprayag and Uttarkashi slip and close in the heavy weeks, and the river runs brown and high past the ghats. The town itself keeps going; the valleys above it do not. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Kanwar Yatra

  30 jul – 11 augBedevaartseizoenDrukSluitingenRisico

  Millions of pilgrims walk the Haridwar-Rishikesh road through Shravan to carry Ganga water home, and the highway is closed to other traffic for stretches of it. The most disrupted weeks of the year for getting anywhere by road. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: No alcohol or meat in town (1 jan – 31 dec), Char Dham registration required (15 apr – 15 nov (meestal)), Char Dham yatra season (19 apr – 13 nov)

Topdrukte — Char Dham yatra season, Kanwar Yatra

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: No alcohol or meat in town (1 jan – 31 dec), Char Dham registration required (15 apr – 15 nov (meestal)), Char Dham yatra season (19 apr – 13 nov), Rafting season closed (1 jul – 15 sep (meestal)), Monsoon and landslide season (1 jul – 15 sep (meestal)), Kanwar Yatra (30 jul – 11 aug)

Druk — Char Dham yatra season, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Opening

  Rafting and camp season reopens

  15 sep – 30 jun · meestalDroog seizoen

  The rafting operators reopen once the flow settles in mid-September and run to the end of June. October and November are the clearest months of the season, with the Shivalik ridges sharp from the bridges. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: No alcohol or meat in town (1 jan – 31 dec), Char Dham registration required (15 apr – 15 nov (meestal)), Char Dham yatra season (19 apr – 13 nov), Rafting season closed (1 jul – 15 sep (meestal)), Monsoon and landslide season (1 jul – 15 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Char Dham yatra season, Diwali

• Feestdag

  Diwali

  15 okt – 15 nov · meestalDrukBoek vroegSluitingen

  Diwali is a public holiday and the biggest festival of the Hindu year: homes and markets are lit, fireworks go on for several nights, many shops close on the day itself, and Indians travel to family or on holiday, so trains, flights and hotels book up early. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: No alcohol or meat in town (1 jan – 31 dec), Char Dham registration required (15 apr – 15 nov (meestal)), Char Dham yatra season (19 apr – 13 nov), Rafting and camp season reopens (15 sep – 30 jun (meestal))

Topdrukte — Char Dham yatra season, Diwali

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: No alcohol or meat in town (1 jan – 31 dec), Char Dham registration required (15 apr – 15 nov (meestal)), Char Dham yatra season (19 apr – 13 nov), Rafting and camp season reopens (15 sep – 30 jun (meestal)), Diwali (15 okt – 15 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Christmas to New Year rush, Winter break in India

• Risico

  Winter fog on the road up

  15 dec – 31 jan · meestalMistseizoenSluitingen

  The plains between Delhi and Haridwar go under dense fog for days at a stretch in the cold weeks, and the overnight trains and buses run hours late. The hills above Rishikesh usually sit above it. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Christmas to New Year rush

  22 dec – 2 jan · meestalKerst & nieuwjaarDrukBoek vroeg

  The week from Christmas to New Year is India's busiest holiday stretch: schools and many offices break, domestic travellers pour into hill stations, heritage towns and resorts, and hotels charge peak rates, often with a New Year's Eve dinner surcharge. Book early. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: No alcohol or meat in town (1 jan – 31 dec), Rafting and camp season reopens (15 sep – 30 jun (meestal))