Less like a holiday,
more like living here.
Two days and two nights beyond the tourist checklist: a Kunjapuri sunrise, the Beatles Ashram, a secret waterfall, a village sunset, and the cafe culture that makes people stay.
Travelers wanting to experience Rishikesh beyond the tourist checklist.
Enough time to experience the real Rishikesh.
Our most-requested plan: all the signature moments plus real unstructured hours to just be here, not touring it.
- Kunjapuri sunrise & Kairki Village sunset
- White water rafting with a professional crew
- Beatles Ashram, Bhootnath Temple & a secret waterfall
- Ganga Aarti at Sai Ghat & cafe culture evenings
- A slow final morning: yoga, a sacred dip & checkout at 2:00 PM
Meals are yours to choose, because tasting Rishikesh's cafes is part of the experience: tell your host the mood, and they walk you to the right spot. You pay only for what you order.
Day 1 · Arrival
Arrive, settle, and meet the river.
Check in from 2:00 PM, explore at your own pace, and end your first evening at the aarti.
- 02:00 PMStay included Included
Check-In
Settle into your stay in Tapovan. Arrive any time from 2:00 PM.
- 02:00 – 05:00 PM Included
Free Exploration
Tapovan, cafes, and markets at your own pace. Your host points you down the right lanes. Optional, book separately: Café Hopping or a Ganga Puja.
- 05:00 – 05:30 PM Included
Local Market Walk (toward the aarti)
A slow stroll through the lanes on your way to the river.
- 05:30 – 07:00 PMSignature moment Included
Ganga Aarti at Sai Ghat
Fire, song, and the river as the sun goes down: the perfect first evening.
- EveningOwn choice · host recommends the best spots
Cafe Culture Experience
Dinner and a slow evening in the cafes locals love. Your own choice, with your host recommending the best spots — and if it's a weekend, ask what's on. There's often live music or a café event nearby.
Price confirmed by your host before you pay.
What’s included,
what’s not
- Every activity in the day plans above, including white water rafting with a professional crew
- Your host with you at every far-off experience: Kunjapuri, Beatles Ashram, secret waterfall, Kairki
- Your 2-night stay in Tapovan
- Transport during all activities
- Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner are your own choice, with your host recommending the best spots
- Travel to and from Rishikesh (airport pickup is available as an add-on)
- Personal shopping and optional add-ons like massages, treks, and ceremonies
Anything extra is an optional add-on at a fixed price shown upfront, at booking or any time during your stay.
How you'll get there
By default, your host walks you to nearby experiences. Rishikesh's lanes don't take a taxi or car, so anywhere farther means a scooty, either your host rides with you or you add a scooty rental yourself.
On foot (the default)
- Sai Ghat & the evening Ganga Aarti
- Cafés & markets in Tapovan
- Riverside breakfast spots
By scooty
- Secret Waterfall visit
- Kunjapuri sunrise
- Kairki Village sunset
- Beatles Ashram
By taxi (out of town only)
- White Water Rafting pickup
- Airport transfers
- Haridwar & Har Ki Pauri
You're never combined with other travellers you don't know. Bringing more than 6 people together? We simply add a second host so your whole group stays together on the same day.
Groups over 6 get a second host, confirmed on your bookingArriving at a
different time?
Every journey is personalised around your arrival and departure schedule. If you arrive in the afternoon or evening, your host may begin a few experiences that day, and the rest are thoughtfully spread across the following days at a comfortable pace.
There’s no wrong arrival time. We adapt the journey to you, not the other way around.
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