Places to See in Rishikesh

Over 35 tourist spots, attractions, activities and places to see in Rishikesh.

Being a revered religious destination, majority of the sightseeing locations at Rishikesh have religious connotations. There are various temples and ashrams that can be visited in and around Rishikesh like Parmarth Niketan and Gita Ashram. 

Rajaji Tiger Reserve, situated near Rishikesh, is famous for a wildlife safari. Neelkanth Mahadev temple, Kunjapuri Temple and Bharat Mandir are visited by thousands of devotees.

Following is the list of popular tourist places in Rishikesh

Check out 35 tourist spots in Rishikesh where travellers can spend their leisure time. Explore the hidden gems of Rishikesh through this well-researched list, learn about the most happening places, things to do, activities, attractions and famous picnic spots for a memorable vacation in Rishikesh.

Lakshman Jhula

Lakshman Jhula

12 kms / 39 mins from city center
Exploration Time 2 hr
Lakshman Jhula is an iron suspension bridge over the holy river Ganga at Rishikesh. A famous landmark place in Rishikesh, Lakshman Jhula is 450 feet length connecting Pauri district with Tehri district. Lakshman Jhu...
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Ganga Aarti

Ganga Aarti

The holy Ganges is worshipped at various ghats in Rishikesh among which the Ganga Aarti at Parmarth Niketan and Triveni Ghat are distinctively famous....
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Jumpin Heights

Jumpin Heights

21.3 kms / 1 hr from city center
Exploration Time 4 hr
Jumpin Heights is a completely adventure lover place located in Mohan Chatti near Rishikesh. Famous site among fun and adventure enthusiasts, Jumpin Heights has a fixed platform for Bungee of 83 mtrs over the river Hall,...
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Neelkanth Mahadev Temple

Neelkanth Mahadev Temple

25.6 kms / 1 hr 9 mins from city center
Neelkanth Mahadev Temple is a sacred and famous temple located at 32 kms from Rishikesh. Scenically situated on a hill at a height of 1330 mtrs, Neelkanth Mahadev Temple is a one of the most popular temples of Lord Shiva...
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Ram Jhula

Ram Jhula

2.5 kms from city center
Exploration Time 30 mins
Ram Jhula is a famous landmark place in Rishikesh city. It is an iron suspension bridge over holy river Ganga. Ram Jhula has the length of 450 feet connecting Shivananda Ashram with Swargashram. Ram Jhula also offer...
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Triveni Ghat

Triveni Ghat

1.4 kms / 4 mins from city center
Exploration Time 2 hr
Triveni Ghat is a sacred ghat in Rishikesh famous for the Ganga Aarti. Triveni words comes from join of two words Tri (three) and Veni (confluence) meaning confluence of three. It is one of the biggest and must visit gha...
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Parmarth Niketan

Parmarth Niketan

3 kms from city center
It is one of the top yoga centers in India and the biggest ashram in the area which is situated on the banks of the holy Ganges River. It has now blossomed over 70 years of its existence into the largest ashram in Rishik...
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Geeta Bhawan

Geeta Bhawan

2.8 kms from city center
Geeta Bhawan is a large complex located at the banks of holy river Ganaga in Swargashram, Rishikesh. Huge complex of Geeta Bhawan has several discourse halls and over 1000 rooms for the comfortable stay of devotees free ...
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Byasi

Byasi

31.2 kms / 1 hr from city center
Byasi is small village in Uttarakhand located at the banks of holy river Ganga. At a distance of about 30 km from Rishikesh, Byasi is known for adventurous water sport of river rafting and camping. Byasi has favoura...
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Kaudiyala

Kaudiyala

37 kms / 1 hr 9 mins from city center
Kaudiyala is a small village located at 40 kms from Rishikesh on Badrinath road. Scenically located on the banks of holy river Ganga, Kaudiyala is famous for white river rafting and a beautiful camping site. Highly ...
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Muni ki Reti

Muni ki Reti

1.3 kms / 4 mins from city center
Muni Ki Reti is a small town located closed to pilgrimage city Rishikesh. Literally 'Sands of the Sages', Muni Ki Reti is the home of several temples, asharams and Yoga centers, meditation and Ayurveda. On the ba...
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Bharat Mandir

Bharat Mandir

1 kms / 4 mins from city center
Bharat Mandir is an ancient temple of Lord Hrishikesh Narayan located at heart of the Rishikesh city in Uttarakhand. This temple is believed to be very old and most sacred temple in the city. A great Hindu saint Jagadgur...
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Rishikund

Rishikund

1.6 kms / 4 mins from city center
Rishikund is a holy pond located near Raghunath temple in Rishikesh. This ancient pond is believed to be built by Kubz saint and blessed by Goddess Yamuna by filling the pond with her sacred water. One more interesting t...
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Tera Manzil Temple

Tera Manzil Temple

11.9 kms / 30 mins from city center
Tera Manzil Temple is a famous tourist spot and holy multi-storey temple located on the banks of river Ganga in Rishikesh. Also called up as Trimbakeshwar Temple in Rishikesh, this holy shrine has 13 storeys and each sto...
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Lakshman Temple

Lakshman Temple

4.5 kms / 24 mins from city center
Lakshman Temple is a popular ancient temple located on the banks of river Ganga in Rishikesh. Famous for the ancient sculptures and painting on the walls of the temple, Lakshman Temple is believed to be the same place wh...
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Vashistha Cave

Vashistha Cave

21.2 kms / 39 mins from city center
Vashistha Cave or Vashistha Gufa is an ancient cave where great Sage Vashistha meditated. As per Hindu mythology, Sage Vashistha was a manas putra (human son) of Lord Brahma and one of the seven great sages (Saptarishi)....
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Kunjapuri Devi Temple

Kunjapuri Devi Temple

26.5 kms / 1 hr from city center
Kunjapuri Devi Temple is sacred temple of immense importance in Hindu religion. Located at an height of 1676 mtrs on a hill, Kunjapuri Devi Temple is one of the 52 Shaktipeeth in Uttarakhand. Here at Kunjapuri Devi Templ...
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Sivananda Ashram

Sivananda Ashram

4.4 kms / 9 mins from city center
The Sivananda ashram is located 3 kilometers from Rishikesh, on the way to Badrinath near Ram Jhula. It was founded by Swami Sivananda in 1936. This ashram comes under India's top most yoga center which is run by the Div...
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Omkarananda Ashram

Omkarananda Ashram

3.8 kms / 9 mins from city center
Exploration Time 2 hr
The Omkarananda Ashram at Muni ki Reti is on the banks of the Ganges River. Iyengar yoga is the specialty of this ashram. Saint Paramahansa Omkaranand Saraswati establishes it in 1967 at Rishikesh. There is several numbe...
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Swargashram

Swargashram

3 kms from city center
Exploration Time 1 hr
The ashram was built in the memory of Swami Vishudhanand, the saint better known as Kali Kamli Wala (the saint with a black blanket). It is very popular among foreign tourists mainly because of the ethnic touch.  It...
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Anand Prakash Ashram

Anand Prakash Ashram

4.2 kms from city center
Exploration Time 1 hr
It was founded in 2007 by husband and wife team Chetana Panwar (a Canadian woman) and Yogirishi Vishvketu (who's studied Hatha and Raja yoga and the Vedic healing arts, in northern India since childhood). It's located in...
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Andhra Ashram

Andhra Ashram

0.7 km / 4 mins from city center
Andhra ashram is renowned ashram of Rishikesh, run by a group of South Indian people. Many festivals of south India are celebrated here. Sri Venkateswaravari Temple (Lord Balaji) & Sri Chandramouleshwara Temple are t...
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Himalayan Yog Ashram

Himalayan Yog Ashram

4.5 kms / 15 mins from city center
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Himalayan Yog Ashram, Rishikesh is famous for great food, beautiful environment, and welcoming hosts. It is located in Village Tapovan, Near Water Tank. The ashram is guided by Yogai Ran and inititated by his guru Swami ...
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Madhuban Ashram

Madhuban Ashram

1.5 kms / 4 mins from city center
Exploration Time 2 hr
This ashram is devoted to Lord Krishna. You can enjoy morning and evening aarti of krishanji. They also have their own restaurant in ashram. It is famous for its good hospitality. Tourist also loves its location which is...
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Nirmal Ashram

Nirmal Ashram

1.2 kms / 4 mins from city center
Exploration Time 2 hr
Nirmal Ashram is a charitable institution which is founded by Mahant Buddha Singh Ji Maharj in 1903 at Mayakund area of Rishikesh. Ashram runs two schools, Nirmal Deepmala Pagarani Public School and Nirmal Ashram Gyan Da...
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Phool Chatti Ashram

Phool Chatti Ashram

11.7 kms / 30 mins from city center
Exploration Time 2 hr
It is surrounded by mountains and garden that’s why the name of this place is Phool chatti which means "land of flowers". People come to this ashram for yoga, meditation and internal peace. Sadhu, Sri Devi Dayal j...
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Osho Ganga Dham Ashram

Osho Ganga Dham Ashram

8.9 kms / 19 mins from city center
Exploration Time 2 hr
The Osho Ganga Dham ashram is situated on the Ganges River at Brahampuri, on Badrinath Road. It is founded by Osho for mental peace and tranquility of the people. Ashram is surrounded by the Shivalik hills of the Himalay...
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Sadhaka Grama Ashram

Sadhaka Grama Ashram

6.4 kms / 19 mins from city center
Exploration Time 2 hr
It was founded in 1966 by Swami Rama, author of Living with the Himalayan Masters, and wrote many renowned spiritual books. There is a daily schedule of activities, as well as personalized instruction and individualized ...
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Swami Dayananda Ashram

Swami Dayananda Ashram

1.6 kms / 9 mins from city center
It is located in attractive surroundings around 10 minutes walk from the Ram Jhula area. Ashram was established during the 1960s by Swami Dayananda Saraswati. Vedic chanting is taught during the yoga and meditation cours...
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Vanprastha Ashram

Vanprastha Ashram

14.8 kms / 34 mins from city center
Baba Kali Kamli Wale is the founder of Vanprastha Ashram. It is located at Sawarg Ashram, Rishikesh. The Ashram has a big garden where you can see varieties of flowers. Garden is big and has an offering picturesque view....
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Raghunath Temple, Rishikesh

Raghunath Temple, Rishikesh

1.6 kms / 4 mins from city center
The Raghunath Temple in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, is a revered Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Rama, located near the picturesque Triveni Ghat. Constructed in traditional Indian architectural style, it houses idols of Lord ...
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Virbhadra Temple

Virbhadra Temple

6.3 kms / 15 mins from city center
It is dedicated to Lord Shiva, located at Virbhadra Town near Rishikesh in Uttarakhand. Shiva is a fierce form is worshipped in the temple. This temple is 1300 year old temple, where Virbhadra, an appearance of Lord Shiv...
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Rishikesh Railway Station

Rishikesh Railway Station

1.7 kms / 4 mins from city center
Rishikesh Railway Station (Station Code: RKSH) or Rishikesh Junction is a small railway station which connects through a branch line from Haridwar Railway Station. There are the few trains operates from Rishikesh Ra...
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Beatles Ashram

Beatles Ashram

13.6 kms / 30 mins from city center
In the suburban alleys of Rishikesh, there is an erstwhile ashram of late Guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi also known as the Beatles Ashram where the Fab-four attended a session of transcendental meditation. It was here that t...
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The Thrill Factory

The Thrill Factory

17 kms from city center
Exploration Time 4 hr
Your search to find a place where you can have maximum adventure activities in Rishikesh ends here. The Thrill Factory adventure park in Rishikesh will be the perfect destination for you. Experience the ultimate adv...
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