{"id":4522,"date":"2017-10-17T18:12:08","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T17:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4522"},"modified":"2021-08-04T16:54:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T15:54:26","slug":"4522","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/india\/4522\/","title":{"rendered":"Our favourite tours to India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After being mesmerised by Joanna Lumley\u2019s tour in India, could anything be as exciting and infectious?<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Yes it can and here it is, the top pick of the week &#8211; The Ganges with Sue Perkins! This three-part series features on BBC 1, Thursdays at 9 pm. We can\u2019t wait!<\/p>\n<p>Perkins chose to begin her tour with a trek to the source of the Ganges high in the Himalayas. The former Great British Bake Off host meets the hermits and holy people that live in the sacred mountains before journeying downstream to the mystical city of Rishikesh, home of spiritual yoga, holy ashrams and now top of our travel list for 2018!<\/p>\n<p>Then, of course, she follows the trail to the religious capital of Hinduism &#8211; Varanasi. Sue tries to make sense of the ancient traditions, that date back as far as the 6th century BC, and have survived in modern-day ritual. We wish we were there with her to meet the extraordinary people of the oldest living city in India.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gWQEROKshas\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>How can you go on a similar tour yourself?<\/h3>\n<p>Jump right in (not into the river itself!) to the buzz, chaos and excitement when you <a href=\"\/india\/\">book a holiday to India<\/a>. The best way to immerse yourself cities like Varanasi is by rickshaw, an experience not for the faint hearted; prepare to dodge sacred cows and road side deities, an exhilarating way to reach the famous Ghats.<\/p>\n<p>On the western banks of the Ganges, the Ghats are awash with activity from morning till night. An early morning cruise down the mighty Ganges is a must do, you\u2019ll witness the locals offering prayers to the rising sun, doing their laundry, cleansing their souls and cremating the dead. The evenings play host to the Puja ceremony of Ganga Aarti, an intense ceremony where pilgrims offer fire and pray through song. 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