India Tour Packages - Enjoy The Great Parade At Wagah Border
You can be a part of the great parade ceremony at Wagah with us. You can enjoy this show every evening.
If you are impressed by English country side then this year come to India and we will show another side of the planet with equally great country side. Take this tour of Amritsar and Atari border and head off to hundreds and hundreds of miles of lush greenery sprinkled with hews of saffro
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Amritsar is the border city of India and International border with Pakistan from here is barely 40 kms, If you want to visit Amritsar in one day trip to Agra you can easily reach this place from Delhi or other major cities and you can also have the option to visit it from Wagah Border. The road is good four lane road with not much of traffic, it will not take more than an hour to reach Atari-Wagah border, the name Atari comes from Atari village which is situated 3 kms from International border, this border is also known as Wagah border. The village Atari was the native village of Sardar Sham Singh Atari who was one of the great generals of Lahore Darbar. This border is now the starting point of National Highway No 1 also known as Grand Trunk road. This border is the most important point for cross border trade between India and Pakistan; every year more than 15 billion Rs. worth trade is done from here.
We avail you excellent car rental in Agra facility in Amritsar and also other major tourist destinations of India. The cars and the vehicles are stopped approximately a kilometre before the actual border and from the parking lot you can either walk or hire a rickshaw to reach the venue. After proper security screening you are allowed to enter through a huge gate with a big Indian tri-colour, this arena before the border gates can comfortably seat 10000 spectators, Towards the west side is the Pakistani side and you will be greeted by a huge portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the Pakistani flag, In between the two nations is a huge gate opening on both sides with the respective flags on both sides, the evening parade is for the flags to be taken down ceremoniously.
As the time passes the crowd swells and you can see hordes of Indian tourist in multi coloured attires, singing patriotic songs very well cheered by BSF cheer leaders, the amazing part is that the Border security force employs the service of a professional cheer leader who carefully cheers the crowds. Now and then the crowd bursts into “Bharat Mata KI Jai” The same is the story on the other side of the border post, but when you closely look at the Pakistani side you can sight the difference, there are not many tourist and the house is not as jam packed, the womenfolk also have a separate enclosure and the womenfolk are also more traditional with a lot of them in traditional Islamic attire. Nonetheless the spirits are high on the Pakistani side as well. As the sun goes down the stage is set for the final showdown and the tall lanky soldiers from both sides present before you spectre of finest parade which combined with the rhetoric of the crowds make an unforgettable experience, the chest are thumped and the boots are thumped, the angry looks and the raised fists make you wonder that if they are not going to use their weapons upon each other. After the flags go down the gates are closed and the parade comes to a close.
Now you can walk towards your car which will take you back to Amritsar. From Amritsar if you have desire to visit Taj Mahal and Jaipur city you can book Golden Triangle Tour Packages and thus you can visit Delhi Agra Jaipur in three or five days.
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Amritsar is the border city of India and International border with Pakistan from here is barely 40 kms, If you want to visit Amritsar in one day trip to Agra you can easily reach this place from Delhi or other major cities and you can also have the option to visit it from Wagah Border. The road is good four lane road with not much of traffic, it will not take more than an hour to reach Atari-Wagah border, the name Atari comes from Atari village which is situated 3 kms from International border, this border is also known as Wagah border. The village Atari was the native village of Sardar Sham Singh Atari who was one of the great generals of Lahore Darbar. This border is now the starting point of National Highway No 1 also known as Grand Trunk road. This border is the most important point for cross border trade between India and Pakistan; every year more than 15 billion Rs. worth trade is done from here.
We avail you excellent car rental in Agra facility in Amritsar and also other major tourist destinations of India. The cars and the vehicles are stopped approximately a kilometre before the actual border and from the parking lot you can either walk or hire a rickshaw to reach the venue. After proper security screening you are allowed to enter through a huge gate with a big Indian tri-colour, this arena before the border gates can comfortably seat 10000 spectators, Towards the west side is the Pakistani side and you will be greeted by a huge portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the Pakistani flag, In between the two nations is a huge gate opening on both sides with the respective flags on both sides, the evening parade is for the flags to be taken down ceremoniously.
As the time passes the crowd swells and you can see hordes of Indian tourist in multi coloured attires, singing patriotic songs very well cheered by BSF cheer leaders, the amazing part is that the Border security force employs the service of a professional cheer leader who carefully cheers the crowds. Now and then the crowd bursts into “Bharat Mata KI Jai” The same is the story on the other side of the border post, but when you closely look at the Pakistani side you can sight the difference, there are not many tourist and the house is not as jam packed, the womenfolk also have a separate enclosure and the womenfolk are also more traditional with a lot of them in traditional Islamic attire. Nonetheless the spirits are high on the Pakistani side as well. As the sun goes down the stage is set for the final showdown and the tall lanky soldiers from both sides present before you spectre of finest parade which combined with the rhetoric of the crowds make an unforgettable experience, the chest are thumped and the boots are thumped, the angry looks and the raised fists make you wonder that if they are not going to use their weapons upon each other. After the flags go down the gates are closed and the parade comes to a close.
Now you can walk towards your car which will take you back to Amritsar. From Amritsar if you have desire to visit Taj Mahal and Jaipur city you can book Golden Triangle Tour Packages and thus you can visit Delhi Agra Jaipur in three or five days.