Commonly believed to have been founded in 1577, the city of Amritsar, apart from being a major religious site, has been a center of serious historical and political developments. A visit to this city on your tour to India will offer a scope to explore the various facets of the city. In this context, the tour packages for this city of historical significance are quite interesting. These Amritsar tour packages offer first rate tour packages providing for different budgets schemes, needs and desires of the various travelers.

The tour packages for Amritsar vary as per the span and nature of the trip and the kind of accommodation asked for during the holiday outing to the city of Amritsar. The tour packages for Amritsar generally include trips through Delhi, Jaipur, Agra and Amritsar.

Providing fitting options of lodging is not the only criterion of the various tour packages. They also organize exciting outings to the array of tourist attractions in Amritsar. Leaf through the list below to know more about the different sites of interest in Amritsar:

Golden Temple:
Laid by Guru Ram Das in the 14th century, the Golden Temple is also called Sri Harmandir Sahib. Regarded as one of the most sacred sites of the Sikhs, it has people of all religions coming over from various pats of the world. It flaunts four entryways and houses some of the gorgeously decorated shrines. The huge golden dome is most stunning feature of the architectural aspect of the temple which reflects influences of both Hindu and Muslim styles of architecture proving to be one of the excellent attractions of the Amritsar tour packages on your tour to India.

Jallianwala Bagh:
The tour packages to the city of Amritsar will certainly take you to the site of Jallianwala Bagh. Testimony to the pathetic disaster called Jallianwala Bagh Massacre at the time of the rule of the British Raj it arouses curiosity and compassion alike. A religious gathering of several Punjabis that assembled for celebrations on the Baisakhi Day (New Year) on 13 April 1919 was set on fire by General Dyer. Till today it acts as one of the greatest attractions and is an essential part of the tour packages in Amritsar.

Wagah Border:
At barely 28 km from the main town of Amritsar is located Wagah - the Indo-Pakistan border.

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