The Ganges- one of the world’s most revered rivers- flows across the sweltering plains of northern India to the Bay of Bengal.
Its source is high in the Himalayas, amongst the snows and glaciers close to the Tibetan border. You begin your journey to the source of the holy Ganges from Rishiskesh a quaint little town of great religious significance before continuing by road to Gangotri.
This trek begins at Gangotri, one of the four 'Dhams' or pilgrimage sites in the Garhwal Himalayas which is bustling with Sages and Sadhus ((Holy men, re-nunciate) who have journeyed here to pay homage to the source of that holiest of holy rivers: the Ganga. The spiritual intensity of Gangotri, one of India’s most sacred pilgrimage sites, is palpable as you witness the daily puja at the temple, and the Hindu devotees bathing at the water’s edge.
