Flights to Amritsar

Amritsar, literally meaning pool of nectar, has some of the hottest tourist attractions of India. The humongous Golden Temple immediately comes to mind as one thinks about this destination. Sitting in the middle of a peaceful lake and lavishly decked up in gold, this supposedly holiest Sikh shrine makes for a rare spectacle, especially on a full moon night.

A definite must have experience on your Amritsar holidays is a trip to the Wagah border, where India’s Border Security Force and Pakistan Rangers burst into patriotic fervour. Every evening, during the change of guard ceremony, the troops try to intimidate and outdo each other in a magnificent display of gallant pomposity and just seem to fall short of coming to blows.

The fact that most of the major UK airports operate flights to Amritsar, makes the destination all the more popular. Almost every visitor pays homage at the Jalianwallah Bagh, a grim relic of India’s colonial past. This is the place were hundreds of unarmed native demonstrators were machine gunned in an enclosed space. To this day, the walls of the park bear bullet holes. There is a well in the park, into which over a hundred people jumped, preferring death by drowning rather than bullets.

Despite being a cheap holiday destination, Amritsar is nothing short of a treasure trove for visitors. The Baba Atal Rai tower treats one to mesmerising views of the city, while the Tarn Taran’s immense lake with its supposedly blessed healing waters enthral one and all.