Private Day Tour: Partition Museum in Amritsar and the Wagah Border Drama

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7 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

Your private tour takes you to two unique experiences. The Partition Museum in Amritsar is a world class museum dedicated to the memory of the Partition of India, one of the most defining events in India’s history. The tour will also include the famous patriotic revelry at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan.

Highlights
• Partition Museum
• Wagah Border 
• Beating Retreat Ceremony
• Private English Speaking Guide

What's Included

Excursion to Wagah Border.
Private Air-Conditioned Vehicle
02 bottles mineral water per person
Local English speaking guide
Gratuities
Donations
Additional Food and drinks, unless specified

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

We may pick up travelers from city center hotels / fixed point wiithin city limits. In case pick up is outside central points extra cost shall applicable subject to distance applicable.

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Meeting point
Amritsar

We will pick up traveler from their hotels / fixed point within city center.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 7 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    The Partition Museum

    You will be picked up from your hotel in Amritsar with your local English Speaking guide in a private air-conditioned vehicle for your drive to the museum. This unique museum is dedicated to the memory of the Partition of the subcontinent in 1947 - its victims, its survivors and its lasting legacy. In one of the greatest and most painful upheavals of contemporary history, over twenty million people migrated to a new homeland on the other side of a quickly demarcated border, leaving behind precious memories. In August 1947, when independence was granted to the former imperial domain of British India, it was partitioned into two nation states, India and Pakistan. Thousands of families suddenly found themselves strangers in the land where they lived for generations. Law and order broke down and massacre and looting started as families left their homeland to trudge across to where their ‘new nation’ was. It is their untold stories which are recorded here at the Partition Museum.

    2 hours • Admission ticket included
  • 2
    Wagah Border

    After a break for lunch (not included), we will head for the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan, about 17 miles from Amritsar. We will watch the ceremony that marks the closing of the Indo-Pakistan border gates every evening. This is a must-see event for its sheer drama. Experience the Beating Retreat Ceremony with the ceremonial closing of the gates and the lowering of the flags of India and Pakistan. Watch as the Indian and Pakistani Rangers march towards the gates from their respective sides. After the gates are open, the soldiers salute each other and start lowering their flags. The ceremony reaches a crescendo with the soldiers returning to the border line for the final handshake. The bugle blow marks the end of the ceremony. After the ceremony you will be escorted back to your hotel in Amritsar.

    4 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Children under 15 must be accompanied by an adult
Supplied by SITA World Tours

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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