Amritsar, the spiritual centre of Punjab, is enriched with vibrant culture, beautiful historic structures, places that echo the struggles of Indian freedom fighters, and the delicious street food in Amritsar. The city’s beauty makes it unavoidable to be included in our itinerary. 

How about touring to Amritsar? Yeah, it’s worth your money. You can plan a tour along with family, friends or even as a couple. The city will never disappoint you.

Let us explore the best places to visit in Amritsar, some important festivals, famous food to try, and the best places to stay for couples and families.

Best places to visit in Amritsar

Firstly, let us start with the must-visit places when touring Amritsar.

1. The Golden Temple, Amritsar

• When we speak about Amritsar, the first thing that comes to mind is the ‘Golden Temple’. The is an architectural gem, which is built on a level below the ground level. 
• The shrine has four doors that signify all kinds of people, irrespective of their background, religion or race, are welcome to enter and worship.
• Don’t miss the ‘langar’ meal served there. People, irrespective of their background, can have food. This will be served throughout the day. The food served is vegetarian.

2. Jallianwala Bagh

• After visiting the Golden Temple, you can visit the Jallianwala Bagh.
• It is a memorial and a historical park, which was established in 1951 by the Indian Government.
• The memorial was built to commemorate the Indians who lost their lives during the massacre on a Baisakhi day.
• You can visit the place and witness the preserved walls with bullet marks and other things.

Now, when it is said about Baisakhi, the main question you probably get is, “What is Baisakhi? Don’t worry, we will look at it soon.”

3. Gobindgarh Fort, Amritsar

• • The next place to visit is Gobindgarh Fort. This is an architectural majesty, which is spread over 43 acres.
  • The fort has been open to the public from the year 2017.

• Sher-e-Punjab: It means ‘Lion of Punjab’. It is commonly used to refer to ‘Maharaja Ranjit Singh’. Also for ‘Lala Lajpat Rai’, a renowned freedom fighter.
  Sher-e-Punjab is the name of the ‘7D’ show based on the life of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

• Toshakhana: It is currently a coin museum. This is the place where the ‘Kohinoor diamond’ was once stored. Now you will find a replica of the Kohinoor diamond there.

• Whispering Walls: Whispering Walls, also known as ‘Kanda Boldiyan Ne’, is a night show at the fort. Using the ‘projection mapping’ technology, the history of Punjab and the fort are displayed on the fort walls. This show is available both in English and Punjabi.

Some important festivals in Amritsar

Just now we saw a few places to explore. Now, isn’t it important to know their famous festivals and events? Come on, let’s look into it.

• Baisakhi: It is the Punjabi New Year. Now did you get it ?!! So, when the Jallianwala massacre took place, the people were gathered there to celebrate this festival.
  

• Hola Mohalla: This festival is usually celebrated the day after the ‘Holi festival’, sometimes it coincides with it. This festival was originally started by Guru Gobind Singh and is celebrated to showcase the Sikh heritage and martial arts.
  

• Diwali: Diwali is grandly celebrated there. On that day, the Golden Temple glows with beautiful lighting that makes it a perfect treat for our eyes.
  

• Lohri: Lohri is celebrated with full joy and energy in January. The festival is celebrated with bonfires, folk dances, and traditional sweets.

Good to know some famous and traditional food in Amritsar

Amritsar is famous for its delicious food and its street food. Hence, it is important to know their traditional and most famous food, including some street food in Amritsar. Let’s explore them.

• Amritsari Kulcha: It is a crispy and stuffed flat bread dish that is served along with butter and ‘channa masala’. The flat bread is usually made of maida and is stuffed with some vegetables like potato, cauliflower, onions, or even paneer.
  

• Makki di roti: This dish is mostly liked food in Amritsar, and also in the entire Punjab. This is also available as street food. It is made with corn flour and is consumed mainly during the winter. This dish is usually served with ‘Sarson Ka Saag’ [mustard greens] along with butter and jaggery.

• Chole Bature: Chole bature is basically a Punjabi dish, and is usually served along with channa curry. The batura is made with maida.

Best hotels in Amritsar offering couple friendly stays

To enjoy all that we explored above, the very basic thing is a proper place to stay. Amritsar is the best place to visit as a couple or with family. So it is very crucial to book a couple friendly hotel in Amritsar, to ensure privacy.

Platforms like Bag2Bag offer good couple friendly hotels in Amritsar. The hotels listed with them ensure safe and comfortable stays, which mainly suit couples and families. Their app also allows you to pre-book food if the hotel has an in-house restaurant. Further, the properties with ‘certified’ batch indicate that those properties have been verified by their team.

You can consider checking out their service to book the best hotels online.

Conclusion

Hope you received a proper travel guide to travel to Amritsar. The places, festivals and food there; it should be witnessed and tried [the food] at least once in a human’s life. We know you must have become hungry while discussing the food. Don’t you want to try it?

Why waiting? Plan a tour for 2 days, book hotels in Amritsar, travel, and experience the joy. Consider visiting the place during any festival season like ‘Diwali’, so that you could experience much more.

We wish you a happy journey!