Rishikesh is located in the Tehri Garhwal region in Uttarakhand beside the Ganges River and has an altitude of 340 meters, Rishikesh is also called “Hrishikesh”, in Ancient time Rishikesh was named after lord “Vishnu” it is said that Lord Vishnu appeared when the ‘Rabhya Rishi’ did hard Penance to impress him. Rishikesh is well known as the ‘Yoga Capital of the world’ and also considered as one of the holiest places for Hindus it is the seventh most populated city in Uttarakhand, some famous sightseeing places in Rishikesh are Ram Jhulla, Lakshman Jhulla, Parmarth Niketan, Muni Ki Reti, Triveni Ghat, etc. The Ganges River in Rishikesh flows from Devprayag after the conjunction of the Bhagirathi & Alaknanda Rivers and the best time to visit Rishikesh city is from September to March as the weather condition remains good between these months.
The distance covered by taxi from Delhi to Rishikesh is 250 km approx and you can easily get a direct taxi for traveling to Rishikesh from Delhi.
