Divided into the Majha, Doaba and Malwa regions, Punjab has plenty to be proud of. The erstwhile princely state has a history that dates back to the primordial Harappan Civilization and is the epicenter of Sikh culture.
The state houses the legendary Golden Temple and has a tragic past of trauma and suffering. Punjab played an active role in India's struggle for independence and witnessed the morbid horrors of the Jalianwala Bagh massacre.
Among the various travel zones of the Punjab tourist circuit, an excursion to the Amritsar - Ram Tirath - Sarai Amanat Khan -Wagha Border - Amritsar takes one back to the folds of history and mythology to the days of the Ramayana and the Mughal rule. A chilling trip to the fortified Indo-Pak border adds an element of scintillating thrill in the journey.
Amritsar - Dera Baba Nanak -Qadian-Kala naur-Gurdaspur-Pathankot is a significant pilgrimage route for the Sikhs. Dera Baba Nanak is the Mecca of the Sikhs, since their revered Guru Nanak Dev had spent his last days in the quietude of this quaint village.
A list of the significant tourist circuits of Punjab is hereby listed:
- Amritsar - Ram Tirath - Sarai Amanat Khan -Wagha Border - Amritsar
- Amritsar - Dera Baba Nanak -Qadian-Kala naur-Gurdaspur-Pathankot
- Amritsar-Tarn Taran-Hari-Ke-Pattan - Goindwal Sahib - Sultanpur Lodhi - Kapurthala( Kanjli lake) -Jalandhar
- Amritsar - Baba Bakala - Kartarpur - Jalandhar
- Chandigarh , Ropar (Rup Nagar), Anandpur Sahib, Bhakra - Nangal, Ropar, Chandigarh
- Ludhiana - Moga - Ferozepur - Bhatinda - Malout - Muktsar-Faridkot
- Patiala-Nabha-Malerkotla - Ludhiana - Fatehgarh Sahib - Chandigarh
- Jalandhar-Hoshiarpur, either back to Jalandhar or Ropar-Chandigarh
