Amritsar in 7 Days on a Budget (Daily Costs)

7 days covers the full holy-city-and-day-trips circuit

Seven days keeps the 6-day itinerary’s full core, Golden Temple, Jallianwala Bagh, Partition Museum, Durgiana Temple, Ram Bagh, Gobindgarh Fort, Wagah, Tarn Taran, and Harike Wetland, then closes with a genuinely slow day rather than another ticketed sight. Expect roughly Rs 600-3,000 a person per day; the tables below break down where it goes.

Day 1: the Golden Temple and Langar

Settle in near the old city, then spend the afternoon and evening at the Golden Temple: the causeway loop, the Langar meal (free), and the temple lit after dark.

Day 1 cost (Rs, per person) Low Higher
Bed 0 800
Meals 140 300
E-rickshaws 30 60
Day 1 total 170 1,160

Tip: cover your head before you reach the entrance gate; a scarf bought from an old-city stall beats the queue for a borrowed one.

Day 2: Jallianwala Bagh and the Partition Museum

Morning at Jallianwala Bagh (free entry), afternoon at the Partition Museum inside the old Town Hall (a small ticket, verify current price).

Day 2 cost (Rs, per person) Low Higher
Bed 0 800
Partition Museum (verify) 0 200
Meals 140 300
Day 2 total 140 1,300

Tip: visit Jallianwala Bagh after the Golden Temple, not before; the order matters for how the history lands.

Day 3: Durgiana Temple, Ram Bagh, and Gobindgarh Fort

Durgiana Temple in the morning (free), Ram Bagh and its museum midday (a small ticket, verify), Gobindgarh Fort in the afternoon (ticketed, verify current prices).

Day 3 cost (Rs, per person) Low Higher
Bed 0 800
Ram Bagh museum (verify) 20 50
Gobindgarh Fort (verify) 150 350
Meals 140 300
Day 3 total 310 1,500

Tip: ask at Gobindgarh’s counter whether the 7D show is bundled with entry before paying for it separately.

Day 4: Wagah-Attari, status permitting

The UK FCDO’s current advisory states the Wagah-Attari crossing is closed and advises against travel within 10km of the border, so confirm the ceremony’s status before committing the day to it. If it’s running, a shared taxi covers the roughly 28-32km for a modest fare (verify).

Day 4 cost (Rs, per person) Low Higher
Shared taxi to Wagah (if running, verify) 100 200
Meals 140 300
Bed 0 800
Day 4 total 240 1,300

Tip: check the ceremony’s status the morning of, not the night before; a day-old answer isn’t reliable.

Day 5: Tarn Taran Sahib

A day trip to Tarn Taran Sahib, a Sikh pilgrimage town south of the city built around a gurdwara said to hold the largest sarovar of any Sikh shrine (verify), reached by shared taxi or local bus for a small fare (verify).

Day 5 cost (Rs, per person) Low Higher
Transport to Tarn Taran (verify) 100 200
Meals 140 300
Bed 0 800
Day 5 total 240 1,300

Tip: confirm a same-day return time before you leave; onward transport thins out after early evening.

Day 6: Harike Wetland Bird Sanctuary

A day trip to the wetland reserve where the Beas and Sutlej rivers meet, drawing migratory birds in winter (verify current access and species counts).

Day 6 cost (Rs, per person) Low Higher
Transport to Harike (verify) 200 400
Entry fee (verify) 50 100
Meals 140 300
Bed 0 800
Day 6 total 390 1,600

Tip: bring binoculars if you have them; the reserve rarely rents equipment on-site.

Day 7: a slow morning, then departure

No new ticketed sight on day 7. Spend the morning back at the Golden Temple for a last unhurried causeway walk, then work through anything left on the eating guide , Amritsari kulcha or Kesar Da Dhaba’s dal makhani, before heading to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport (ATQ) or Amritsar Junction.

Day 7 cost (Rs, per person) Low Higher
Meals 140 300
Airport/station transfer (verify) 0 550
Day 7 total 140 850

Tip: build slack into the transfer time on a departure day; Amritsar’s rickshaw and taxi wait times run longer than they look on a map.