Day excursion to Omkareshwar

Background: The island of Omkareshwar in the Narmada River is considered holy as it is the site of one of the 12 Jyotirlingas, the sacred sites where Shiva self-manifested in the form of a fiery pillar of light. Local belief is that the island itself is shaped like an Om, because a depression in the island forms a curve like the number 3. It is also believed that this is the island where the spiritual guru Adi Shankaracharya met his guru Govinda Bhagavatpada.

The island is dotted with many temples, forming a holy parikrama (circumambulation). There are two ways to do the parikrama, on foot or by boat.

About this tour: This is a private day excursion from Indore, to see the two main temples, Omkareshwar and Mankaleshwar. The drive takes 2.5hrs and goes through farming countryside and hills. On this tour, we include the boat parikrama of Omkareshwar.

Those who are interested may also visit the Sidhwarkut Jain Temples.

Starts: 8:00 am from your hotel in Indore. The drive to Omkareshwar is 2.5hrs.

Duration: 10 hrs including drive time, boat ride parikrama and lunch break.

When: All days of the week

Tour Notes: There is a dam upstream which affects water levels in the Narmada at Omkareshwar. Please ask us for an update before you book the tour. Please wear sensible and comfortable shoes. You have to remove shoes if you visit temples, but socks are ok. Please also note that the boats here do not have life-jackets. Each boat has a few rubber tyres which can be used for floatation.