Day 1: Arrive Chandigarh
Morning Arrive Chandigarh, transfer to hotel, and check-in. After visiting the Golden Temple and later visiting the massacre of Jallianwala Bagh. Afternoon little free time to rest and in the evening around 3 PM drive to Wagah Border to see the Closing Ceremony, event starts exactly by 5:30 PM every day. Border closing 'lowering of the flags' ceremony is a daily military practice that the security forces of India and Pakistan. This ceremony takes place every evening before sunset at the Wagah border, which as part of the Grand Trunk Road was the only road link between these two countries before the opening of the Aman Setu in Kashmir in 1999. The ceremony starts with a blustering parade by the soldiers from both sides and ends up in the perfectly coordinated lowering of the two nations' flags, it is called the beating retreat border ceremony on the international level. One infantryman (Jawan) stands at attention on each side of the gate. As the sun sets, the iron gate at the border is opened and the flags are lowered. The flags are folded and the ceremony ends with a retreat that involves a brusque handshake between soldiers from either side. Return to Hotel and Overnight.
