A Tour of Rishikesh, India, a Slum & the Ganges River

Exploring the holy town of Rishikesh, India on the Ganges (Ganga) River. To watch my other video about how expensive is Rishikesh CLICK HERE: • How Expensive is RISHI...
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Gabriel is a world traveler and travel writer who has been adventuring around the world off and on since his first trip to Europe in the summer of 1990 when he was 18 years old. He is author of "Gabe's Guide to Budget Travel", "Following My Thumb" and several other books available on Amazon.com and elsewhere.
Thanks a lot for watching and safe journeys!
A Tour of Rishikesh, India, a Slum & the Ganges River

[@marduchok]

Gabe is probably the last youtube traveler who uses his senses and asking people around rather than finds a way with smartphone. And it's super cool

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

It's fun to get lost, if you're in the mood for it.

[@shobhitkukreti]

It's fun to see my own town through someone else's eyes 😅

[@revathis5476]

It is shame on our part to view the external look of the spirtual place without feeling the. inner feeling if the Hindus

[@triple_gem_shining]

Watching you travel in India never gets old lol

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Excellent. The best is yet to come.

[@anaghism]

Dear Gabriel let me first thank you for showcasing India to The Western world. You are doing this in a good manner and I am happy that you did not show any disrespect to the less decent things. You have a good knowledge about India and Rishikesh in particular. This video blog of yours reminds me of a Japanese TV show named "somewhere Street". I have been to Rishikesh several times but these Street Views I never had a chance to have. This is your second video I have been watching. the first one was how expensive is Rishikesh. I suggest you watch some episodes of somewhere Street on KZbin and it will help you create more better videos. Please keep posting your beautiful videos as many like me would be waiting for them.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Great, thanks for the feedback.

[@likeliterally7077]

Wow, india is beautiful. I know it isn't everybody's cup of tea, but living in a dull american suburb where every house is basically it's own island, i like the chaos and sense of community you see there, as with so many countries

[@claudiosaltara8847]

likeliterally: you are so right. American suburbs are beautiful but depressing

[@dixitravirdx2714]

i am indian

[@bobsingh7949]

LikeLiterally, thank you for your intelligent words.

[@miriammoriarty8588]

Me too! No one can accuse India of being boring!

[@SauravSaklaniVlogs]

U must visit rishikesh india

[@vbasarkar]

Very nice inspiring videos . A good sorce of information for travellers. Its amazing to see the amount of energy you have for travelling and exploring new places and also cary a camera filming the entire trip with a live commentary. Really really amazing.

[@georgeslessor1463]

Gabriel I love your videos. You show the true essence of the people , towns and cultures of the countries you visit. Not just all the touristy places.

[@dakotawint]

Love your videos bro!!

[@LucasArtCommunity]

15:15 exactly where I had a bathe in the Ganga for the first time :) Thanks for all the great India videos Gabriel, really connects me back there.

[@premavathi3553]

Very good shooting and very good coverage of Rishikesh.Thanks a million.

[@theempyrean1227]

Enjoyed watching the video & thanks for posting!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Cool, thanks.

[@JeniferCornell]

Love that this video is educational. The painting at 12:00 is amazing, and that was a nice man you met along your journey before you got lost in the maze. 😊

[@usedbrickie9166]

Excellent videos, from years past to now. Always give a thumbs up even before watching because I know it's going to be great. I love walking through those towns with you. Thank you Mr. Morris

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Sweet, thanks.

[@stephennelson6116]

Great video! Thanks, mate.

[@avniexplore6585]

Beautifull video sir... Love from Uttrakhand (India) 🤗

[@shyamsoorya5121]

Namaste🙏Great Videos Gabriel...keep moving with ur adventures.

[@Andrew102]

You are my most favourite KZbinr who does travel videos.

[@Ganesan_23]

Superb video clips Gabriel👌 thank u very much for sharing. Hope i can go there one day.

[@f.dmcintyre4666]

I love the videos, really nice, thanks Gabriel

[@JumpingPlaces]

Loved it! really loved the way the river looked at the end during the boat trip

[@irenan6585]

Contagious your videos are, thank you!

[@Exosolaris]

It's fantastic to see people's reactions when you go somewhere that isn't often frequented by tourists!

[@Jessicatx956]

i just finished seeing your new video that you put up a few minutes ago and now on to this one yay i am excited love seeing your videos and thanks for your videos :)

[@ashishkesari87]

Jessica Garcia Guerra tourists yo all...be in touch if wanna feel the real india

[@erwindegroot8337]

Jessica Garcia Guerra ok

[@dixitravirdx2714]

i am indian you want marry me

[@priscilla9995]

Great video!!!

[@whaleshrimp111]

I used to operate the white water jet boat above Rishikesh 30 years ago. There is so much to see and do around Rishikesh. I had encounters with tigers, black leopards and elephants up the river and in the valleys. You can head up to hike into the Temples of Shiva way up the Ganges. Go in before the snow melts and there is almost nobody there. Go quick before you get too old.

[@bobsingh7949]

It's Monday here, Canadian Thanksgiving, but a subdued one because it's 2020. These TRANSPORTATIVE videos have special value at present. So much better to watch Gabriel than listen to the morning news. (Tim Ferris is so right about media fasts). In a contest between cyclical broadcasting of perpetual anxieties and issues or a street level Utube Travel Video humbly presented, there is no contest.

[@backpackinyogini8065]

Another fab video!....

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Cool, thanks.

[@jaiharji4840]

Very impressed with your knowledge of india. They are your best videos. The India ones. So interesting. Thanks dude.

[@Ajayhv]

Nice videos and Precise information.. God bless you

[@rocco...]

The UN should make you an ambassador of tourism. You leave a trail of class, humbleness and honesty wherever you go. It's prevalent here when you decided not to expose the "slums" for what they are for our benefit. We can feel the sorrow that you do in these situations. Once again you're an exceptional person and we are lucky to have and learn by you.

[@apusimpson7810]

I would agree. I'm surprised Gabriel hasn't responded back to your comment. Perhaps he's dumbfounded.

[@alexrodriguez351]

Rishikesh looks pretty chill and clean...thx 4 sharing

[@felipegp420]

Hi Gabriel, I love your videos. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from Brazil!

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Thanks, I appreciate it Felipe!

[@yogawithandy]

Dude, I was in Rishikesh for one month doing a Yoga course and I didn’t even realize that there is actually a real town called Rishikesh away from where all the tourists stay. So, a big thank you! However, please let me give you one seriously good advice. Never use your left hand to point, touch (“Jesus”), accept food, money or anything else except to wash your butt with water. It never ceases to amaze me how many times I see foreigners in Asia use their left hand. Yes, I know some locals do also but that’s usually a sign of their disrespect of the person they’re dealing with.

[@bawajaskarn17]

Awesome thanks for amazing video from my country that’s my fav place to go too.

[@deepsea7920]

Always enjoy when you walk around the towns.

[@markf2720]

17:20 Beware of those pits. They could be a place to do their washroom activities. Also, they usually have an understanding which area is for men and which for women. and if you are in the women's section...for you it won't be an issue..but for an Indian man they could think he has bad intentions

[@kedarvlog7703]

I think best place in tha world Rishikesh because my memories associated with Rishikesh 😞😌😌😌

[@sandeepviswal7730]

love your videos bro

[@LucasArtCommunity]

You mentioned a better word for slum, "Hand-crafted village" is what popped in my mind.

[@triple_gem_shining]

The lassy always looks so good. I want to try one some time

[@chinmayy1612]

10:10.. I see.. You have learned to cross the roads the "Indians" way..🙌 That is exactly how we do.. Nailed it.. 😃

[@stayaway1111]

nice video. good job

[@VikramSinghBhayal_]

Hope to see u back again in India

[@frank_fr3222]

good, interesting foray into the unknown

[@humanhuman1038]

Nice video, I been to 4 Himalayan temples. Beautiful place must go there in May first week. For Yamunotri and kedarnath u can hire horse or go by foot. Gangotri and badrinath direct bus.

[@triple_gem_shining]

Btw I love the raw local places. The tourist place are cool but circus like hahaha. If you know what I mean. Awesome as always gabe

[@SurajKumar-px8bv]

U don't need to mention slum* just enjoyed the vibe of peace here .

[@shivam_singh_9999]

its fine bro just dont try to oversell or undersell its is what it is

[@raunakpansare]

Was in Rishikesh for a week. Love this place. Have you seen the nilkanth temple it's 20 km away from Rishikesh ?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Yeah I hiked up to the Nilkanth Temple once.

[@writerman242]

That was funny....the green of that wall WAS really close to the usd lol

[@writerman242]

Another first for Gabrial The first person in the history of the universe to go camera shopping in Rishikesh ahahahahha

[@erwindegroot8337]

Hey, gab I saved all ur vids for 3 weeks. Doing a gab night now xD

[@user-qh9ry2lx5h]

Amazing spots gabriel👍.. i've been in india in 2010...you give a lot of informesions to everyone of us...keep on my friend. ♥️from thessaloniki greece.exept amazon from wich page i can buy your books?

[@Ganesan_23]

I already started to follow all ur video postings. Hope can meet u one day bro.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Thanks for watching, I appreciate it.

[@anhilater1058]

Gab when all the rivers merges in ganga (specially Brahmaputra river) around west Bengal they form the biggest river delta in the world it becomes miles broad there.

[@sairsapatatensiongo9077]

Nice video

[@user-nw6sh3ey5w]

I love this vídeo, kiss from Brazil. Nasmaste

[@dixitravirdx2714]

tudo bem Amiga eu indiano namaste

[@taniabiswas9787]

I appreciate your content because it is real and does not romanticize the place by using video tricks.

[@sumitbane8529]

Hey i love ur vlogs

[@SauravSaklaniVlogs]

Our India..lovely rishikesh

[@twobrosoriginals6081]

You can find free dorm accommodation at Geeta bhavan near Ram Jhula. Meals are as cheap as 30 INR for unlimited food. We learnt about this place while shooting for our musical video near bank of holy Ganga (ganges). That was some Budget trip :)

[@humanhuman1038]

Happy Diwali

[@dhanrajmohan701]

Public comments. I am so happy I went to India .rishikesh is beautiful places 😍 and amazing thanks for sharing your wonderful video

[@donstravelsandrants.]

Brilliant.

[@shridhan6688]

Great!👍

[@glevtube]

Your knowledge about Indian culture and ways of life is amazing man. Respects!

[@lyfeinframes]

Nice!

[@CharlieChaplinVideos]

The quality of information in your travel videos is incredible. Are you fascinated by Hinduism?

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Thanks. I'm not sure if I'm fascinated by Hinduism exactly. I'm more fascinated by India in general I guess and yes I find Hinduism very interesting, though I can't say I understand it well, just the basics really.

[@trilliondollarmind1280]

Omg you crazy moving around mazes..

[@prince2415]

i really wanna meet you once , Gabriel. Plz give me a date , and when you are coming back to Rishikesh

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Hi, I don't have any plans to go back to India right now, but maybe sometime again in the future.

[@prince2415]

Gabriel Traveler , but anyhow whenever you come to India , plz tell me , i really wanna meet you Gabriel . Love you bro. Keep travelling and uploading videos . Love from India.😘😘

[@XantheBalios]

8:17: Not Jesus, but Valmiki , the great and famous Ramayana's author (it's written on the poster). Anyway, good video.

[@anaghism]

hugues grasely for sure it's Balmiki but not the author of Ramayana. it's another Balmiki who was a former robber who later on turns to be a great Saint. Good to see that you can read Hindi.

[@amitraturi6561]

@@anaghism oh the both were different??

[@abhijeetkumarsingh1511]

Infinity likes to Gabriel traveler by an Indian

[@prithwirajdey1187]

its not Trimurti...it is most probably "Dattatreya"

[@CharlieChaplinVideos]

I have seen 999 Manali/Spiti/Ladakh travel videos but want to see your version of it too. Next May end or start of June you should be in India for Ladakh/Spiti/Manali trip. You should get a considerable traffic too..

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I've actually been to Manali and Ladakh, have you seen this movie yet? kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6C5ZZeYfcSVbtU And here are some Manali videos: kzbin.infosearch?query=Manali It would be nice to go back and do them again though and also I really want to see the Spiti valley. Too many places in the world to visit.

[@blossomrusso6457]

India is the only country where if someone asked if I had US dollars, I wouldn't automatically think they were trying to rob me.

[@RebaFluff]

Blossom Russo I thought he was fishing to see if he should Rob him.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

No the guy was totally harmless and just curious. But even if I did have some US dollars on me I wouldn't have shown him, since it's not a good idea to flash cash, regardless of whether you think they're innocent or not.

[@RaviIndia839]

Blossom Russo. I too would have asked anyone, if met any person like him. Whenever I meet somebody from abroad, the second thing I do after greeting him / her is that, I would seek his currency in exchange of local one. I had done that in past. I try to give them exact conversion, sometimes more just to collect them. We don't get chance to travel abroad, so the best thing one can do is to exchange currency to know other country well. It improves your general awareness about that country and it's culture. Sometimes we need to carry enough currency with us when travel abroad. It just improves relation between two countries, and that too with personal touch. That's how I view currency.

[@blossomrusso6457]

That's cool! I collect foreign currency as well, but my father works at a bank. he brings me all the foreign money that people accidentally deposit.

[@stop_and_smell_the_roses]

ravishankar, that's interesting. I like to collect foreign money too. I travelled to India in 2007 but I don't travel now. I don't have the money and I admit that fear has gotten hold of me. Now I just watch other people travel and I stay where I am. hahaha

[@RealSpaceHobo]

Good one, Gabe - my favorite part was when you got lost, and the music came on...:-)......in these situations, ask for the nearest landmark, in this case - The Ganga river - also, when you showed the picture and the place from 7 years ago - nothing changed! - if the old guy had still been there, heck - this is India right? - and again, it never ceases to amaze me the amount of loose animals in traffic......if that was in the west, even for a single wayward mule, the national guard would be brought in and it would make breaking news.....:-).....in India, seems like there is room fore everyone......it's like Noahs Ark...:-)

[@ayush7003]

Thanks

[@gamergood894]

Dam use to live there 14 years ago not much has changed in india. Miss so much :c

[@davidsmith956]

Hey Gabe, great video and a nice tour of the town. Feels so much quieter than the larger cities. Do you miss anything from Home when you travel overseas like a food dish, or convenience? Good luck and safe travels.

[@shobuddy]

Gabe, this has probably been brought up before but I'd like to suggest a Q&A video. I'm sure viewers, myself included, would love to pick your brain given your extensive travel experiences all over the world.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I actually have it on my list to make another one, will try to do it soon. Also here's one from a year ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/laGnaGeBmJeVitU

[@prrpatel8320]

Going to Rishikesh in june thanks for info

[@rishilulla]

PRR Patel you might want to check this out kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpanmWWKlJqKeq8

[@writerman242]

15 return on the boat....good fun!!!!

[@martinarodmell5196]

I wish to quarantine in Rishikesh.

[@stop_and_smell_the_roses]

25:31 do you or anyone know what it is the man is throwing in the river? It looks like it explodes in the water. I love the music playing on the boat. I like that your shows aren't all sensational and hype and you show kindness and class wherever you go. You're a good role model for me. :)

[@arshifun]

Initially that white thing that he's throwing is just flowers. Later in the video when u see something exploding in the water, it's actually just a stone which if thrown with a special technique, splashes water in the pattern like it did. But for that to work, the stone has to be sort of flat and light weight.

[@sanjaykundu1191]

You are a good American...you shoot your video on rishikesh nicely...keep it up...its a paradise...God own place...lord shiva is the king of god ...trigod means brahma, bishnu & maheswar...ok

[@bluestraveler2980]

06:51 200,000 people live in Rishikesh.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Good point.

[@TheGurubuster]

LIVED THERE

[@dhanrajmohan701]

Public comments. It' is not good to define a place of pilgrimage as slum . don't ask what the country can do for you but what you can do to up lift the country.god love every one equally as humanity.we all passing through a journey in life and it begins with you.self reflection and self realization is important to improve your life. Ask your self who I am and where have I came from and where I am going after I exit this world.what I am doing for humanity.god bless a man of wisdom who protect is dignity and integrity in life.

[@vt1544]

gabe your da best

[@idontcarei]

its very very clean .....i didnt expect that cuz this city attracts huge no of ppl frm all over the world,,nice to see clean india ..thanks to new govt i guess

[@AngelCruz-Greenja]

Gabriel, I’d love to meet you one day in India! You’re so cool!

[@coisalinda2424]

Nice 👍🏽

[@claudiosaltara8847]

Some towns are cleaner than others. The streets shows that garbage is routinely picked up. I wonder if it is because individual effort or city effort.

[@kuldeepbisht3650]

Nice I am also from Rishikesh

[@NaturelDeese]

Vietnam and Jordan next 🙌😆😃😍

[@NaturelDeese]

Sawan Shrivastava oh wow I had no clue thanks for telling me.

[@gato7908]

Why walk when you can get a sunset boat cruise on the Ganges river for 10 rupees? 😄

[@narendranarotam3816]

Been to rsikesh.beautiful

[@devrawat2011]

see you again

[@angelofacipieri]

My name is Italy

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Haha. My name is California.

[@angelofacipieri]

Gabriel Traveler 😂😂🔝

[@Pluto102]

LOL

[@akhilab900]

Hahaaha

[@tatadocomo41]

So all you illiterate?

[@pankajmaliknewdelhi]

8:14 Its Maharishi Valmiki who wrote Epic RAMAYANA not Jesus that's what written. 68th Valmiki festival.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

Cool, thanks.

[@Sood123456]

Haha. I was going to comment the same but checked before commenting to see anybody who had already told him the same thing.

[@Sood123456]

@Gabriel Traveler - Please check the comment. :)

[@gambardokumenter8083]

you should journey to Indonesia. The archipelago with thousand islands & culture.

[@GabrielTravelerVideos]

I visited Indonesia for a month in 2013, would love to go back and see more: kzbin.infosearch?query=Indonesia