Amritsar Heritage Walk

Amritsar Heritage Walk is a guided walking tour through the historic walled city of Amritsar, Punjab, starting from the Town Hall. Developed by Punjab Heritage and Tourism Promotion Board, the walk covers the 400-year-old Katra Ahluwalia area and surrounding bazaars. It connects key heritage structures, traditional markets, havelis, and religious sites, offering insight into the city's architecture, history, and living culture near the Golden Temple.

Visitors can expect a guided walk of approximately 2-3 km through narrow lanes of the old city starting at the Town Hall and Partition Museum building. The route passes through Katra Ahluwalia, historic havelis, traditional bazaars, Akharas, temples and mosques, with interpretation of architecture, crafts, food and local history. The walk ends near the Golden Temple area and includes stops for photography, storytelling and viewing restored heritage buildings.

The walk covers the walled city area originally developed as Katra Ahluwalia by Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia in the 18th century. The Town Hall building itself dates to 1866 during the British period. The route showcases 400 years of urban history, including traditional Katras, Akharas, havelis and bazaars that reflect the city's evolution as a trade and cultural centre around the Golden Temple.

The Heritage Walk highlights the living culture of Amritsar's old city, including Punjabi bazaar traditions, Sikh heritage, traditional architecture with jharokhas and wooden facades, local crafts, street food, and community spaces such as Akharas and historic temples. It is promoted by Punjab Heritage and Tourism Promotion Board to preserve and interpret the city's intangible heritage.