CHARDHAM YATRA

Warm Welcome at Haridwar- one of Uttarakhand’s holiest Hindu city, check into your hotel. (Optional) Later, in the evening head to Har Ki Pauri (famous ghat on the river Ganga); enjoy the Ganga Aarti (river worship ceremony) on the banks of the river Ganga. Get back to the hotel for dinner and night halt at Haridwar.

Meals:- Dinner.

Start the day with a hearty breakfast. Check-out of your hotel and proceed to drive to Uttarkashi. Upon arrival at Uttarkashi check in to the hotel here. The evening is free for you to indulge in leisure activities.

Distance from Haridwar to Barkot – 210 KM

Travel Time – 7-8 Hrs

Meals:- Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

Day busy in excursion to Yamunotri temple darshan. Early morning move towards Janakichatti (01:30 hrs), post arrival having breakfast we proceed for Darshan. You can trek up to 5 kilometers and either walk or hire horses or sedan/dolly at your own cost. Barkot is the base of the mountain trek to Yamunotri. After the Yamunotri trek, take a bath with hot water of Jamunabai Kund. The most notable of these is the Surya Kund where you can cook rice in the Himalayan springs and pilgrims can take this cooked rice home as prasadam. After that, see the divine rock, where you have gone through thermal water. After Darshan, make your way to the downhill. Noon back Hotel. Night halt at Barkot.

Distance from Barkot to Yamunotri – 50 KM

Travel Time – 2-3 Hrs

Trek:- 05 Kms (One Side)

Meals:- Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

After breakfast proceed towards Uttarkashi, Check-out of your hotel and proceed to drive to Uttarkashi. Upon arrival at Uttarkashi check in to the hotel here. Post lunch visit Kashi Vishveshwar temple in the evening. Night halt at Uttarkashi/ Maneri.

Distance from Barkot to Uttarkashi:- 100 KM

Travel Time:- 04 – 05 Hrs

Meals:- Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

Full day excursion to Gangotri. Greet the early morning sun and enjoy your delicious breakfast. Start your trip to Gangotri. According to Hindu mythology, Goddess Ganga descended when Lord Shiva left the mighty river with the locks of her hair. To mitigate the effects of his fierce flow, Lord Shiva received the river Ganges in the locks of his thick hair. The original Gangotri temple is an old 18th-century temple built of white marble on the banks of the river Bhagirathi. The temple is dedicated to the Goddess River and the sacred river originates at Gaumukh situated in the Gangotri Glacier. It is famous for its ancient temples and religious significance.

Pay worship to Kedar Ganga Sangam, which is about 100 Yards from the Ganga Temple. Kedar Ganga flows from the Kedar Valley and meets the Bhagirathi River on its left array. After Gangotri Darshan, priced for the drive back and will bring you back to the hotel in Uttarkashi/ Maneri.. 

Distance from Uttarkashi to Gangotri:- 120 KM

Travel Time:- 05 - 06 Hrs

Meals:- Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

After breakfast check out from the hotel and proceed to Guptkashi. En-route visit the Tehri Dam of Garhwal. Enroute you can see the beautiful river Mandakini at Tilwara. The Mandakini River comes from Kedarnath, drive alongside the river to reach Guptkashi, visit Ardh Amreshwar Temple in Guptkashi. Check into the hotel arrival in Guptkashi. Night halt at Guptkashi/Phata.

Distance from Uttarkashi to Guptkashi:- 290 KM Travel

Time:- 08 - 09 Hrs

Meals:- Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

Begin with heading to Gaurikund from where you will join other pilgrims for a trek to Kedarnath. Before the trek, you can visit Guptkashi, bathe in Tapt Kund, and visit Gauri Ganesh Temple. Now, continue to Kedarnath and on arrival, visit the 8th century Kedarnath Temple, which stands close to the site of an ancient temple built by Pandavas. After Kedarnath darshan proceed to Shankaracharya Samadhi. It is believed that after establishing four sacred Dhams in India, he went into his Samadhi at an early age of 32 years. Now, visit Bhaironath Temple and seek blessings of Bhaironath, followed by visiting Udar Kund, Bambam Kund, and Pitra Kund. You can also meet gurus and sadhus who are meditating for long in Kedarnath.

Distance From Uttarkashi to kedarnath:-

Trek:- 21 Km One Side

On this day we will stay in Sitapur to keep buffer time in hand to handle any last moment delay because of bad weather or any technical or medical reason. This is the best way to arrange an itinerary or program for both trekkers and flyers to Shri Kedarnath Ji. In lack of geographical knowledge and climate conditions of this divine land some passengers or some travel agents or tour operators use to keep neck to neck to program for 02 nights in Kedarnath Ji region, this always creates a problem and they themselves use to disturb their further program. Night Halt at Sitapur.

Optional: Triyuginarayan Temple visit (charges extra)

Meals:- Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

After Breakfast check out from the hotel and transfer to – Pipalkoti Enroute visit Guptkashi view the 3 Sangams of holy rivers – Vishnuprayag – Alaknanda and Dhauliganga, Nandprayag-Alaknanda and Mandakini, Karnaprayag – Alaknanda and Pinderganga. on arrival meet with driver and leave for Pipalkoti, on arrival Pipalkoti check in at hotel for Overnight stay in Pipalkoti/ Pandukeshawar.

Meals:- Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

Distance From Guptkashi to Pipalkoti:- 105 KM

Travel Time:- 04 Hrs

Early morning proceed for Badrinath Temple, Mana village, Saraswati river, Vyas Gumpha, Ganesh Gumpha, Bhim Bridge & Pandava’s Swargarohini Margdarshan. Take a holy dip in Tapt Kund fed by the hot sulphurous springs. Brahamakapal is significant for Pinddan Shraddh of ancestors (Pitrus). There are other interesting sightseeing spot like Mana, Vyas Gufa, Maatamoorti, Charanpaduka, Bhimkund and the “Mukh” of the Saraswati River. Back to Pandukeshawar overnight Stay.

Meals:- Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

Distance From Pandukeshawar to Badrinath:- 22 KM

Travel Time:- 1 Hrs

After Breakfast check out from the hotel and Proceed to Rishikesh Enroute see Deoprayag, the sangam of Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers. On arrival at Rishikesh visit ram zhula and Laxman Zhulla, Overnight stay at Rishikesh.

Meals:- Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

Distance From Pandukeshawar - Rishikesh:- 267 KM

Travel Time:-08 Hrs

After breakfast check out from the hotel and transfer to Haridwar It’s time to say good bye. Journey towards Haridwar / Dehradun Airport For Mumbai.

Distance from Rishikesh to Haridwar – 19 KM

Travel Time – 30min