Tour overview
Uttarakhand is known for the spiritual yatras and temples, and one such yatra circuit is Chardham Yatra. The Chardham consists of four sacred places, and they are Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri, Yamunotri. Generally this yatra is started from north to east as Yamunotri > Gangotri > Kedarnath > Badrinath. Each Dham has its own religious values in Hindu Religion. Temples are opened for a limited time period every year thus there would be a huge crown every season in this yatra. It is advised to book your seats for the Yatra in advance so that you may enjoy your religious journey without any inconvenience.
Included
- Road Transfer
- Hotel Stay
- Breakfast & Dinner
- All Tolls, Parking, Driver Allowance, GST
Not Included
- Lunch, snacks/tea
- Special Pooja/Temple charges
- Sightseeing Ticket
- Local fare for Auto/Rikshaw etc.
- Anything not listed in inclusion
Day-1: (Haridwar – Barkot)
* 08:00 AM Start your journey from Haridwar move towards Yamunotri via Mussoorie.
* 12:00 Visit Kempty Fall in Mussoorie and have lunch here.
* 5:00 PM Reach Barkot and check-In your hotel nearby Barkot.
* Take an overnight stay here after having dinner tonight.
Day-2: (Barkot – Jankichatti – Yamunotri trek – Return to Barkot)
* 5:00 AM walk up and get ready to move up to Jankichatti.
* 7:00 Start trekking towards Yamunotri Dham (5.5 Km) and reach there before noon. You can also hire Pony/Palki at your own cost (approx 2000 roundtrip). At the temple lawn take a holy dip in the tapt kund/hot river known as ‘Surya Kund’, ‘Jamunabai Kund’.
* 12:00 noon, make your presence in front of Maa Yamuna here.
* 1:00 Start downwards trekking and reach Janakichatti before 4:00 PM.
* Move Jankichatti to Barkot and take a night stay here in the hotel.
Day-3: (Barkot – Uttarkashi)
* 8:00 AM After breakfast continue your journey towards Uttarkashi. Uttarkashi is situated on the left side of River Bhagirathi.
* Enroute visit the natural ShivGufa temple, Vishvanath Temple, Kandar devta etc.
* 4:00 PM reach Uttarkashi and check-In your hotel and take an overnight stay nearby Uttarkashi.
Day-4: (Uttarkashi – Gangotri Dham - Uttarkashi)
* 5:00 AM Walk up early in the morning and move towards Gangotri Dham.
* You can also take a holy bath in the hot spring pond in Gangnani. On the way you will love the nature view and river bank especially at ‘Harshil’.
* 11:00 AM, reach Gangotri Dham. Take a holy dip in Maa Bhagirathi River.
* 12:00 noon make your presence in front of Maa Ganga here.
* After lunch, move towards Uttarkashi. take a night stay here.
Day-5: (Uttarkashi -Sitapur)
* 8:00 AM Start your journey and drive towards Kedarnath Valley.
* Enroute enjoy nature views, mountain views, Mandakini river bank, Guptkashi Temple etc.
* Around 5:00 PM, reach nearby Phata/Sitapur to halt this night.
Day-6: (Sitapur- Kedarnath Temple):
* 4:00 AM, move towards Sonprayag/Sitapur. Cab will drop you there.
From Sonprayag/Sitapur, govt cab will drop you up to Gaurikund and from gaurikund, start your trekking towards Kedarnath dham Temple(16 KM trek). You can also hire Pony/Palki etc on your own cost.
* Before the evening, reach near the temple lawn. Check-In your night halt place and get ready to attend the evening aarti and Lord Shiva’s Darshan.
* Take a rest in your hotel/dharamshala.
Day-7: (Kedarnath -Sonprayag- Pipalkoti):
* 5:00 AM, After Mangal darshan starts the downward trek and reach near the Sonprayag before 1:00 AM and coordinate with driver.
* Your Cab will pick you and move towards Badrinath Dham.
* Enroute visit Omkareshwar temple, the glorious Chopta Valley known as “A Mini Switzerland”.
* 7:00 PM Reach nearby Pipalkoti and take a night stay here.
Day-8: (Pipalkoti - Badrinath Dham -Pipalkoti):
* 5:00 AM, start your journey towards Badrinath Dham.
* Enroute visit Narsingh Temple, Pandukeshwar Temple etc.
* At 09:00 AM, reach Badrinath Dham and go to the temple lawn to take a holy bath in Tapt Kund here.
* Line up in que and wait for your turn then make your presence in front of Lord Vishnu/ Krishna with others Like Narayan G, Kuber G etc.Go through your mind in peace and concentrate on Lord Krishna for some time here.
* 12:00 Noon, After lunch, drive to Mana Village which is just 3 Km away from here. Visit Bhim-Pul, Vyas Gufa and other sightseeing in mana village.
* 2:00 PM Start the return journey towards Karanprayag and Check-In your hotel tonight.
Day 9: (Pipalkoti – Rishikesh Sightseeing - Haridwar Dropping):
* 7:00 AM, Have breakfast and start your return journey towards Haridwar.
* 2:00 PM reach Rishikesh and visit Ram Jhula, Laxman Jhula, Pramarth Niketan etc.
* 5:00 PM, move towards Haridwar and reach Har Ki Pauri.
* 6:00 PM get your seat at Maa Ganga river bank and wait for the famous Maa Ganga Arti at Har Ki Pauri.
* At Har ki Pauri your tour's memorable journey will end.