Itinerary
You can start comfortably after having breakfast and early morning bathing in Ganga. Usually, Haridwar to Barkot takes 07 hrs comfortable with a short break at Kempty falls if preferred; otherwise, we can reach in 06 hours with an endless stretch. Typically, there is a heavy rush in Mussoorie in peak season time, so sometimes, we can divert the route to Barkot via Vikas Nagar. In this case, Kempty Falls sight-seeing can be discarded under the last moment decision. Upon reaching Barkot, we will have dinner and retire for the day & Night Halt.
Early Morning Tours have for Jankichatti via Hanuman Chatti & Phool Chatti. On arrival, Janki Chatti starts a trek of 05 km for Yamunotri. Upon reaching Yamunotri Dham, experience Holi Dip in Garam (Tapt)Kund and then Pooja and Darshan of Shree Yamunotri Ji. After Darshan and Pooja, afternoon, start the trek back to Janki Chatti Chatti. On arrival at Janki, Chatti meets with the driver and drives back to Barkot. Overnight stay at Hotel.
Late morning drive to Uttarkashi after breakfast by 10 AM. After trekking to Yamunotri, just a day before, you might be tired, so this is the day to grab your full nap and take proper rest because the distance between Barkot to Uttarkashi is just 04 hrs and we have planned this to keep you relaxed. Because the onward journey will be gradually tiring as in between the destinations the distance and road travel will be increased. Visit Vishwanath Temple before you check in to your hotel. Check-in Hotel. Rest day at leisure. Night Halt.
With packed breakfast & post Tea/ Coffee, leave for Gangotri early in the morning. Offering prayers & pooja darshan, later drive back to Uttarkashi, en route visit Gangnani. Overnight stay at Uttarkashi. Further up to Gangotri is the hot water spring at Gangnani, where one can have a refreshing bath in the Kund called Rishikund. There is a temple near the kund dedicated to the Sage Parashar, believed to be the father of Ved Vyas.
Leave early in the morning with a packed breakfast for an almost day-long drive to Sitapur via Guptkashi. You would pass through Ganga on your drive, giving way to Tehri Dam (The Hydro Electric Project). Overnight stay in the hotel at Sitapur/Guptkashi. This stretch is the most extended road travel in between the places of entire Chardham Yatra destinations. Sometimes it takes more than 10hrs if some traffic congestion is there. Upon reaching Sitapur/Rampur/Gupatkashi we will take rest. Night stay in Hotel.
Here is the day when you are preparing for the Chardham Yatra’s most wanted and most challenging part, “The Darshan Of Shri Kedarnath Ji.” Here many pilgrims have their own choices and preferences as per their physical ability and comfort. Therefore, we designed the program for pilgrims who proffered to trek or completed the journey by helicopter.
On this day, we will stay in Sitapur to keep a buffer time 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 trekkers and flyers to Shri Kedarnath Ji. However, in lack of geographical knowledge and climate conditions of this divine land, some passengers, travel agents, or tour operators use to keep neck to neck to program for 02 nights in Kedarnath Ji region, region. This always creates problems, and they use to disturb their other program. Therefore, you should cover the sight-seeing or Darshan of Shri Triyugi Narayan Temple (Optional and Chargeable Extra) for maximum use of this day if we stay in Sitapur.
After a normal and comfortable wake-up and breakfast, we will proceed to Badrinath Ji via Chopta-Pipalkoti-Joshimath-Govindghat. The road from Guptkashi to Chopta and then to Pipalkoti is good for small vehicles, the road from Pipalkoti and then to Joshimath is better. We will reach Badrinath in the evening and night stay in Shree Badrinath. If we reach on time then we can make a short visit to the temple to participate in the evening Aarti. Normally you cannot hold your mind or resist visiting the temple or Darshanam of Shree Badrinath Ji (Moksha Dham) upon reaching there. Overnight stay followed by dinner.
This is the day of completion of all pending rituals and karmas. At this Moksha Dham, your quest for salvation will be completed. So this is how this program is designed to give you maximum time on this land. The next day we are staying in Rudarpryag which is only 5 hrs drive from Badrinath. So we will have a half-day almost to complete our rituals and Darshan. Late morning, maximum 12:00 Noon proceeds to Rudraprayag. On the way have an en-route view of the amazing Chopta & Himalayan Ranges. En-route we will have views of 03 major Prayags by visiting Vishnuprayag, Karnprayag, Nandprayag where as Vishnuprayag, Karnprayag, Nandprayag. In early morning, take a holy dip in Tapt Kund, Have again Darshan of Badri Vishal if time allows otherwise Important visit to Nag Nagin Pith, Short Visit to Mana Village, Charan Paduka Darshan, Short visit of Ekadasi Gufa & Hanuman Gufa. View of Vishnu Prayag, Nandprayag, Karnprayag while returning back to Rudraprayag.
Early morning after breakfast, we will make a short visit to MahaRudra Temple at Sangam confluence of Alaknanda & Mandakini. Here we can have Darshan of Maa Chamunda Devi Shakti Peeth. After that, we will proceed to Rishikesh, and on the way, we will view of 05th and last Parayag-Dev Prayag on this route. Arrive in Rishikesh, and you will visit Laxman Jhula and Ram Jhula on your own as this is not motorable. You need to keep watch on time if you have missed your Ganga Aarti on day 01 upon arrival to Haridwar. So it is in your hand how fast you finish your sightseeing and reach Har-Ki-Pauri, Haridwar for Ganga Aarti. It generally starts at 06:00 PM in Summers and 5:15 PM in winters.
