Chardham Yatra Tour

Morning arrival at Rishikesh, after fresh up & breakfast proceed for Sightseeing which covers Shivananda Ashram, Ram Jhoola, Swarg Ashram, Geeta Ashram, Laxman Jhoola, After lunch proceed to Barkot, via Dehradun & Mussoorie. En-route visit Kempty Fall and enjoy the beauty of Himalayas, (route may be change as per road condition & traffic) later drive straight to Barkot for night stay.

Early Morning drive to Jankichatti, trek starts from here to Yamunotri (6kms). On arrival leave the vehicle and start to ascend on trek route either by walk or pony/doli (at own cost). On arrival at Yamunotri purchase Prasad form local small shops, then proceed to holy dip in natural hot water spring or in river Yamuna (icy cold water). One can cook rice in “Surya Kund” (hot water spring), dipping in a muslin cloth and take cooked rice home as “Prasadam”. Pooja can be offered to mythological “Divya Shila”. Take blessings of Mata Yamuna and trek down to Jankichatti. Later drive back to Barkot for night stay.

Morning after breakfast depart to Uttarkashi, en-route visit Prakateswar Mahadev (Shiv Cave) on arrival check in at hotel, later visit famous Kashi Vishwanath temple at Uttarkashi. Overnight stay at hotel

en-route enjoy the drive parallel to River Bhagirathi and the most magnificent view of the Himalayas. On arrival Gangotri have a holy dip in river Bhagirathi (icy cold water). Perform Pooja and Hindu rites at the bank of river. Then proceed for darshan of Mata Ganga, Lord Shiva, Hanuman, Vinayka and Bhagirath Maharaj, have blessings and return back to Uttarkashi. Overnight stay at Uttarkashi.

Morning depart to Srinagar. En-route visit word famous India’s biggest Dam “Tehri Dam” later drive to Srinagar. On arrival check-in to hotel, night stay at Srinagar.

Morning drive to Sitapur or Phata. En-route visit Dhari Devi temple & Rudraprayag (the confluence point of 2 Holy rivers – Alaknanda and Mandakini), later drive to Guptkashi & visit Shri Kashi Viswanath Temple (Ardhanariswar Temple) Later do Registration for visiting Kedarnath, overnight stay at Hotel.

Rudraprayag: It is the confluence of river Mandakiniand Alananda, Rudranath, Temple & Narad Silla.

Early morning drive to Sonprayag/ Phata (for trek route or helipad) trek starts from here to Kedarnath (3584 mts) on foot or Heli/doli/pony (at own cost). Tour members should carry personal medicines, heavy woolen, toiletries and clothes. After performing Pooja & Darshan of Shri Kedarnath ji return to Sitapur. Overnight stay at Hotel.

Kedarnath: The Kedarnath shrine, one of the 12 Jyotirlingam of Lord Shiva, is a scenic spot situated, against the backdrop of the majestic Kedarnath range. Kedar is another name of Lord Shiva, the protector and the destroyer. According to legends, Pandavas after having won over the Kaurava in Kurukshetra war, felt guilty of having killed their own brothers and sought the blessings of Lord Shiva for redemption. He eluded them repeatedly and while fleeing took refuge at Kedarnath in the form of a bull, on being followed he dived into the ground, leaving his hump on the surface. The remaining portions of Lord Shiva appeared at four other places and are worshipped there as his manifestations. The arms appeared at Tungnath, the face at Rudranath, the belly at Madhmaheshwar and his locks (hair) with head at Kalpeshwar. Kedarnath and the four above- mentioned shrines are treated as Panch Kedar.

Morning After breakfast transfer to Badrinath, en-route visit Karanprayag, Nandprayag, Vishnu Prayag, & Joshimath (Narshimha Temple) on arrival check in at hotel, in the evening visit Badrinath temple, overnight stay at hotel.

Karanprayag: It is the confluence of river Pinder and Alananda

Nandprayag: It is the confluence of river Nandakani and Alananda

Vishnu Prayag: It is the confluence of river Dhauliganga and Alananda

Morning visit temple after a holy dip in Taptkund. Proceed through colorful entrance of the temple have Darshan of Badrivishal along with Ganesh, Kubera, Garuda, Narada, Udhhav, Nar & Narayan. Also see another small temples inside the temple compound i.e. Laxmimata, Nar-Narayana, Hanuman, Ghantakarn and Kaamdhenu. One can get ‘Charnamirt’(abhishekamjal) in side compound. Brahamakapal is significant for Pinddam Shraddh of ancestors (Pitrus), one can perform rite here. Later a visit of Mana Village (India’s last village towards Indo- Tibetan border), which includes Vyasa Gufa, Ganesh Gufa, Bhimpul, Saraswati river etc, In the evening transfer to Pipalkoti, Overnight stay at Pipalkoti.

Badrinath: one of the ‘Four Dhams’ is one of the most celebrated pilgrimage spots of the country and is situated at an elevation of 3,133 meters, guarded on either side by the two mountain ranges known as Nar & Narayan with the towering Neelkanth Peak providing a splendid backdrop. This revered spot was once carpeted with wild berries,thus the place got name “Badri van”, meaning “forest of berries”.

TaptKund: Natural thermal springs on the bank of the river Alaknanda, where it is customary to bathe before entering the Badrinath temple.

Morning after transfer to Haridwar, en-route visit Devprayag the confluence of Alaknanda and Bhagirathi. Here onwards downstream river is called Ganges, later transfer to Haridwar, on arrival proceed to perform ritualistic bathing on the banks of pious river Ganges and join the enchanting evening Aarti at Har-ki-Pauri. Brahma Kund, the spot where the Amrit (nectar) spilled out of the pitcher, is located at HarkiPauri and is considered to be prime ghat of Haridwar. after dinner, board the Coach to Delhi, overnight journey.

Morning arrival at Delhi (05:00 AM). here tour ends here with happy memories to be cherished forever.