Why this yatra
- 🏔 Char Dham, ek yatraYamunotri → Gangotri → Kedarnath → Badrinath, sadak se + optional heli.
- 🚁 Kedarnath heli optionPhata/Sersi se heli — lamba trek bachta hai (seats IRCTC heli portal par, seemit).
- ⛰ Altitude-safe, scholar-ledHimalaya-anubhavi Pramukh, oxygen support, pre-trip fitness check.
The experience
Char Dham jeevan ki upalabdhi hai — Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath aur Badrinath, Uttarakhand Himalaya ki reedh.
Delhi se shuru, chhota group (8-12 bhakt) — kyunki pahadon ki logistics bada group nahi sambhal sakti. Chhota matlab surakshit, aatmiya aur lachila.
Yamunotri (Yamuna ka udgam, Surya Kund), Gangotri (Bhagirathi), Kedarnath (3,583 m — heli ya lagbhag 16-18 km trek) aur Badrinath (Tapt Kund, Mana gaon, Brahma Kapal). Pramukh ji Himalaya ke anubhavi hain; oxygen saath rehta hai aur yatra se pehle fitness check hota hai.
Day by day
Day 1Delhi → Haridwar
- Pickup Delhi hubs
- Reach Haridwar
- Lunch · Hotel
- Yatra blessings at Har Ki Pauri
- Ganga aarti
- Dinner · Pre-trek briefing
Stay: Hotel, Haridwar
Darshan: Har Ki Pauri
Day 2Haridwar → Barkot
- Breakfast · Checkout
- Drive to Barkot (about 6-7 hrs via Mussoorie)
- Barkot hotel · Lunch
- Rest · Acclimatisation walk
- Dinner
Stay: Hotel, Barkot
Day 3Yamunotri trek
- Early breakfast
- Drive to Janki Chatti (about 1.5 hrs)
- Trek starts (about 6 km one way)
- Yamunotri darshan · Surya Kund
- Lunch
- Trek back
- Barkot · Dinner
Stay: Hotel, Barkot
Darshan: Yamunotri
Day 4Barkot → Harsil
- Breakfast · Checkout
- Drive to Uttarkashi (about 3 hrs)
- Kashi Vishwanath temple, Uttarkashi
- Lunch
- Continue to Harsil (about 3 hrs)
- Harsil · Rest
- Dinner · Himalayan satsang
Stay: Hotel, Harsil
Darshan: Kashi Vishwanath (Uttarkashi)
Day 5Gangotri → Guptkashi
- Drive to Gangotri (about 1 hr)
- Gangotri darshan · Bhagirathi puja
- Return Harsil · Breakfast · Checkout
- Long drive to Guptkashi (about 8-9 hrs, depends on roads)
- Guptkashi · Dinner
Stay: Hotel, Guptkashi
Darshan: Gangotri
Day 6Kedarnath (heli or trek)
- Early breakfast
- To the Phata / Sersi helipad, or Sonprayag for the trek
- Kedarnath darshan · Rudrabhishek (group)
- Return by heli (or overnight at Kedarnath for trekkers)
- Guptkashi · Dinner · Satsang
Stay: Hotel, Guptkashi
Darshan: Kedarnath
Day 7Guptkashi → Badrinath
- Early breakfast · Checkout
- Drive to Badrinath (about 7-8 hrs via Joshimath)
- Badrinath darshan · Tapt Kund
- Mana village
- Overnight Badrinath / Joshimath
Stay: Hotel, Badrinath or Joshimath
Darshan: Badrinath, Mana
Day 8Badrinath → Haridwar → Delhi
- Long drive down to Haridwar / Rishikesh (about 9-10 hrs)
- Onward to Delhi or overnight in Haridwar (see review note)
What’s covered
Included
- All road transport Delhi → Char Dham → Delhi
- 7 nights accommodation (hotels / GMVN)
- Packed lunches on trek days
- Yamunotri trek assistance
- Oxygen support
- Uttarakhand Char Dham yatra registration (done for the group)
- Himalaya-experienced Pramukh
- Travel + health insurance with altitude cover
- All sattvik meals
- Welcome kit + yatra chadar
Not included
- Personal expenses (shopping, laundry)
- Camera charges at temples (where applicable)
- Anything not listed in Includes
- Kedarnath helicopter (add-on, strongly recommended)
- Yamunotri palki (actuals)
- Private pujas
Add-ons (choose while booking)
- Kedarnath helicopter one way (Phata/Sersi), subject to availability₹8,000per person
- Kedarnath helicopter return, subject to availability₹12,000per person
- Yamunotri palki one way₹2,500per person
- Rudrabhishek at Kedarnath₹3,000per booking
- Pind daan at Brahma Kapal, Badrinath₹5,000per booking
- Private pandit (any temple)₹2,000per booking
Going solo? 🙋
- You won’t be alone for long. 10-15 bhakts, one group, one Pramukh — the sangha becomes family in a day.
- Rooms: twin sharing with a fellow yatri of the same gender, or pick a single room (+₹10,000).
- Solo women often travel with us. The Pramukh stays with the group throughout; your booking, payment and chat stay on The Hindu Book.
- 60+? Seniors get 7% off, 10% when three or more seniors book together — applied automatically at checkout.
Questions
Char Dham kitna kathin hai?
Madhyam se kathin. Yamunotri lagbhag 6 km trek (palki vikalp). Kedarnath lagbhag 16-18 km trek ya heli. Gangotri aur Badrinath sadak se. Kedarnath heli lene se yatra kaafi aasaan ho jaati hai.
Age limit?
10-70 varsh. Medical fitness certificate zaroori hai. Dil ya phephdon ki bimari ho toh doctor aur hamse baat karein — risk zyada ho toh hum mana bhi kar sakte hain.
Mausam kaisa hoga?
May-June thanda aur sabse achha. July-August monsoon, landslide risk. September-October saaf, shaam thandi. Hum May se mid-October chalate hain; dhaam ke khulne-band hone ki tithi samitiyaan har saal ghoshit karti hain.
Oxygen saath hai?
Haan, gaadi mein portable oxygen. Sir dard ya ulti jaise altitude ke lakshan par turant upyog.
Helicopter kab book karna hai?
Kedarnath heli tickets sirf IRCTC Heli Yatra portal par milte hain aur jaldi bik jaate hain — booking khulte hi karna hota hai.
Mobile network milega?
Pahadon mein network kamzor ho sakta hai, kuch jagah bilkul nahi. Ghar walon ko pehle bata dein ki kuch ghante sampark nahi rahega.
Badrinath mein pind daan?
Brahma Kapal pitru karma ke liye atyant pavitra maana jaata hai — lagbhag 90 min, add-on ₹5,000.
Cancellation kaise hota hai?
45+ din pehle: 90% refund · 30-44 din: 75% · 15-29 din: 50% · 7-14 din: 25% · 7 din se kam: refund nahi (package price par). Platform fee refundable nahi. Agar yatra hum cancel karein toh poora paisa wapas. Full terms
