Short Itinerary of Char Dham Tour from Haridwar
Day 1: Haridwar to Barkot Day
2: Barkot - Yamunotri - Barkot Day
3: Barkot - Uttarkashi Day
4: Uttarkashi - Gangotri - Uttarkashi
Day 5: Uttarkashi to Guptkashi Day
6: Guptkashi - Kedarnath
Day 7: Kedarnath - Guptkashi Day
8: Guptkashi to Badrinath
Day 9: Badrinath to Rudraprayag
Day 10: Rudraprayag to Haridwar
BRIEF ITINERARY
Day 1 Haridwar – Barkot
Drive210 km
Morning meet our representative at your Hotel / Airport / Railway Station. After some basic information start your journey to Barkot. Later drive to Barkot. Check into the hotel arrival in Barkot. Overnight stay at Barkot.
Day 2 Barkot - Janakichatti - Yamunotri - Jankichatti - Barkot
Drive35 kmTrek12 kmAlt3235 m
Early morning after breakfast, drive to Jankichatti / Phoolchatti. Start your trek from here to Yamunotri (6kms) (Either by walk or by horse or by Doli at own cost). After arrival at Yamunotri take bath in warm waters of Surya Kund (Hot Spring). Enjoy Darshan of"Yamunaji". Return trek to Jankichatti. Later drive towards Barkot. Overnight stay at Barkot.
Day 3 Barkot – Uttarkashi
Drive100 km
Morning after breakfast, relax for a while. Later drive to Uttarkashi. Visit Shivgufa on the way to Uttarkashi. In Uttarkashi visit Kashi Vishwanath Temple. After that, check in hotel. Day free for rest. Overnight stay at Uttarkashi.
Day 4 Uttarkashi – Gangotri – Uttarkashi
(100 kms each side) Drive200 km
Early morning after breakfast, drive to Gangotri. On the way visit Gangnani Hot Spring. Take a holy dip in Kund. Later drive to Gangotri via beautiful Harsil valley. On arrival at Gangotri, take a holy dip in the sacred river Ganges which is also called Bhagirathi at its origin. Perform Pooja and Darshan, after that relax for some time in the lovely surroundings. Later return drive to Uttarkashi. Overnight stay at Uttarkashi.
Day 5 Uttarkashi – Guptkashi
Drive220 km
Morning after breakfast, drive to Phata. Enroute you can see the beautiful river Mandakini at Tilwara. The Mandakini River comes from Kedarnath, drive alongside the river to reach Phata, visit Ardh Narishwar Temple in Phata. Check into the hotel arrival in Phata. Overnight stay at Phata.
Day 6 Guptkashi – Sonprayag – Kedarnath
Drive30 kmTrek14 km
Morning after breakfast, today we will go to Kedarnath. To reach Kedarnath you will have two options. One if by trekking and other is by Air via Helicopter (at your own cost).
(Important Information: Please Read)
By Helicopter: Morning our driver will transfer you to your Helipad location (Phata, Guptkashi, Sirsi etc) as per helicopter ticket time. Kindly inform the driver timings of helicopter mentioned on the ticket previous day. Different aviation has different location for their helicopter service. Our driver will provide you both pick and drop to hotel. Kindly inform the driver timings of helicopter mentioned on the ticket. Advance booking is highly recommended for the helicopter.
By Trek: To reach Kedarnath by trekking route first you have to reach Gaurikund. We will drive to Sonprayag early in the morning after breakfast. Our car will drop to Sonprayag. From Sonprayag 5 kms drive to Gaurikund local jeep is available. This sharing basis jeeps guests can book directly at own cost. Gaurikund to Kedarnath is further 14 Kms trek.
After reaching the Kedarnath visit Kedarnath Temple. Check in to the hotel/ashram. Visit Shankaracharya Samadhi. Overnight stay at Kedarnath.