Uttarakhand, also known as Devbhoomi or the Land of Gods, is home to numerous temples and welcomes devotees all year round. Among the countless religious sites and circuits that devotees visit in Uttarakhand, one of the most prominent is the Char Dham Yatra. This Yatra or pilgrimage is a tour of four holy sites - Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath – nestled high up in the Himalayas. In Hindi, 'char' means four and 'dham' refers to religious destinations.
Places covered
Haridwar, Barkot, Uttarkashi, Kedarnath, Guptkashi, Badrinath, Rudraprayag
Drive to barkot Via Dehradun & Mussoorie. En route visit kemptyfall, later drive straight to your hotelfor night halt.
Drive to Hanuman Chatti, Trek start from here to yamunotri (4 kms).Either by walk or by horse or by Dolli at own cost. Arr. yamunotri, one can cook rice by packing it in a cloth andndipping it in the hot water of the hot kund. pilgrims take this cooked rice
home as "prasad". here near the temple 'Ipooja" can be offered to divya shila, After taking bat in jamunabai kund's warmwater and having ''darshan " of pious IIyamunaji" returning to hanumanchatti. later drive back to barkot.
Drive to Uttrakashi via Barkot. Check in hotel, later visit Vishwanath temple, night halt.
We proceed to gangotri (3048 mtrs),en route we enjoy picturesque harsil village, Bhagirathi River and the most magnificent view of the Himalayas. After Gangotri Darshan we return to Uttrakashi & night halt at Uttrakashi.
Early Morning, Drive to Guptkashi, Check in hotel, night halt.
Morning after breakfast check out from the hotel and go kedarnath. On arrival check in to hotel Enjoy KedanrathpoojaDarshan& back your hotel Kedarnath evening Dinner Overnight stay at the hotel Kedarnath.
Morning after breakfast check out from the hotel and back to hotel Guptkashi On arrival check in to hotel evening dinner overnight stay at the hotel .
Morning after breakfast, drive to Badrinath Check in to the hotel arrival in BadrinathJi. Evening relax dinner overnight stay at the hotel.
After breakfast, Badrintah Pilgrims after having a bath in the Taptkund have the Darshan of Badrivishal visiting Brahamakapal is significant for Pinddan Shraddh of ancestors (Pitrus). There are other interesting sightseeing spot like Own Cost Driver Mana, Vyas Gufa, Maatamoorti, Charanpaduka, Bhimkund and the "Mukh" of the Saraswati River. Just within the three kms of Badrinathjee. Later drive to Rudraprayag At arrival check in to hotel and Overnight stay at Rudraprayag.
Morning drive to Haridwar. En-route visits the Confluence of Bhagirathi and Alaknada River which is called Devprayag. Rishikesh Sightseeing and later drive to haridwar drop.