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 Drive to Gaurikund, Trek start from gaurikund to kedarnath (3548 mts) on foot or on by pony / doll. Tour members should carry personal medicines, heavy woolen, toiletries and clothes for an over night halt at kedarnath. Check in Hotel, Later Visit Kedarnath temple. night halt.
Early Morning, after temple darshan trek down to gaurikund. later, drive to Guptkashi, check in Hotel & night halt.
Drive to Badrinath via chopta & Ukhimath. Check in Hotel. later at evening visit Badrinath temple for Aarti. Overnight stay.
Early morning, pilgrims after having a bath in the taptkund have the darshan of badrivishal. Brahamakamal is significant for pinddan shraddh of ancestors (pitrus). There are other interesting sight seeing spot like mana, vyas gufa, maatamoorti, charanpaduka, bhimkund and the "mukh" of the saraswati River. just within the three kms of badrinathjee. later drive back to Srinagar & night stay.