Chardham Helicopter Tour – 1 Night / 2 Days

Gangotri - Badrinath – Kedarnath (Overnight) – Yamunotri

Gangotri – Yamunotri (Overnight) – Kedarnath - Badrinath

(Actual Itinerary is subject to minor changes due to prevailing enroute weather)

The 1N / 2D Chardham Helicopter Yatra is best suited for the NRI and the pilgrims, who are unable to spend a long time due to issues related to their health or owing professional assignments. This short and crisp program is in no way different or less auspicious compared to the 4N/5D program but you are certainly likely to miss a few local attractions around these destinations. This tour is exclusively sold full helicopter basis irrespective of the number of passengers traveling not seat basis due to its non-popularity compared to the Chardham 4N / 5D helicopter tour.

Tour Inclusions

• Airport / Railway Station transfers at Dehradun by an A/C cab.
• Complimentary accommodation at Dehradun on the day of arrival.
• One-night best accommodation with vegetarian meals either at Kedarnath Heli Bases (Sersi / Phata / Guptkashi) or Yamunotri (Kharshali, the helicopter base of Yamunotri).
• Priority Darshan Slip and physical assistance at all shrines. • Palki or Pony at Yamunotri – Palki’s are subject to availability since at times palki’s are not available due to the heavy rush of the pilgrims and guests had to use pony to undertake the trek. Although such arrangement is very rare and the guests shall receive due compensation for the same.
• Shared return Kedarnath ji helicopter shuttle services from shuttle heli bases (Sersi/Phata/Guptkashi).
• Ground handling, Landing, parking & royalty paid to Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority

Tour Exclusions

• Any services of personal nature and not mentioned in the inclusions like porter charges, extra meals/snacks, Pithhu, wheelchair, tips & donations, etc.
• Goods & Services Taxes @ 5% on total billing.

Itinerary

Arrival Dehradun

• Dehradun is the starting & end point of the journey. Guests will be provided a complimentary stay with dinner on their date of arrival, the day prior to the yatra.
• Guests shall be picked up from Airport / Railway Station / Bus stand at their time of arrival and transferred to the hotel for a night’s stay. It is advisable to reach one day prior to helicopter yatra day.
• In the evening, guests shall be briefed by our crew about the tour and about the luggage/items of clothing for the journey ahead– Post dinner Overnight Dehradun.

Day 01: Dehradun – Gangotri – Badrinath- Kedarnath

Sahastradhara, Dehradun to Gangotri ( Harshil )

• This is officially the starting day of the Chardham 1N/2D yatra from Dehradun. Guests must be ready for an early morning check-out at 0500 hrs, from the hotel and leave for the Dehradun helipad.
• After a short safety briefing and completing certain formalities, the guests shall board the helicopter and fly to Harshil, the helicopter base of Gangotri Dham, where the helipad and hotels are located.
• On arrival at Harshil, the guests shall board a waiting cab and leave for VIP darshan at Gangotri temple, which is appx 22 Kms one way.
• The breakfast shall be arranged at a suitable enroute outlet on way to Gangotri. It’s approximately 03 hrs (round trip journey) and after darshan, guests shall be brought back and fly to Badrinath Dham.

Harshil - Badrinath

• On arrival at Badrinath, the guests shall board an escorted cab and leave for VIP darshan, which takes almost an hour or so. Later the guests shall be served lunch and transferred to the Badrinath helipad for their onward flight to Kedarnathji appx by 1330 Hrs.

Badrinath to Kedarnath

• Upon arrival at Sersi / Phata /Guptkashi the Guests shall be ferried by shuttle helicopter to Kedarnath Dham for VIP Darshan and Jal Abhishek. • Shuttle helicopter flight from Sersi / Phata / Guptkashi to Kedarnathji is of 07-10 mints (one-way) and a maximum of 02 hours are allowed for VIP darshan etc. Later fly back from Kedarnath ji helipad to Sersi / Phata / Guptkashi for an overnight stay– Post Dinner Overnight Resort.

Day 02: – Kedarnath -Yamunotri - Dehradun

Sersi / Phata/ Guptkashi to Yamunotri

• Post breakfast fly to Kharshali, Yamunotri by 0730 Hrs, and the appx journey is of 40 Minutes
• Upon arrival at KharshalI the guests shall board awaiting palki’s/Pony and commence the trek for Yamunotri Darshan, which is appx 06 km one way and takes approximately 06(round-trip) to complete.
• Post darshan the guests shall be served lunch at Kharsali hotel and later fly to Sahastradhara, Dehradun by evening. The estimated time of arrival at Sahastradhara helipad, Dehradun shall be between1630- 1730 hrs depending upon the time taken to complete the VIP darshan.
• Our team shall receive the guests at Dehradun and shall transfer guests to hotel /airport/railway station to commence their onward journey back home…… end to spiritual & blissful yatra.

Hotels / Resorts To Be Used

Dehradun – Spree Hotel or similar / Guptkashi- Kedar Kantha or similar/ Yamunotri- Kalindi Hill or similar.

Important Note:- The itinerary mentioned above is tentative and actual routing shall be subject to changes owing only to the prevailing ground and weather conditions on the days of operation.