Char Dham Yatra by Helicopter

Chardham Helicopter Tour – 4 Nights / 5 Days

Yamunotri – Gangotri – Kedarnath – Badrinath

The Chardham Yatra comprises of the tour to the most revered Hindu shrines in north India, Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath & Badrinath. This pilgrim circuit is considered most auspicious and blissful by all Hindu devotees.

Tour Inclusions

Helicopter flying from Dehradun to all Chardham shrines & back.
Complimentary accommodation at Dehradun on the day of arrival – Meals are not included since guests are reserved with a preference to dine out at outlets of their own choice on arrival day and are likely to miss breakfast on next morning prior to their Chardham journey due to early morning departure from Dehradun.
Accommodation for 04 nights e.g., 01 night at the helicopter base of each Dham with all vegetarian meals.
Guided local sightseeing post temple visits.
Priority Darshan Slips at all shrines.
Airport / Railway Station – hotel – Helipad & return land transfers at Dehradun by Innova.
Palki or Pony at Yamunotri - Subject to availability since at times palki’s are not available due to heavy rush of the pilgrims and guests had to use pony to undertake the trek. Although such arrangement is very rare and guests shall receive due to compensation for the same.
Early morning Rudra Abhishek at Kedarnath ji & Maha Abhishek at Badrinath ji is on a direct payment basis and currently subject to state Government permission owning to prevailing Covid restriction.
Shared return Kedarnath ji helicopter shuttle services from Sersi / Phata / Guptkashi.
Ground handling, Landing, parking & royalty paid to Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority.

Important Notes

Arrangement of Rudra Abhishek puja at Kedarnath shall be subject to availability of rooms at Kedarnath since pilgrims shall have to stay overnight to perform the puja. Thus, the additional charges towards the hotel, meals & Abhishek shall be borne by the guests.
Rudra Abhishek & Maha Abhishek pujas are not be included in the tour cost/billing cost, since the amount towards same goes directly to Mandir Samiti’s.
Accommodations at Kedarnath are of basic budget categories and there can be instances of complaints pertaining to hotel services, rooms, etc. Moreover, the temperature at Kedarnath might drop to sub-zero during the night, therefore passengers are advised to decide accordingly in opting for a night stay at Kedarnath.

Tour exclusions

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

Tour Itinerary

Day 01: Dehradun
• Dehradun is a helicopters base and is the starting & ending point of Chardham heli yatra.
• Land transfer from Dehradun Airport /railway station to hotel for night stay.
• Tour briefing to be carried out at hotel at the evening by the base manager – Overnight Dehradun.

Day 02 : Dehradun – Kharshali (Yamunotri )

• This is starting day of the Chardham yatra and the passengers shall check-out early morning from the hotel at 05:00 am and then get transferred to Sahastradhara Helidrome, Dehradun for their spiritual journey ahead.
• Guests shall be escorted to the hotel upon arrival at Kharshali and later taken by palki’s for Yamunotri Darshan after breakfast.
• It takes approximately 05 hrs & 30mts (round-trip) to complete Yamunotri darshan as the trek is about 06 km. one-way.
• Evening guided sightseeing of Yamuna Mata Temple & Shani Temple - Overnight Kharshali.

Day 03 : Kharshali – Harshil (Gangotri)

• Passengers shall check-out by 0530 hrs from Kharshali hotel and fly by helicopter to Harshil, the helicopter base of Gangotri Dham.
• Guests shall be received and transferred to the hotel upon arrival at Harshil and later shall be taken by car for Gangotri Darshan after breakfast.
• Approximate Time is taken for Gangotri Temple Darshan: 3hrs 30 mins (round-trip). The road distance to Gangotri temple is approx. 25 km, which is roughly a 50-minute drive one way. • Evening guided trek of Bagodi, Chholmi village or darshan of Shiv Temple at Harshil – Overnight Harshil.

Day 04 : Harshil – Sersi /Kedarnath/ Sersi

• Passengers shall check-out by 0600 hrs for hotel and fly to Sersi, helicopter base of Kedarnath.
• Guests shall be received and escorted to the hotel upon arrival at Sersi and later shall be ferried to Kedarnath Dham for darshan in a helicopter shuttle services flight, after their breakfast.
• Estimated time taken for Kedarnath Temple Darshan is of about 02 hours. Post darshan fly back to Sersi
• Evening guided tour of Triyuginarayan temple or Gauri Kund – Overnight Sersi/ guptkashi or Phata.
- Accommodation at Kedarnath top is subject to availability to be charged separately.

Day 05 : Sersi - Badrinath

• Passengers shall have breakfast by 0700 hrs at Sersi & be ready for their flight to Badrinath by 0800 hrs.
• Guests shall be received and transferred to the hotel upon arrival at Badrinath and shall be taken for darshan at Badrinath temple after lunch.
• Approximate time taken for Badrinath Temple Darshan is about 01-1.5 Hrs and the Passengers shall be taken from hotel to the temple by car.
• Evening guided sightseeing of Mana Village by cab.
• Evening Aarti at Temple – Swaran /Chandi Aarti shall be on additional payment - Overnight Badrinath.

Day 06: Badrinath - Dehradun

• Passengers, pre-booked for Maha Abhishek Puja, shall have to be ready early morning by 0330 hrs. Since Puja takes place from 0430 hrs to 0630 hrs. • Guests are transferred to helipad after check out and breakfast from Badrinath hotel by 0730 hrs. • Estimated time of arrival at Sahastradhara helipad, Dehradun shall be 0930 hrs. Our base manager shall receive the guests upon their arrival and guests shall later be dropped to airport/railway station to commence their onward journey back to home………………................end to spiritual & blissful yatra. Hotels / Resorts ( Subject to changes owing to availability) • Dehradun - Lemon Tree or similar. • Kharshali, Helicopter base of Yamunotri -- Kalindi Hill Top Resort or similar. • Harshil, Helicopter base of Gangotri - Himalayan Nature Resort or similar. • Sersi, Helicopter base of Kedarnath-- Ghughuti Resort or similar. • Badrinath -- Hotel Snow Crest or similar.