Chardham Yatra Group Tour from Delhi

• After an early breakfast, a short round of Rishikesh sightseeing: Sivananda Ashram, Swarg Ashram and Gita Bhawan, as time and bridge access allow. The old Laxman Jhula bridge is closed for crossing.
• Leave for Barkot by late morning via Dehradun and Mussoorie.
• On the way, stop at Kempty Fall if time allows. (The route may change depending on road conditions and traffic.)
• Reach Barkot by evening for the night.

• Leave Barkot at 5:00 AM and drive to Janki Chatti (about 2 hrs).
• At Janki Chatti the vehicle is parked and the trek starts. Walk, or go by pony or doli, depending on your budget. Most people take 2 to 3 hours to walk up. Slower walkers take longer.
• At Yamunotri, buy prasad from the shops near the temple and take a bath in Tapt Kund. Pilgrims tie rice in a muslin cloth and cook it in the hot water of Surya Kund to take home as prasad. Surya Kund is close to boiling, so don’t step into it.
• Offer pooja at Divya Shila, the rock pillar worshipped before darshan of Maa Yamuna.
• Trek back to Janki Chatti and drive to Barkot for the night.

Pony and doli rates listed for the 2026 season (cash, at the official counter in Janki Chatti):

Check the rate board at the counter before you pay. Rates can be revised during the season.

• Yamunotri Temple: Goddess Yamuna is believed to be the daughter of Surya and the sister of Yama. The temple was built by Maharaja Pratap Shah of Tehri Garhwal in the 19th century, and Maharani Gularia of Jaipur is credited with rebuilding it. Avalanches and floods have damaged it several times.
• Surya Kund: Several hot springs near the temple flow into pools. The best known is Surya Kund, dedicated to the Sun God.
• Divya Shila: According to legend, the Yamuna first appeared from the Divya Shila.

• After breakfast, drive to Uttarkashi, stopping at Prakateshwar Cave on the way. In Uttarkashi, visit the Kashi Vishwanath temple.
• Check in at the hotel for the night.
• Uttarkashi: A temple town on the Bhagirathi. Apart from the Kashi Vishwanath temple of Lord Shiva, it has the old Shakti temple with its huge trishul, and a Hanuman temple.

• Drive to Gangotri along the Bhagirathi valley.
• At Gangotri, take a dip in the river. The water is ice cold and fast, so stay on the ghat steps and hold the chains.
• Do pooja on the river bank.
• Take darshan of Maa Ganga, Lord Shiva, Hanuman, Ganesh and Bhagirath Maharaj (all inside the temple complex), then walk back to the parking area and drive to Uttarkashi.
• Overnight stay at Uttarkashi.
• Harsil: You pass Harsil on the way, a small village with deodar forests along the Bhagirathi.
• Gangotri Temple: Dedicated to Goddess Ganga, the temple stands on the right bank of the Bhagirathi. It was built by the Gorkha general Amar Singh Thapa.

• Leave Uttarkashi early. This is one of the longest drives on the trip.
• Check in at the hotel on arrival.
• Overnight stay at Sitapur.

This is the most physically demanding day of the tour: a long trek at high altitude, and you come down the same day. The group gets back to Sitapur late at night.

• Leave Sitapur around 4:00 AM. Your vehicle stops at Sonprayag. Shared shuttle jeeps run from there to Gaurikund, about 5 km, and you pay the fare at the counter.
• The trek to Kedarnath starts at Gaurikund. You can also fly to Kedarnath by helicopter at your own cost.
• Trek timings on this route can be restricted by the local administration, especially in bad weather. Your tour manager will tell you the reporting time for the day.
• Carry your medicines, heavy woollens, a raincoat and toiletries. After pooja and darshan of Shri Kedarnath Ji, trek back and drive to Sitapur.
• Overnight stay at Sitapur.

Pony and palki rates listed for the 2026 season (cash, at the official counters in Gaurikund):

Note: Book Kedarnath helicopter tickets in advance, only on the official website heliyatra.irctc.co.in. Helicopters fly from Phata, Sersi and Guptkashi. Don’t book through any other website or anyone claiming to be an agent. If someone in your group can’t do the trek up and down in one day, tell us when you book.

• Kedarnath: One of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva, the temple stands against the Kedarnath range. According to legend, the Pandavas wanted Shiva’s forgiveness after the Kurukshetra war. Shiva avoided them and hid at Kedarnath as a bull. When they followed him, he sank into the ground, leaving his hump on the surface.
• The other parts appeared at four more places: the arms at Tungnath, the face at Rudranath, the navel at Madhyamaheshwar and the hair at Kalpeshwar. Together with Kedarnath, these are the Panch Kedar.

• Morning at leisure to rest after the trek.
• Leave around 12 noon for Pipalkoti.
• Check in at the hotel on arrival for the night.

• Drive to Badrinath via Joshimath (Narasimha temple) and Vishnuprayag.
• At Badrinath, visit Mana village with Vyas Gufa, Ganesh Gufa, Bhim Pul and the Saraswati river.
• Take darshan of Badri Vishal along with Ganesh, Kuber, Garuda, Narad, Uddhav and Nar-Narayan.
• Inside the temple complex are small shrines of Laxmi Mata, Hanuman, Ghantakarna and Kamdhenu. Charnamrit (abhishek jal) is given inside the temple. Pind daan and shraddh for ancestors can be done at Brahma Kapal.
• Overnight stay at Badrinath.
• Badrinath: Badrinath Dham, in Chamoli district at about 3,133 m, is among the most visited pilgrim places in India. It lies between the Nar and Narayan ranges, with Neelkanth peak behind it. The area was once full of berry trees, which gave it the name “Badri van” (forest of berries).
• Tapt Kund: A natural hot spring on the bank of the Alaknanda, where pilgrims bathe before entering the temple.
• Narad Kund: A pool in the river near Tapt Kund, from where Adi Shankaracharya is believed to have recovered the idol of Badrinath.
• Brahma Kapal: A flat platform on the Alaknanda where Hindus perform shraddh and pind daan for their ancestors.
• Sheshnetra: About 1.5 km from the temple, a large stone with a mark believed to be the eye of Sheshnag.
• Charan Paduka: About 3 km away, a meadow with a rock that bears Lord Vishnu’s footprint.
• Mata Murti Temple: Dedicated to Mata Murti, the mother of Nar and Narayan.
• Mana Village: Home to the Bhotia (Marchha) community. It is officially promoted as the “First Village of India”.
• Bheem Pul: A huge rock over the Saraswati near Mana forms a natural bridge. Locals believe Bhim, the second of the five Pandavas, placed it there.
• Vyas Gufa: A cave near Mana where Ved Vyas is believed to have composed the Mahabharata.
• Joshimath (Jyotirmath): Near the meeting of the Alaknanda and Dhauliganga. It is one of the four maths set up by Adi Shankaracharya, and its best-known temple is of Lord Narasimha, an avatar of Lord Vishnu.
• The left wrist of the Narasimha idol is believed to be growing thinner. When it breaks, the Nar and Narayan mountains will join, the way to Badrinath will close, and Lord Badrinath will be worshipped at Bhavishya Badri.
• Vishnuprayag: The confluence of the Dhauliganga and Alaknanda, one of the Panch Prayag.

• After breakfast, drive to Srinagar (Garhwal).
• On the way, pass Nandprayag, Karnaprayag and Rudraprayag, and visit Dhari Devi temple.
• Check in at the hotel for the night.
• Nandprayag: The meeting point of the Nandakini and Alaknanda, one of the Panch Prayag.
• Karnaprayag: The meeting point of the Pindar and Alaknanda, one of the Panch Prayag.
• Rudraprayag: The meeting point of the Mandakini and Alaknanda, one of the Panch Prayag.

• Drive towards Rishikesh and stop at Devprayag, where the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi meet. From here down to the sea, the river is called the Ganga.
• Continue to Delhi via Rishikesh and Haridwar.
• Reach Delhi late evening or at night, depending on traffic. The tour ends here.