DESTINATION COVERED = DELHI – HARIDWAR – BARKOT – UTTARKASHI – GUPTKASHI – KEDARNATH – BADRINATH – SRINAGAR –RISHIKESH – HARIDWAR – DELHI
1. Day : ARRIVAL DELHI – HARIDWAR Arrival in Delhi airport/ railway station then beginning your yatra drive to Haridwar form Delhi.On reaching Haridwar, check-in to your hotel and take rest. In the sunset, visit the Har-Ki-Pauri to attend the Ganga Aarti.Return back and after dinner, overnight stay in hotel at Haridwar.
2. Day : HARIDWAR – BARKOT After morning breakfast, you leave for Barkot. Barkot is an attractive hill-station which is placed on the foot of Yumunotri. As you drive during Mussoorie, you can visit the well-known Kempty Falls on your way.On arrival at Barkot, check-in to your hotel. Relax of the day and refresh for the yatra of Yumunotri the next day.After dinner, overnight stay in hotel at Barkot.
3. Day : BARKOT – YUMUNOTRI – BARKOT After morning breakfast, here you will start the yatra of Yumunotri. You have a choice of hiring palki or a horse (own pay) for your trek. On entrance by afternoon in Yumunotri take holy dip in Yamuna River and perform pooja.Return back through the same way back to Barkot hotel.After dinner, overnight stay in hotel at Barkot.
Yumunotri Temple: Maharani Gularia of Jaipur built the temple in the 19th Century. It was destroyed twice in the present century and rebuilt again. At Yumunotri, One can cook rice by packing it in a cloth and dipping it in the hot water of the Tapt kund. Pilgrims take this cooked rice home as “Prasad”. Here near the temple “Pooja” can be offered to Divya Shila. Surya Kund: There are a Number of thermal springs near temple, which flows into numerous pools. The most important of these is Surya Kund.
4. Day : BARKOT – UTTARKASHI After breakfast, check-out from the Barkot hotel and drive to Uttarkashi. On the entrance check-in the hotel. Uttarkashi is positioned on the banks of river Bhagirathi and is famous for its historical monuments, Temples and Ashrams. In the sunset, visit the well-known Vishwanath Temple. After dinner, overnight stay in hotel at Uttarkashi.
Vishwanath Temple: Vishwanath temple is one of the oldest Shiva temples in Northern India. Re-constructed in 1857 by Maharani Khaneti Devi of Tehri State in the ancient architectural style. It is situated at the heart of the town. A massive iron trident, symbolic of divine mother’s, is erected and worshiped from time immemorial at the temple complex. Ganeshji, Sakshi Gopal, Markandeya Rishi’s small shrines are also part of the temple complex. Akhand Jyoti as well as Akhand Abhishek, special aarti at morning and evening are offered. As per Skunda Puran, Uttarkashi is known as ‘Saumya Varanasi’, the abode of Lord Shiva in Kaliyug and counted as one of the twelve Jyotirlingas.
Shakti Temple: Right in front of the Vishwanath temple is Shakti temple. It has a big ‘Trishul’ of about 6 meters in height and a circumference of 90 cms. At bottom. Though there are different views about the making of this, the upper part of it seems to be made up of iron and the lower one is of copper. As per the epics this Shakti was thrown on the devils by the Goddess Durga(Shakti), hence it gets its name. Since then this Shakti is erected over here.
DAY 05 : UTTARKASHI – GANGOTRI – UTTARKASHI Early morning breakfast and drive to Gangotri. Upon entrance at Gangotri take a holy dip in the sacred river Ganges which is also called Bhagirathi at its origin. Visit the Gangotri Temple.After performing pooja, late afternoon drive back to Uttarkashi.After dinner, overnight stay in hotel at Uttarkashi.
Gangotri Temple: The temple was constructed by the Gorkha General Amar Singh Thapa in the 18th Century, is situated on the right bank of Bhagirathi.
DAY 06 : UTTARKASHI – GUPTKASHI Depart for your next destination, Guptkashi after having your breakfast early in the daybreak. On reaching, check-in to the hotel. Guptkashi is placed at a distance of 47 km from the holy shrine, Kedarnath. The town holds immense religious importance as it houses well-known ancient temples like Vishwanath Temple and Ardhnareshwar Temple. After dinner, overnight stay in hotel at Guptkashi.
Guptakashi: The name Gupt Kashi means “Hidden Benares. Mythology describes how when the Pandava brothers were searching for a glimpse of Shiva, Shivji first concealed himself at Guptkashi, but later fled from them further up the valley to Kedarnath, where the Pandavas finally got their wish fulfilled.
DAY 07 : GUPTKASHI – SONPRAYAG – KEDARNATH Early sunrise after breakfast, check-out from the hotel, and drive to Sonprayag. From where, you will start your 20 km trek to Kedarnath. On arrival, check-in at hotel.After dinner, overnight stay in hotel at Kedarnath.
Kedarnath : : The Kedarnath shrine, one of the 12 jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva, is a scenic spot situated, against the backdrop of the majestic Kedarnath range. Kedar is another name of Lord Shiva. According to legend, the Pandavas after having won over the Kaurava in the Kurukshetra war, felt guilty of having killed their own brothers and sought the blessings of Lord Shiva for redemption. He eluded them repeatedly and while fleeing took refuge at Kedarnath in the form of a bull. On being followed he dived into the ground, leaving his hump on the surface.
DAY 08 : KEDARNATH – SONPRAYAG – GUPTKASHI Early sunrise you get up before dawn and after taking bath you are at the temple by 4:45 am for the ‘Abhishek’ to Kedarnath Shiva. After darshan and pooja, you come out of the temple and go back to the hotel. Afterward you will begin the go back trek of 20 km from Kedarnath to Sonprayag.The vehicles wait for you in Sonprayag car parking and drive to your hotel (Guptkashi).After dinner, overnight stay in hotel at Guptkashi.
DAY 09 : GUPTKASHI – BADRINATH This sunrise, you check-out of the hotel at 06:00 am and start driving towards your next destination, Badrinath.On the arrival, check-in to the hotel and freshen up. After dinner, overnight stay in hotel at Badrinath.
DAY 10 : BADRINATH – RUDRAPRAYAG – SRINAGAR Early morning visit to temple and after darshan & pooja, return back to hotel and take your breakfast.After breakfast, check-out the hotel and drive to Srinagar.
