Activities
Sitapur/Rampur (02N) + Kedarnath Ji (01N) + Badrinath (01N) Or Pandukeshwar (01N)-Rudraprayag (01N)
Day 01: Haridwar – Guptkashi/Sitapur (235kms/7-8Hrs):- Early morning, after breakfast drive to Guptkashi/Sitapur enroute visit Tehri Dam. Check in Hotel. Evening free at leisure. Overnight stay at Camp/Hotel.
Day 02: Guptkashi/Sitapur – Shri Kedarnath ji {32kms Drive/19kms Trek(One Side)} Heights: 3584 MTS:- Morning after breakfast drive to Gaurikund, Trek start from Gaurikund to Shri Kedarnath ji (3584 mts) on foot or on by pony / Doli. Yatra members should carry personal medicines, heavy woolen, tolietteries and clothes for an overnight halt at Shri Kedarnath. Check in Hotel. After freshening up, visit Shri Kedarnath ji Temple & perform Pooja. In the evening also visit Adi Shankaracharya Samadhi behind the Temple. Overnight stay at Kedarnath hotel.
Shri Kedarnath- is a majestic sight, standing in the middle of a wide plateau surrounded by lofty snow Covered peaks. The temple of Kedarnath, located at a height of 3,581 mts, stand at the head of the Mandakini river. The present temple, built in the 8th century by Adi Shankaracharya, stands adjacent to the site of an earlier temple built by the Pandavas. The inner walls of the assembly hall are decorated with figures of various deities and scenes from mythology. Outside the temple door a large statue of the Nandi Bull stands as guard. It is said that devotees who die here become one with Shiva himself.
Day 03: Shri Kedarnath - Guptkashi/Sitapur {19kms(trek)/32kms 6hrs} Height: 3584 MTS:- On this day we will stay in Sitapur to keep a buffer time in hand to handle any last moment delay because of bad weather or any technical or medical reason. This is best way to arrange an itinerary or program for both trekkers and flyers to Shri Kedarnath Ji. In lack of geographical knowledge and climate conditions of this divine land some passengers or some travel agents or tour operators use to keep neck to neck to program for 02 nights in Kedarnath Ji region this always create problem and they themselves use to disturb their further program. You should cover the sight-sing or Darshan of Shri Triyugi Narayan Temple (Optional and Chargeable Extra) for maximum use of this day if we stay in Guptkashi/Sitapur.
Day 04: Guptkashi/Sitapur- Shri Badrinath (220kms/7Hrs) Heights: 3133 MTS:- Morning after breakfast drive to Badrinath via Joshimath. Enroute visit Narsingh Bhagwan Temple at Joshimath. Check in Hotel. Later at evening visit Badrinath Temple for Aarti. Overnight stay Badrinath hotel..
Shri Badrinath- Shri Badrinath is one of the most important of all the four(Char) Dhams in India. This temple located between Nar & Narayan mountain ranges and in the shadow of Nilkantha peak at the height of 3,133 mts. It is the most popular of Vishnu pilgrimages among the five Badries, also known as Vishal Badri.
Narsingh Temple: This is an ancient temple of Lord Vishnu in Narsingh Avtar and main temple of Joshimath. When Badrinath temple remain closed during winter every year, one idol of Lord Badri is brought to Narsingh temple and worshiped for six months.
Day 5: Shri Badrinath – Pipalkoti/Joshimath/Srinagar/Rudraprayag (77/46/187/155 kms 7-9 hrs) Heights: 895 MTS:- Morning after breakfast, driver for Rudraprayag via Pipalkoti. Visit on the way Narsingh Temple in Joshimath later drive back to Rudraprayag via Joshimath. Check into the hotel arrival in Pipalkoti/ Joshimath/ Srinagar/ Rudraprayag. Overnight stay at Pipalkoti/ Joshimath/ Srinagar/ Rudraprayag.
Rudraprayag: One of the holy prayag of five famous prayag of Uttarakhand. Confluence of River Alaknanda and Mandakini.
Tapt Kund: Natural thermal springs on the bank of the river Alaknanda, where it is customary to bathe before entering the Badrinath temple.
Narad Kund: A recess in the river, near Tapt Kund, forming a pool from where the Badrinath idol was recovered.
Mata Murty Temple: Devoted to the mother of Sri Badrinathji. Other important temples include SeshNetra Temple, Urvashi Temple and Charanpaduka
Mana Village: Inhabited by an Indo-Mongolian tribe, it is the last Indian village before Tibet.
Bhim Pul: On the other side of Mana village, a massive rock forming a natural bridge lies
over the roaring Saraswati River. It presents a spectacular view of water thundering down through the narrow passage under the rock and is believed to have been placed there by Bhim, the second eldest among the five Pandava brothers.
Vyas Gufa (cave): Near Mana Village, this is a rock-cave where Ved Vyas is believed to have composed the Mahabharata and the pauranic commentaries.
Day 6: Pipalkoti/Rudraprayag - Haridwar (165kms/5-6hrs):- Morning, after breakfast check-out from hotel and drive back to Delhi. On Arr. Delhi, transfer to Railway Station/Airport.
