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Chardham Yatra customarily starts from Haridwar or from Delhi. Nearest airport to Haridwar is Jolly grand airport which has good connectivity of flight from Delhi, Kolkata, Ahmadabad, Bangalore, Chennai and Cochin. Train is also a good option to reach Haridwar. A private car can be hired from Haridwar or Delhi for Chardham Yatra.
== Steps ==
# Day 01: Haridwar / Rishikesh – Barkot (Drive - 215 Kms/06 hrs approx) Start drive from Haridwar to Barkot via Dehradun and Mussoorie. On arrival check into a hotel. Dinner & Overnight stay at the hotel.
# Day 02: Barkot – Jankichatti (Drive - 45 Kms) & Jankichatti-Yamunotri-Jankichatti (Trek- 6 Kms one way) & Jankichatti – Barkot (Drive back – 45 Kms approx) After early breakfast, drive towards Janki Chatti. On arrival, begin 6 Kms trek to Yamunotri. Once you reach, visit the main Yamunotri temple for Darshan; and seek the blessings of Goddess Yamuna Ji. After paying homage, trek back to Janki Chatti. From here, you will be driven back to hotel at Barkot. Dinner & overnight stay in the hotel.
# Day 03: Barkot – Uttarkashi (Drive - 100 Kms/04 hrs approx) After breakfast drive to Uttarkashi. On arrival check in at the hotel. At evening visit the famous Kashi Vishwanath Temple. Dinner & Overnight stay at the hotel.
# Day 04: Uttarkashi – Gangotri (Drive - 100 Kms/04 hrs approx) Gangotri – Uttarkashi (Return drive- 100 Kms approx) In the morning after an early breakfast, drive towards Gangotri. Upon arrival, take a holy dip in the river Ganges & offer prayer to the Goddess Ganges. After Darshan, drive back to Uttarkashi. Dinner & overnight stay at the hotel.
# Day 05: Uttarkashi– Guptkashi (Drive – 230 Kms/09 hrs approx) After breakfast drive towards Guptkashi via Tehri. En-route visit the heritage city of Tehri and massive Tehri Dam. Then continue drive to Guptkashi. Upon arrival check in to a hotel. Dinner & overnight stay at the hotel.
# Day 06: Guptkashi – Gaurikund (Drive – 30 Kms /45 mins approx) Gaurikund- Kedarnath (17 Kms trek- one way) Start the drive at 0530 hrs sharp to Gaurikund. Upon arrival, start your journey on the zigzag and well laid trail to Kedarnath, you can either opt trekking or there are other options of pony or horse or Doli available on rent. You can have lunch at in-route places like Bheembali, Choti Limcholi, Badi Limcholi. On arrival, check into a hotel/Govt Tent (on direct payment basis). After freshen up & proceed for holy Darshan of Kedarnath Temple. At the holy shrine, you can also visit the Adi Shankaracharya Samadhi which is located in the temple premises. Overnight stay at Govt Tent/Lodge.
# Day 07: Kedarnath – Gaurikund (17 Kms trek) Gaurikund – Birahi (Drive – 140 Kms/05 hrsapprox) Start early at around 0600 hrs from Kedarnath to reach Gaurikund on time, for further drive to Birahi. On arrival check into a hotel followed by dinner & overnight stay.
# Day 08: Birahi – Badrinath (Drive – 85 Kms / 03 hr approx) After breakfast drive to Badrinath. Upon arrival at Badrinath, check into a hotel. After freshen up and proceed for holy Darshan of Shri Badrinath ji. Take a holy dip in the TaptKund, followed by a visit to the main temple for Darshan to seek the blessings of Lord Vishnu. Optional: Visit to Mana Village. Evening attend the evening Arti of Badrinath ji. Overnight stay at the hotel.
# Day 09: Badrinath – Rudraprayag (Drive- 160 Kms/06 hrs approx) After morning Darshan of Badrinath ji, return back to the hotel for breakfast & check out. Later drive to Rudraprayag. On arrival check in at the hotel. Evening at the leisure. Dinner & overnight stay at the hotel.
# Day 10: Rudraprayag - Haridwar (Drive – 160 Kms/06 hrs approx) After breakfast, start the drive to Haridwar. On arrival it’s time to conclude the lifetime religious tour of Chardham.
== Tips ==
* Planning and confirming all the arrangements beforehand is the key for hassle-free Chardham yatra. At least, confirm all the services like hotels, transport, helicopter ticket for Kedarnath, 30-45 days prior to travel dates. Since later the availability of the services becomes a big concern for devotees.Plan your Yatra during these months- May, June, Oct, Nov; it is the best time to travel on this route.
== Warnings ==
* Before embarking onto this sacred Chardham yatra, it is advisable to do proper health check-up and ensure the complete physical fitness. Since these are high altitude places where one can get prone to AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness) means breathing problem due to less oxygen level. So, in order to avoid this condition, take a proper time to get yourself acclimate at such places.
== Sources and Citations ==
* Reference Bizarexpedition Blogs and Itinerary https://ift.tt/2VhlPvT
== Steps ==
# Day 01: Haridwar / Rishikesh – Barkot (Drive - 215 Kms/06 hrs approx) Start drive from Haridwar to Barkot via Dehradun and Mussoorie. On arrival check into a hotel. Dinner & Overnight stay at the hotel.
# Day 02: Barkot – Jankichatti (Drive - 45 Kms) & Jankichatti-Yamunotri-Jankichatti (Trek- 6 Kms one way) & Jankichatti – Barkot (Drive back – 45 Kms approx) After early breakfast, drive towards Janki Chatti. On arrival, begin 6 Kms trek to Yamunotri. Once you reach, visit the main Yamunotri temple for Darshan; and seek the blessings of Goddess Yamuna Ji. After paying homage, trek back to Janki Chatti. From here, you will be driven back to hotel at Barkot. Dinner & overnight stay in the hotel.
# Day 03: Barkot – Uttarkashi (Drive - 100 Kms/04 hrs approx) After breakfast drive to Uttarkashi. On arrival check in at the hotel. At evening visit the famous Kashi Vishwanath Temple. Dinner & Overnight stay at the hotel.
# Day 04: Uttarkashi – Gangotri (Drive - 100 Kms/04 hrs approx) Gangotri – Uttarkashi (Return drive- 100 Kms approx) In the morning after an early breakfast, drive towards Gangotri. Upon arrival, take a holy dip in the river Ganges & offer prayer to the Goddess Ganges. After Darshan, drive back to Uttarkashi. Dinner & overnight stay at the hotel.
# Day 05: Uttarkashi– Guptkashi (Drive – 230 Kms/09 hrs approx) After breakfast drive towards Guptkashi via Tehri. En-route visit the heritage city of Tehri and massive Tehri Dam. Then continue drive to Guptkashi. Upon arrival check in to a hotel. Dinner & overnight stay at the hotel.
# Day 06: Guptkashi – Gaurikund (Drive – 30 Kms /45 mins approx) Gaurikund- Kedarnath (17 Kms trek- one way) Start the drive at 0530 hrs sharp to Gaurikund. Upon arrival, start your journey on the zigzag and well laid trail to Kedarnath, you can either opt trekking or there are other options of pony or horse or Doli available on rent. You can have lunch at in-route places like Bheembali, Choti Limcholi, Badi Limcholi. On arrival, check into a hotel/Govt Tent (on direct payment basis). After freshen up & proceed for holy Darshan of Kedarnath Temple. At the holy shrine, you can also visit the Adi Shankaracharya Samadhi which is located in the temple premises. Overnight stay at Govt Tent/Lodge.
# Day 07: Kedarnath – Gaurikund (17 Kms trek) Gaurikund – Birahi (Drive – 140 Kms/05 hrsapprox) Start early at around 0600 hrs from Kedarnath to reach Gaurikund on time, for further drive to Birahi. On arrival check into a hotel followed by dinner & overnight stay.
# Day 08: Birahi – Badrinath (Drive – 85 Kms / 03 hr approx) After breakfast drive to Badrinath. Upon arrival at Badrinath, check into a hotel. After freshen up and proceed for holy Darshan of Shri Badrinath ji. Take a holy dip in the TaptKund, followed by a visit to the main temple for Darshan to seek the blessings of Lord Vishnu. Optional: Visit to Mana Village. Evening attend the evening Arti of Badrinath ji. Overnight stay at the hotel.
# Day 09: Badrinath – Rudraprayag (Drive- 160 Kms/06 hrs approx) After morning Darshan of Badrinath ji, return back to the hotel for breakfast & check out. Later drive to Rudraprayag. On arrival check in at the hotel. Evening at the leisure. Dinner & overnight stay at the hotel.
# Day 10: Rudraprayag - Haridwar (Drive – 160 Kms/06 hrs approx) After breakfast, start the drive to Haridwar. On arrival it’s time to conclude the lifetime religious tour of Chardham.
== Tips ==
* Planning and confirming all the arrangements beforehand is the key for hassle-free Chardham yatra. At least, confirm all the services like hotels, transport, helicopter ticket for Kedarnath, 30-45 days prior to travel dates. Since later the availability of the services becomes a big concern for devotees.Plan your Yatra during these months- May, June, Oct, Nov; it is the best time to travel on this route.
== Warnings ==
* Before embarking onto this sacred Chardham yatra, it is advisable to do proper health check-up and ensure the complete physical fitness. Since these are high altitude places where one can get prone to AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness) means breathing problem due to less oxygen level. So, in order to avoid this condition, take a proper time to get yourself acclimate at such places.
== Sources and Citations ==
* Reference Bizarexpedition Blogs and Itinerary https://ift.tt/2VhlPvT
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