TRIP DETAILS
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ITINERARY
Day 01: Dehradun – Yamunotri :
Leave Sahastradhara helipad: 07:00 AM
Arrive Kharsali helipad: 07:45 AM
Reach our helipad on Sahastradhara Road and board your helicopter for Yamunotri. This your first destination of the revered yatra. Our pilots and ground staff will brief the passengers about the entire trip and do’s and don’ts.
Upon arrival at Kharsali (The helipad for Yamunotri) you are welcomed by Aviation, ground staff, who will unload your baggage and carry them to your hotel Yamuna Karti Resort which is 10min walk from the helipad. You will then be carried by palkis to Yamunotri temple. This trek from helipad to temple is 5.5kms and return trip by palki takes 5.5 hours.
​YAMUNOTRI TEMPLE: Maharani Gularia of Jaipur built the Yamunotri temple in the 19th Century. It was destroyed twice in the present century and rebuilt again. At Surya Kund there are number of thermal springs, the most important of these is Surya Kund. Divya Shila is a rock pillar worshipped before entering the Yamunotri Temple. You can cook rice by packing it in a clot h and dipping it in the hot water of the hot kund. Take this cooked rice home as Prasad & Return to your resort for lunch. After lunch relax and enjoy the surrounding of your resort. A visit to nearby ancient Shani temple in the evening is highly recommended. Dinner and overnight is at the resort.
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​Day 02: Kharsali – Gangotri
Leave Kharsali: 07:50 hrs
Arrive Harsil: 08:30 hrs
After breakfast leave for Kharsali helipad for flight to Harsil ( Gangotri ). At Harsil you will be received by Aviation representative who will off load your luggage and take them to your resort- Himalayan Nature Resort which is just 2kms from the helipad.  Passengers are advised to leave straight for temple in the car and return to resort by lunch time. The temple is 22kms from the helipad and the drive by car takes 45min to 1 hour depending on traffic. Your stay in Harsil will be most memorable as this resort is set in middle of apple orchards surrounded by snow clad mountains on all sides with a river flowing inside the resort.
GANGOTRI TEMPLE: This is a 18th Century temple dedicated to Goddess Ganga. It is located near a sacred stone where king Bhagirathi worshipped Lord Shiva Ganga is believed to have touched earth at this spot. Accordingly to another legend, Pandavas performed the great & Deva Yagna& here to atone the death of their kinsmen in the epic battle of Mahabharata. The temple is an exquisite 20 ft. high structure made of white granite. Gangotri Temple, which was constructed by the Gorkha General Amar Singh Thapa in the 18th Century, is situated on the right bank of Bhagirathi. Return to your resort for lunch. Rest of the afternoon at leisure to explore the surrounding or visit the nearby village of Bagori where you can get exquisite handmade woollen items made or pure sheep wool by tribal women residing in this village. If somebody wishes to again visit the temple for evening arti then they are free to do so otherwise they can enjoy a bonfire next to the river which flows from inside the resort. Dinner and overnight is at resort.

Day 03: Harsil – Kedarnath
Leave Harsil: 09:00 AM
Arrive Guptkashi: 09:45 AM
Leave Guptkashi: 10:00 AM
Arrive Kedarnath: 10:10 AM
After breakfast at the resort you will fly to Kedarnath. Due to Government regulation, you will have to change helicopter at Guptkashi and take another helicopter from the same helipad for Kedarnath. Night halt facilities in Guptkash . We will offer VIP darshan slips at Kedarnath temple so our passengers can avoid the long queue and finish darshan quickly.  Any other special puja at Kedarnath can be booked at the local temple committee office although the cost for this will be paid directly by the passengers.
KEDARNATH TEMPLE: The present temple built in 8th Century A.D. by Adi Guru Shankaracharya lies adjacent to the site of an ancient temple built by Pandavas. The temple has a conical lingam - the main idol, a statue of Nandi - the celestial bull's Garba Grah & for worship and a man dap for assemblies of pilgrims and visitors. Overnight stay at hotel in Guptkashi/Rampur. Passengers can visit the ancient Triyuginarayan temple in the evening.

Day 04: Guptkashi – Badrinath
Leave Guptkashi 1030 AM
Arrive Badrinath: 1115 AM
After breakfast board your helicopter to fly to Badrinath, the 4 th Dham of your Char Dham Yatra. Upon reaching Badrinath helipad, you will be escorted to your Hotel New Snow Crest / KD House. This is a three star hotel and the best property in the entire region. Passengers are free to visit temple immediately after landing or take rest and go for darshan in the evening . They must also visit Mana village which is 2 kms from hotel and the last Indian village before border .
BADRINATH TEMPLE: Cradled in the twin mountain ranges of Nar and Narayan is the holiest of the four main shrines - Badrinath situated along the left bank of river Alaknanda with the towering Neelkantha Peaks as the splendid backdrop. Once the spot was carpeted with 'badris' or wild berries and hence was famous as Badri van. Legend has it, when the Ganga was requested to descend to earth to help suffering humanity; the earth was unable to withstand the force of its decent. Therefore the mighty Ganga was split into 12 holy channels. Alaknanda was one of them that later became the abode of Lord Vishnu or Badrinath. Dinner and overnight is at the hotel.
Sightseeing places while in Badrinath.
Narad Kund: A recess in the river, near Tapt Kund, forming a pool from where the Badrinath idol was recovered.
Brahama Kapal: It is a flat platform a few yards north of the temple and on the bank of river Alaknanda. It is an important place for shradh ceremony or offering of pinds to ensure a heavenly place for dead ancestors or manes. It is said that offering pind here, the manes are permanently enshrined in heaven and no more pinds are to be done elsewhere ever afterwards. Legends have it that when Shiva chopped of the fifth head of Brahma, it got stuck to his trident. Lastly with the blessing of Lord Vishnu at Badrivan, the head of Brahma fell down from the trident at this place &  hence the name Brahma-Kapal (head).
Sheshnetra: It is a large block of stone between two small seasonal lakes carrying an eye of Sheshnag. The eye formation is quite natural, 1.5kms. away is a boulder having an impression of the legendary serpent, better known as the Sheshnag's eye, it is believed that the seshnag waits at this place patiently to accompany the lord on his reincarnation.
Mana Village: This is the last settlement on the Indo-Tibet border. Total population is just about 100. During the harsh winter the entire town relocates at Chamoli. They return to Mana when the temple is declared open to cater to the needs of pilgrims.


Day 05: Badrinath- Dehradun
Leave Badrinath: 1130 AM
Arrive Dehradun: 1230 AM
Next day early morning at 4am we organise special Abhishek Puja at the temple. Here people get the opportunity to remain inside the grabh grah or sanctum sanctorum for almost 2 hours and see the entire Shringar process of the deity. This puja is the highlight of our CHAR DHAM TRIP. Return to hotel for breakfast, followed by a drive to the helipad for your flight to Dehradun.
END OF CHARDHAM YATRA

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INCLUSIONS
Travel between the 4 Dhams by helicopter.
One night accommodation at Kharsali, Harsil, Guptkashi and Badrinath with daily morning and evening tea, breakfast, lunch and dinner and mineral water.
Helipad/hotel to shrine by car at Gangotri and Badrinath
Palkis for travel between helipad/hotel to Yamunotri Temple.
The above package includes VIP darshan tickets at Kedarnath and assistance at all Dhams. 
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EXCLUSIONS
Expenses for any special puja will have to be borne by the passengers.
Ticket for Abhishek puja at Badrinath.
​Expenses of personal nature such as laundry, telephone calls, tips, gratuities, table drink, room service, medicalevacuation due to ill health.