TOUR ITINERARY

DAY 1: DELHI – HARIDWAR (230 KMS/6-7HRS)

Arrival at the Airport / railway station meet and assist by ITT executive and later to drive to Haridwar, on arrival transfer to your Hotel. Visit Har-ki-Pauri for Ganga Aarti in evening. Back to your hotel, Night halt.

DAY 02:Haridwar – Guptkashi (250KMS/7HR)

Drive to Barkot via Dehradun & Mussoorie. Enroute visit Kempty Fall and others later drive straight to your Hotel for night halt.

DAY 03: GUPTKASHI – KEDARNATH(18KMS TREK)

Morning drive to Sonprayag, Trek start from Sonprayag to Kedarnath (3584 mts) on foot or on by pony / Doli. Tour members should carry personal medicines, heavy woolen, tolietteries and clothes for an overnight halt at Guptkashi. Check in Hotel. Later visit Kedarnath Temple. and overnight stay .

Gaurikund: At a distance of 5kms from Sonprayag and at an altitude of 1982 meters, one can take bath in the hot water pond here and visit the Gauri Temple. This is the place where Goddess Parvathi meditated to attain Lord Shiva. It is the base for a trek to 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, the protector and the destroyer. 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. The remaining portions of Lord Shiva appeared at four other places and are worshipped there as his manifestations. The arms appeared at Tungnath, the face at Rudranath, the belly at Madhmaheshwar and his locks (hair) with head at Kalpeshwar. Kedarnath and the four above-mentioned shrines are treated as Panch Kedar.

DAY 04: Kedarnath- Guptakashi (18 Km trek)

Morning after aarti back to Guptakashi. Overnight stay at hotel.

DAY 05: Guptkashi – Badrinath

Drive to Badrinath and sightseeing and overnight stay hotel .

DAY 06: BADRINATH- RUDRAPRAYAG (160KMS/6-7HR)

Early morning,drive to badrinarh after having a bath in the Taptkund have the Darshan of Badrivishal. Brahamakamal is significant for Pinddan Shraddh of ancestors (Pitrus). There are other interesting sightseeing spot like Mana, Vyas Gufa, Maatamoorti, Charanpaduka, Bhimkund and the “Mukh” of the Saraswati River . Just within the three kms of Badrinathjee. Later drive back to Rudraprayag via Joshimath and auli sightseeing .
Joshimath is situated on the slopes above the confluence of Alaknanda and Dhauliganga. Of the four ‘Maths’ established by Adi Shankaracharya, Joshimath is in the Badrinath to Joshimath and installed in the temple for people to worship. There are many temples in the township most important is the temple of Nir Singh in commotion of Lord Vishnu. The left arm of this deity is with time and the popular belief holds that the day the the arm completely withers Badrinath valley will cease to exist and the Gods will transfer the residence into the neighboring Niti Valley at Bhavishya Badri. Joshimath is connected by regular bus service to Rishikesh, Haridwar, Badrinath and many other centres in the region.

DAY 07: RUDRAPRAYAG – Haridwar (150KMS/ 4-5 HR)

Morning drive back to Haridwar. Enroot visit Rishikesh, the ‘place of sages’ is a celebrated spiritual town on the bank of Ganga and is surrounded by Shivalik range of the Himalayas on three sides. It is said that when Raibhya Rishi did hard penances, God appeared by the name of ” Hrishikesh ” and this area hence firth came to be known as Rishikesh. Temples & Sight Seeing – Laxman Jhulla, Ram Jhulla, Triveni Ghat, Bharat Mandir, Ashram, Parmarth Ashram later drive to Haridwar.

DAY 08: HARDWAR – DELHI (230KMS/7HR)

Drive back to Delhi . On Arr. Delhi, transfer to Railway Station / Airport.

PACKAGE INCLUSIONS

Meeting and assistance on arrival.

Accommodations in Standard room at hotel.

Daily fixed Menu breakfast & dinner.

Air-conditioned Vehicle for sightseeing and excursions.

Driver Bata, Toll tax and parking.

AC will not work in hill area (after Haridwar).

COST EXCLUDE

Air fare / train fare.

Coolie / porter charges.

Camera charges.

Donations at temples.

Extended stay or travelling due to any reason.

Any meals other then those specified in Tour Cost Includes.

Expenses of personal nature such as tips, telephone calls, laundry, liquor etc.

Any other item not specified in ‘Tour cost includes.

Guide & Entrance fees during sightseeing.