Kedarnath Tour from Delhi

Day 01 : ARRIVAL – DELHI – HARIDWAR (05 HRS)

Meeting and assistance upon arrival at airport and drive to Haridwar. Upon arrival check into hotel.

Rest of the day is at leisure.

Evening witness the Ganga Aarti at Ghat.

Overnight at Hotel

DAY 02 / 14 SEP: HARIDWAR – GUPTKASHI  (8 HRS)

Morning we will visit below places.

Har Ki Pauri is one of the most sacred Ghats in India. It is said to have been built by Vikramaditya in memory of his brother Bhartrihari. This ghat is also known as Brahmakund. In the evening a Maha Aarti is performed on this ghat. It is an event which is a must, not be missed by any visitor.

The Mansa Devi temple is located on top of the Bilwa Parvat. The temple can be reached by the rope way or one can take the normal trekking route to the top. The top of the hill gives an excellent view of Haridwar.

Following the tour drive to Guptkashi. Upon arrival check into hotel.

Overnight at Hotel

DAY 03: GUPTKASHI – KEDARNATH (32 KMS 14 KMS TREK)

Morning drive to Sonprayag (32 kms drive-one way). On arrival Sonprayag and take local taxi to Gaurkind. Later start your journey on the tough Trek ahead. Stop for lunch en route at Rambara, and continue after that to arrive by late afternoon, on arrival check in to the Hotel / Guest Houses. After freshening up, perform Pooja and also Darshan at Shri Kedarnathji. In the evening also visit Adi Shankaracharya Samadhi behind the Temple. Overnight stay at the Hotel or Guest Houses.

Kedarnath : is a majestic sight, standing in the middle of a wide plateau surrounded by lofty snow covered peaks. 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.

Overnight at Hotel

DAY 04: KEDARNATH – SONPRAYAG (4 HRS BY TREKKING) - RUDRAPRAYAG (2.5 HRS)

Early morning you get up before dawn and after taking bath you are at the temple by 4:45 am for the 'Abhishek’ to Kedarnath Shiva. Everyone can go inside Garbha Griha and touch the idol. You can also prostrate with your head touching the deity etc. After darshan and puja you come out of the temple and return to the Govt. Camps / Lodges.

Later you'll start the return trek of 20 km from Kedarnath to Sonprayag. The vehicles wait for you in Sonprayag Car Parking and you’ll drive drive to Rudraprayag. Upon arrival check into hotel.

Overnight at Hotel

DAY 05: RUDRAPRAYAG – DEVPRAYAG - RISHIKESH (140 Kms) (04 Hrs)

Morning we will visit Sangam of Mandakini and Alaknanda river. Later drive to Devprayag. Worship in the Ganga Temple that stands at the sangam. Witness the beautiful Raghunath Temple. It is said that here Lord Ram and Laksman in the Treta-yuga performed a yagna seeking forgiveness for killing Ravana, who was a Brahmin by caste. The main temple of Raghunath ji is surrounded by four small temples on each side – Annapurna Devi, Narsingh, Hanuman and Shri Garur Mahadev.

Near the Ram Temple lies the Chandeshwar Mahadev Temple. It is believed to be one of the ancient and holiest temples in the vicinity

Following the tour drive to Rishikesh. Upon arrival visit to Ram Jhula, Parmath Niketan Ashram.

Overnight at Hotel

DAY 06: HARIDWAR – DELHI (250 KMS / 05 HRS) – DEPARTURE  

Morning drive to Delhi airport to board the flight to onward destination.