Char Dham Yatra By Helicopter

CHAR DHAM YATRA BY HELICOPTER

Trip Commences From: Dehradun
Trip Ends At: Dehradun

Day 01

Dehradun

▪ Dehradun is the starting and ending point of the journey.
▪ Guests will be picked up from airport/railway station, depending on their time of arrival. It is advisable to
reach Dehradun by 2:00 pm in the afternoon or earlier.
▪ In the evening, guests shall be briefed by our staff about the tour, and they will receive duffel bags to carry
their luggage for their journey ahead.

Day 02

Yamunotri Dham [Sahastradhara to Yamunotri]

Check out from Dehradun hotel

5:00 am

ETD from Sahastradhara Helidrome

6:00 am

ETA at Kharsali Heli-Base

6:30 am

(ETD: Expected time of departure; ETA: Expected time of arrival)

▪ This is officially the starting day of the Chardham yatra. Guests must be ready for an early morning check-
out at 5:00 am and will be picked up from the hotel by the service provider at 5:00 am to be taken to

Sahastradhara Helidrome.
▪ The service provider has its own Heli-base in Kharsali, where our ground crew would be ready to welcome
you. The crew shall escort guests to the hotel, which is at a walking distance. After breakfast around 9:00
am, we proceed for Yamunotri Darshan.
▪ Approximate time taken for Yamunotri Temple Darshan: 5 hours 30mins (roundtrip). Yamunotri trek is 6 km
one way.
▪ Sightseeing at Kharsali: Hot springs at Yamunotri Temple, Yamuna Mata Temple and Shani Temple.

Day 03

Gangotri Dham [Yamunotri to Gangotri]

ETD from Kharsali Heli-Base

6:30 am

ETA at Harsil Helipad

7:00 am

▪ Guests should be ready to check-out by 5:30 am. Departure from Kharsali Heli-base will be by 6:30 am, and
the estimated time of arrival at Harsil will be 7:00 am.
▪ Harsil, the Heli-base of your second Dham, is the most scenic and beautiful destination in the Chardham
tour. Our crew will ensure that we take you for the most beautiful sightseeing activities.
▪ You will be taken for Gangotri Dham darshan after breakfast around 9:00 am.
▪ Approximate time taken for Gangotri Temple Darshan: 3 hours 30 mins (round trip). The road distance to
Gangotri temple is approx. 25 km, which is roughly a 50-minute drive.
▪ Sightseeing at Harsil: Bagodi Village walk

Day 04

Kedarnath Dham [Gangotri to Sersi]

ETD from Harsil Helipad

7:00 am

ETA at Sersi Heli-Base

7:30 am

▪ Guests should be ready to check out at 6:00 am. Arrival at Sersi base will be by 7:30 am.
▪ They have their own Heli-base in Sersi, from where we operate the shuttle services for the Kedarnath shrine.
▪ Guests will be ferried to Kedarnath Dham in a shuttle services flight, after breakfast around 1000 hrs.
Guests will get approximately two (2) hours’ time to do darshan and report back to the Kedarnath helipad.
Our crew will escort you to the temple.
▪ Approximate time taken for Kedarnath Temple Darshan: 2 hours. Passengers will be ferried in a shuttle
services flight to the Kedarnath shrine, which is approximately 7 minutes from Sersi.
▪ Sightseeing at Sersi: Triyuginarayan Temple – It is the venue of the celestial marriage of Lord Shiva &
Goddess Parvati, or Gaurikund.

Day 05

Kedarnath Dham [Gangotri to Sersi]

ETD from Sersi Heli-Base

8:30 am

ETA at Badrinath Helipad

9:00 am

▪ Guests will have breakfast by 7:00 am at Sersi and be ready for their flight to Badrinath by 8:00 am.
▪ Guests will be taken for darshan to Badrinath Temple in the afternoon.
▪ Approximate time taken for Badrinath Temple Darshan: It takes approximately 1-2 hours to complete
darshan at the Badrinath Temple. Guests are taken to the temple by car.
▪ Sightseeing at Badrinath: Hot springs at Badrinath Temple, Mana Village / Evening aarti at Badrinath
Temple – Swaran Aarti / Chandi Aarti (on additional payment basis at Badrinath).

Day 06

Badrinath to Sahastradhara | Dehradun

ETD from Badrinath Helipad

9:00 am

ETA at Sahastradhara Helidrome

10:00 am

▪ Guests who have pre-booked Maha Abhishek Puja should be ready early morning by 3:30 am. Puja will take
place from 4:30 am to 6:30 am.
▪ Guests should be ready to check out at 8:00 am.
▪ Estimated time of arrival at Sahastradhara is 10:00 am at. On arrival, our base manager will be present to
receive the guests. Later, they will be taken to Dehradun hotel to collect their luggage from cloak rooms,
and then be dropped to airport/railway station for their departure.
▪ In case guests would like to spend an additional night at Dehradun, accommodation can be arranged by us
at an additional cost. The same must be informed to us at the time of booking, whether they will be heading
straight to airport/railway station or would like to stay an additional night at the hotel in Dehradun.
▪ After the final transfer, we will bid farewell to the guests.