chardham by helicopter

The excitement begins with your arrival in Dehradun. Our teams will arrange your pickup from Dehradun airport or Railway station if you are arriving by flight or train . Your stay in Dehradun is arranged at luxurious Hyatt Regency. This is not just the best hotel in Dehradun but also one of the best premium 5-star properties in entire North India. Pickup from Dehradun Airport / Railway station in Toyota Innova Cryst / Similar Cars. Breakfast and Dinner is included in the hotel package. All other extras have to be paid directly.

Dehradun - Yamnotri On time takeoffs are a key in this yatra, our take off will be sharp at 10:00 AM so guests are advised to leave hotel latest by 08:45 AM After a brief briefing passengers will board their helicopters for onward journey. Passengers will get glimpse of entire range of snow-clad peaks of Garhwal Himalayas as they takeoff from Dehradun. The Bandarpunch peak on which Yamunotri glacier and shrine is located looks simply majestic as we head closer to it. Kharsali : is the village from where trek starts for Yamunotri temple. This village is at an altitude of 8500 feet. After getting down from helicopter passengers will be taken to the nearby Hotel Yamunakriti for Chek in. Palkis will be ready to take passengers to the temple. The trek is tough and takes about 6 hours to finish darshans and return back. Kharsali is a small and remote village. Hotel: Kharsali is a very small and remote village. Hotel quality here is basic with neat and clean linen and rooms. Food is pure and homely. All essential amenities are available in hotel. This is also best accommodation in this place . Sightseeing: All passengers are advised to visit the nearby Shani temple in evening. As per the Legend God Shani is the son of Sun God and brother of Godess Yamuna and this temple is supposedly the first and oldest Shani temple anywhere in the world. Local people believe that temple deity regularly demonstrates divine powers to them. 10:00 AM Departure Sahastradhara helipad 10:30 AM Dehradun Arrival Kharsali helipad, Yamunotri

Yamunotri - Gangotri Helicopter ride from Yamunotri to Gangotri will take you over some amazing bugyals and snow-clad peaks. Bugyals are essentially meadows or large green patches found in Himalayas at 10,000 feet and above altitude. Passengers may get to see Swargarohini group of peaks during this ride. 10:30 AM Departure kharsali Helipad 11:00 AM Arrival Harsil Helipad A hidden jewel near Gangotri Dham, Harsil is a serene Himalayan hamlet nestled on banks of river Bhagirathi at 8500 feet altitude and surrounded by snow clad mountains , pine forests and apple orchards . Popularly referred to as the mini-Switzerland of India, time seems to have stopped at this poetic hill station dotted with traditional houses and ancient temples. Some parts of the famous Raj Kapoor movie Ram Teri Ganga Maili were shot in Harsil. •After landing we will first go to your hotel. •After check we will leave for Gangotri temple which is 22 kms and takes about 45 mins by car. We provide Innova Cars for temple visit. •There is a walk of about 300-400 meters at Gangotri from car parking to temple. Our teams will receive passengers and assist them in visit to temple •Passengers should return to resort by lunch time and relax in the natural surroundings. Hotel: Himalayan Nature Resort is a small and beautiful resort nestled in between apple orchards and Bhagirathi and Jalandhari rivers. Rooms are very good and the best part is the amazing view of snow-clad peaks which one gets from this hotel Sightseeing : According to the local legend, the Harsil got its name from the rivers Bhagirathi and the Jalandhari as once they had an argument over their significance. Lord Vishnu also known as Hari, was asked to intervene. He turned himself into a great stone, a shila, and absorbed their anger. Even today, after Hari-shila (or Harsil), the waters of the two rivers have become a little less turbulent. Guests must visit the ancient Lord Vishnu temple and Hari Shila which is walking distance from the resort. Enjoy the bonfire on the riverside in the evening at the resort. The sheer experience of staying at this small resort is simply mesmerizing due to its amazing location and surroundings.

Gangotri - Kedarnath Kedarnath temple is at an altitude of 11500 feet. One may feel change in oxygen levels here but they are not very significant . After getting down from helipad passengers are advised to walk slowly towards the temple. Our teams will escort all passengers and carry the luggage to the hotel. Accomodation quality in Kedarnath is basic but we provide neat and clean rooms and linen with all essential amenities. The golden part is that our accommodation is right opposite the temple. 11:00 AM Departure from Harsil Helipad 11:30 AM Arrival at Sersi Helipad to changeover of Helicopter to reach Kedarnath Helipad • After Cheking into the hotel all passengers will be taken for VIP darshan at the temple . Our teams will guide passengers when to go for darshans depending on crowd situation at the temple. •Evening aarti at the temple starts around 7 pm. All passengers will be escorted to attend the evening aarti. The whole aarti takes around 1.5 hours and passengers can attend the same as per convenience. •Rudrabhishek takes place at the temple throughout the night. Our teams will discuss the schedule with you and accordingly arrange Rudrabhishek inside the temple in coordination with temple committee. •In the day everyone must see the renovated Shankaracharya Samadhi which is now converted in to a Shankaracharya memorial.More adventurous ones can also do a climb of Bhairon Mandir which is approx. 500-600 meters of steep trek from temple. •Kedarnath temple is seeing very large number of visitors now a days. Sometimes during the heavy rush period administration stops Yatris from doing the Puja inside the garbh grah and only darshans are permitted. However we ensure that we arrange best possible darshans and Puja for our guests but sometimes we also have to follow administrative dictates.

Kedarnath - Badrinath Early morning view at Kedarnath temple is simply divine. The completely snow clad Kedar dome peak in the background is a sight one will remember for a lifetime. All passengers can spend few around the temple in the morning and get ready to leave for Badrinath via Sersi. 07:45 AM Departure Kedarnath helipad via Sersi 08:30 PM Arrival Badrinath Helipad One gets a very close view of mighty Chaukhamba Peak moments after taking off for Badrinath. Chaukhamba is one of the most attractive peaks of Garhwal and the highest and best peak on our route. We will also get to see the aerial darshan of famous Tungnath Temple. The highest Lord Shiva temple on earth which is also one of the main temples of Panch Kedar circuit. If the weather is clear we may get to see majestic Nanda Devi peak near Joshimath which is the second highest peak of India and also worshipped as protector of Himalayas by people of Uttarakhand. •Badrinath is the main Dham in Chardham Yatra. Located at 10,000 feet altitude on the banks of river Alaknanda, and in middle of Nar and Narayan Parvat this Lord Vishnu temple was established by sage Adi Guru Shankaracharya in the 8th century. •Badrinath is a beautiful small temple town. After landing first we will go and check in into Hotel Sarovar Portico. This is the biggest and best hotel in Badrinath. •Our teams will take everyone and arrange VIP darshans at the temple. •MANA Village After temple darshans we suggest to visit MANA village which is the last village of India. Mana is a very ancient village with huge mythological importance. It is believed that Maharishi Ved Vyas composed the epic Mahabharata with help from Lord Ganesha in a small cave which is known as Vyas Cave or Vyas Gufa in Mana Village. •BHIM PUL The Pandavas after the Mahabharata war while going to Heaven they passed through Mana Village. After a 15 min walk inside the village there is a small stone bridge which is known as Bhim Pul. It is believed that when Draupadi was not able to jump across the river Bhim pulled this huge stone and made a bridge for her. One will be surprised to see that this bridge stands without any support. •SHAYAN ARTI This is the highlight of our Chardham Yatra. This Puja starts at 07PM and lasts for 2.5 hours. Only 40-50 people are allowed to sit inside the temple for this Puja and we guarantee that all our guests will get the tickets for this Puja.

Badrinath - Dehradun Guests are advised to have their breakfast and get ready for departure On reaching Dehradun our teams will arrange to drop you at the Airport or Railway station for your onward journey. 08:30 AM Departure Badrinath Helipad 09:30 AM Arrival Sahastradhara helipad, Dehradun