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Day 1: Delhi - Haridwar (230 kms/6hrs)
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Arrival
Delhi Railway Station, Meet & Assist further
drive to Hardwar, enroute lunch. Later drive
to Hardwar transfer to your Hotel. Visit
Har-ki-Pauri for Ganga Aarti in evening.
Back to your hotel, Dinner & Night halt.
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Day 2: Haridwar - Rudraprayag (165kms/6hr) |
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Morning
visit Haridwar Local Sight Seeing, later
drive to Rudraprayg enroute visit Deoprayag.
On Arr. Rudraprayag, Check in Hotel.
Overnight stay.
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Day 3: Rudrprayag - Gaurikund (75kms/3hr) -
Kedarnath (14kms Trek) |
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Morning
drive to Gaurikund, Trek start from
Gaurikund 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 Kedarnath. Check in Hotel. Later
visit Kedarnath Temple. Night halt.
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.3
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.
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Day 4: Kedarnath - Rudraprayag |
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Early
morning, pilgrims after Darshan of Kedarnath
Temple. Return back to Gaurikund & Drive
straight to Rudrprayag. Check in Hotel.
Overnight stay.
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Day 5: Rudraprayag - Badrinath (165kms/7hr) |
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Drive to
Badrinath via Joshimath. Check in Hotel.
Later at evening visit Badrinath Temple for
Aarti. Overnight stay.
Badrinath one of the 'Four Dhams' is one of
the most celebrated pilgrimage spots of the
country and is situated at an elevation of
3,133 meters, guarded on either side by the
two mountain ranges known as Nar & Narayan
with the towering Neelkanth Peak providing a
splendid backdrop. This revered spot was
once carpeted with wild berries. Thus the
place got the name "Badri van", meaning
"forest of berries".
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Day 6: Badrinath - Joshimath (44kms/3hr)
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Early
morning, pilgrims 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 sight seeing 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 Joshimath.
Check in Hotel. Overnight stay at Joshimath.
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Day 7: Joshimath - Rishikesh (254kms/8hr) |
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Early
morning, visit Narsingh Temple &
Shankracharaya Math. Later, Drive back to
Rishikesh. Check in Hotel. Overnight stay.
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Day 8: Rishikesh - Haridwar (24kms/1hr) |
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Morning,
visit Rishikesh Local Sight Seeing (Ram
Jhulla, Laxman Jhulla, Triveni Ghat,
Parmarth Niketan, Shivananda Ashram & Gita
Kutir). After Lunch, drive to Haridwar.
Check in Hotel. Later visit Hardwar Local
Sight Seeing & Temples. Night halt.
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Day 9: Haridwar - Delhi (230kms/6hr) |
After
Breakfast, dep. to Delhi. On Arr. Delhi,
Drop at Railway Station/Airport.
End of the
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