Balaji Travels Covering the pilgrimage tour to Kedarnath & Badrinath dham, Baba Kedar, Lord Shiva is the diety of Kedarnath. Lord Vishnu devotees could take the blessings at Badrinath dham. Badrinath-Kedarnath is the most revered shrines located at high hills of Uttrakhand and visited by lakhs of devotees every year. Kedarnath is Open Every Year on Akshaya Tritiya & Closed on Bhaiya Dooj & Badrinath Temple is Open in Month of April/May & Closed in Oct/Nov.
Price Includes
Hotel Accommodation on twin / double sharing basis.
Breakfast in the respected Hotel during the tour.
All Transfers and Sightseeing throughout the tour by an individual Air Conditioned vehicle
Driver charge / Bhatta, Toll, Tax, Parking Charge etc.
All currently applicable taxes
Price Excludes
Airfare/Train fare/Guide Charges/Language spoken/Monuments entrance fees
Any kind of personal expenses such as monument Fees, laundry, telephone bills and alcoholic beverages. Camera fees (still or movie).
Personal Expenses such as drinks, telephone, laundry bills etc.
Any additional expenses incurred due to any flight delay or cancellation, weather conditions, political closures, technical faults etc.
Services of Local English Speaking Guide during sightseeing as per choice.
Pickup from Dehradun Airport/Haridwar Railway Station & drive for Guptakashi. On arrival check in at hotel. Get your medical checkup done for your next day’s travel to Kedarnath. Dinner and Overnight stay in Guptkashi hotel/Camps.
Very early morning after breakfast check out from the hotel and drive to Gaurikund. From where, you will start your 17 km trek to Kedarnath. You can hire a Doli or a horse, for your trek (Cost Not Included). Mandakini, one of the main tributaries of the Ganges originates at Kedarnath and flows through Gaurikund. Trudging with you are pilgrims chanting “Jai Bholenath.” Sometimes the mist would envelop the mountains and slowly lift away, revealing a shiny blinding-white peak that threatens to rupture the skies. On arrival check in at Govt. Camps/Lodges. Dinner and Overnight at Govt. Camps/Lodges
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 17 km from Kedarnath to Gaurikund. The vehicles wait for you in Gaurikund Car Parking and you’ll drive to your hotel. Dinner and Overnight at Guptkashi.
This morning, you check out of the hotel at 08:00 am and drive to Badrinath via Joshimath. After driving through some wonderful Ghat road you arrive at Badrinath. On arrival check into the hotel. After some rest and refreshments you are all set to go to Badrinath Temple for darshan in the evening. But first you have to go to Tapt Kund (Hot Spring), take bath and then go to the temple. Dedicated to Lord Vishnu, the temple of Shri Badrinath Ji is 15 meters in height, built in the form of a cone with a small cupola of a gilt bull and spire. Later back to hotel. Dinner and Overnight stay at hotel.
This morning, go for Badrinath darshan. After darshan return back to hotel, breakfast at hotel and proceed for Badrinath local sightseeing visit Mana Village, Vyas Gufa, Ganesh Gufa, and Mata Murti temple. Afternoon driver back to Rudraprayag en-route visiting Karanprayag. Rudraprayag is a small pilgrim town on the holy confluence of river Alaknanda and Mandakini. On arrival check in at hotel. Rest of the day free to explore the Rudraprayag town. Dinner and Overnight stay at hotel.
Early morning, after breakfast, you drive downhill to Rishikesh a spiritual city and the Yoga capital of the world. On reaching Rishikesh you’ll do the Rishikesh sightseeing visit Ram Jhula and Laxman Jhula. Evening drive to Haridwar/Dehradun Drop.
