Panch badri-kedar-paryag / panch kedar
Panch kedar
Day 01: Dehradun /Haridwar – Rishikesh
Upon arrival welcome to the guests and proceed to Rishikesh , Reach Rishikesh and check-in at hotel. Later sightseeing of Rishikesh and Overnight stay at hotel.
HARIDWAR:
Haridwar, lying at the feet of Shiva’s hills, i.e. Shivaliks, in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand. Suryavanshi prince Bhagirath performed penance here to salvage the souls of his ancestors who had perished due to the curse of sage Kapila. The penance was answered and the river Ganga trickled forth forms Lord Shiva’s locks and its bountiful water revived the sixty thousand sons of king Sagara. In the traditional of Bhagirath, devout Hindus stand in the sacred waters here, praying for salvation of their departed elder. It is doorway to the sources of the Ganga and the Yamuna, 3000 to 4500 meters up into the snowy ranges of the central Himalayas. The ‘Aarti’ worship of the Ganga after sunset and the floating ‘dia’ (lamp) is a moving ritual.
Day 02: Rishikesh – Rudraprayag (135 km/6 hrs approx)
Rudraprayag, on the way visit Devprayag, The Birth Place of Ganga and the confluence of Alaknanda and Bhageerathi Rivers. Later continue to Rudrapryag, on arrival check in at Hotel. Evening visit KoteshwarMahdev Temple.Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 03: Rudraprayag – KedarnathJee (75 km/3 hrs drive & 14 km trek)
After breakfast, proceed to Gaurikund, Start trek from Gaurikund to KedarnathJee (Height 3584 mts) either by walk or by poly at own cost. Reach KedarnathJee and check-in at hotel, later visit to Kedarnath Temple. Overnight stay at hotel.
KEDARNATH TEMPLE:
The present temple built in 8th Century A.D. by Adi Guru Shankaracharya lies adjacent to the site of an ancient temple built by Pandavas. The temple has a conical lingam – the main idol, a statue of Nandi – the celestial bull, a ‘Garba Grah’ for worship and a man dap for assemblies of pilgrims and visitors. The temple is more than 1000 years old.
Day 04: KedarnathJee – Guptakashi (30 km/1 hr drive & 14 km trek)
KedarnathJee Temple, later trek down to Gaurikund and proceed to Guptkashi. Reach Guptkashi and check-in at hotel. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 05: Guptakashi – Gaundhar (17 kms trek/8 hrs approx)
After breakfast, start trek to Gaundhar with our team. Overnight stay at Camps.
Day 06: Gaundhar – Madhmaheshwar (17 kms trek/6 hrs approx)
After breakfast, start trek to Madhmaheshwar with our team. Reach Madhmaheshwar and check-in at Camps, later visit Madhmaheshwar Temple (3490 mts). Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 07: Madhmaheswar – Gaundhar (17 kms trek/8 hrs approx)
After breakfast, start trek to Gaundhar with our team. Overnight stay at Camps.
Day 08: Gaundhar – Ukhimath (12 kms trek/6 hrs approx & 16 kms drive)
12 kms trek to Jagasu and then 16 kms drive to Ukhimath. On arrival check-in at hotel.Overnight stay at Camps.
Day 09: Ukhimath – Tungnath – Chopta (35 km/1 hr drive & 04 km trek)
After breakfast, drive to Chopta and start trek to Tungnath. After Darshan return trek to Chopta. Overnight stay at Camps hotels in Chopta.
Day 10: Chopta – Panargupha (30 km/1 hr drive & 10 km trek)
After breakfast, drive to Sagar and start trek to Panargupha. On arrival check-in at Camps.Overnight stay at Camps.
Day 11: Panargupha – Rudranath (12 kms trek/6 hrs approx)
After breakfast, start trek to Rudranath with packed lunch. On arrival check-in at hotel Camps.Overnight stay at Camps.
Day 12: Rudranath – Dumuk (18 kms trek/8 hrs approx)
After breakfast, start trek to Dumuk with packed lunch. On arrival check-in at Camps.Overnight in Camps.
Day 13: Dumuk – KalpeshwarMahadev (14 kms trek/7 hrs approx)
After breakfast, start trek to Urgam/ KalpeshwarMahadev with packed lunch. On arrival check-in at Camps.Overnight in Camps.
Day 14: KalpeshwarMahadev – Rudraprayag (09 kms trek/ 2 hrs& 105 Kms drive/4 hrs approx)
After early breakfast, start trek to Helang and then drive to Rudraprayag.On arrival check-in at Hotel. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 15: Rudraprayag – Haridwar (150 km/5-6 hrs approx)
After breakfast, proceed to Rishikesh. On arrival Check-in at hotel. Later sightseeing of Haridwar in the evening attend Ganga Arti at HarkiPauri , Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 16: Haridwar – Dehradun
After breakfast, proceed to Dehradun On arrival transfer the guests to Dehradun Airport for onward journey.