Chardham By Helicopter 5N & 6D

• Day 01: This is the reporting day at Dehradun, which is our main base (starting & ending point) for the Heli-tour.
• Himalayan Heli arranges this extra night halt for the passengers, which is inclusive of dinner and breakfast, to wind down and be fully ready for the journey ahead.
• Passengers will be picked up from Dehradun Airport/railway station/bus stand according to their arrival timings.
• In the evening, there will be a Tour Briefing (mandatory to attend) by our Dehradun team, which will be conducted at around 1900 Hrs. Duffel bags will be provided during the tour briefing, in which necessary luggage will have to be packed by the passengers  Maximum 5 kg/person will be permitted.

Please note: Our staff will be taking the body weight of each pilgrim during the tour briefing; hence kindly ensure you attend the same.

• This is the starting day of the Chardham yatra. Passengers will check-out from the hotel at 06:30 am, after an early morning breakfast. They will be picked-up from the Hotel by our team & taken to Sahastradhara Helidrome.
• Himalayan Heli has its own Heli-base in Kharsali, where our ground staff would welcome

the passengers. The staff will then get the passengers settled in the hotel, which is at a walking distance from the helipad.

• After reaching the hotel, the passengers will be taken for darshan as soon as possible, to

avoid the yatra rush.

• Approximate time taken for Yamunotri Temple Darshan: Approximately 05hrs 30mins (round-trip). Yamunotri trek is 06 km one-way.
• Sightseeing at Kharsali: Hot Spring at Yamunotri Temple, Yamuna Mata Temple, and Shani

Please Note: Since, Kharsali village is the least developed destination among the Chardhams. Hotel accommodation will be basic.

• After breakfast, passengers will check-out by 0730
• Arrival at Jhalla helipad will at 0830
• Jhalla – Himalayan Heli’s second own Heli-base in the Chardham sector. After landing at Jhalla, passengers will be taken to Harsil village & checked-in the hotel.
• Harsil – The second destination of our tour, also known for the abundant apple orchards there, is the most scenic and beautiful destination of this tour.
• Passengers will be taken for Gangotri Dham darshan before or after lunch – Depending on
• Approximate Time taken for Gangotri Temple Darshan: 3hrs 30 mins (round-trip). The road distance to Gangotri temple is 25 km, which is roughly a 50-minute drive.
• Sightseeing at Harsil: Bagodi Village / Ancient Laxmi Narayan Temple in Other than this, Harsil also has many nearby nature-walks to explore.

• After breakfast, passengers will check-out by 0730
• Arrival at Sersi Heli-base will be at 0900
• Sersi – Himalayan Heli’s third, and the oldest, own Heli-base in the Chardham We operate the shuttle services for Kedarnath ji shrine from here.

• Passengers will be ferried to Kedarnath Dham for darshan in a shuttle services
• Approximate time taken for Kedarnath Temple Darshan: 02
• The shuttle services flight Sersi to Kedarnath is 07 minutes long.

• Passengers might be ferried in different shuttle services flights, in view of the maximum weight carrying capacity of the aircraft at a high-altitude destination such as Kedarnath.
• Sightseeing at Sersi: Triyuginarayan Temple – It is the venue of the celestial marriage of Lord Shiva & Goddess Parvati. (Subject to weather and road traffic conditions).

• Passengers will check-out by 0500/0530
• Arrival at Badrinath will be 0630
• Passenger will first check-in to the hotel and have Darshan and sight-seeing will be done after breakfast or lunch – Depending on rush.
• Approximate time taken for Badrinath Temple Darshan: 01-1.5 Hrs. Passengers will be taken from hotel to the temple by car.

• Sightseeing at Badrinath: Mana Village – Known as the ‘First village of India’, due to its proximity to the China border.

• Aarti / special pooja at Badrinath Temple – Swaran/Chandi Aarti (on an additional direct payment basis at Badrinath), with extra vehicle

• Passengers will check-out by 0530/0545
• On arrival, our team will receive the
• Then passengers will be taken to the Dehradun hotel to collect their luggage from cloak rooms, and then have breakfast.
• Later they’ll be dropped to airport/railway station, where we bid farewell to the

This is the end of the Chardham yatra.