The Chardham of Garhwal refers to the four ancient temples the mark the spiritual sources of four sacred rivers, the Yamuna [Yamunotri], the Ganga [Gangotri], the Mandakini [Kedarnath] and the Alkananda [Badrinath]. Every year during the Yatra [pilgrimage] season from April to November, hundreds of thousands of dedicated Hindu pilgrims makes the important treks - the exact dates that the temples are open are announced each year by local priests.
Team CHARDHAM HELI YATRA is ready to welcome their Guest for this Yatra at our base Dehradun. Doon Helidrome, the state government helipad on Sahastradhara Road, Dehradun is the starting and ending point of this Yatra. Our Vehicle will transfer Yatri's to the Helipad and our team will brief each guest about this Yatra on the day they arrive at Dehradun / before flying at Dehradun Helipad.
Note: - Yatri's are requested to follow all the guidelines that are advised by our team and ground staff at each Helipad.
The tour Commences with pick up from Dehradun Airport or Railway station as per your given arrival time, one day prior to the Flying for Chardham Yatra, followed by drop at the hotel. Yatris' are advised to reach Dehradun before 1700 Hrs, so that our team will meet and greet them in their hotel to give necessary information and a detailed briefing to each guest about the Yatra Schedule. Duffle Bags are provided by our team to each guest for packing their necessary cloths and things for the trip. (Upto 05kg is allowed to carry per person / as advised by our team).
(Yamunotri Is The Source Of The Sacred River Yamuna That Originates From The Glacial Lake Of Saptarishikund, At An Altitude Of 4,421 Meters. Dedicated To Capricious Goddess Yamuna, This Ancient Temple Has Been A Pilgrimage For Centuries).
06:00 AM : Departure from Dehradun Hotel, collect your Packed Breakfast from Hotel
06:30 AM : Reach at Doon Helidrome, Sahastradhara Road
07:00 AM : Ready to fly from Dehradun Helipad.
07:45 AM : Arrival Kharsali Helipad ,Yamunotri
Upon arrival at Kharsali, Yatris' are welcomed by our ground staff and transfer to Yamunotri temple which is 5 Km far from Helipad, The trek is 5km Long and you will be then carried by Palkis'/ Ponys' to Yamunotri Temple. Return trip by Palki / Pony takes about 5 hours or one can go by walk also. After Darshan return back to Kharsali, Lunch at your hotel. Evening walk for a local tour in Kharsali, visiting winter temple of Yamuna Ji, Shani Temple, etc. Dinner and Overnight stay at Kharsali.
Ganga, India's most sacred river is inextricably linked to our past, present, and future and it is the very important essence of our cycle of life and death. The journey to its source is to reinforce.
07:00 AM : Breakfast at Kharsali Hotel, and proceed to Helipad.
07:45 AM : Ready to fly from Kharsali Helipad.
08:30 AM : Arrival Harsil Helipad, Gangotri
Harsil is one of the most beautiful and picturesque valleys in Uttarakhand. Gangotri temple is about 22 kms from Harsil helipad and it takes about 50 minutes to reach at Gangotri Temple, leave straight for the temple from helipad. Our ground staff will assist the Yatris' with Darshan at Gangotri temple. After Darshan, return back from Gangotri to Harsil. Check in at Hotel and then take your lunch in the Hotel, evening free for leisure or one can visit nearby village by walk. Dinner and Overnight stay in Harsil.
One of the 12 Jyotirlinga's, set in the beautiful Mandakini valley, cupped by lofty peaks, the majestic Kedarnath temple stands on a glacial terrace, remnant of an ancient glacier - long since melted. This is lord Shiva's territory - and the region is a living testimony to his adventures and exploits. The temple is believed to have been built by the Pandavs, protagonists of the Mahabharat, as a tribute to lord Shiva having forgiven them for fratricide.
07:00 AM : Breakfast at Kharsali Hotel, and proceed to Helipad.
07:45 AM : Ready to fly from Kharsali Helipad.
08:30 AM : Arrival Harsil Helipad, Gangotri
Harsil is one of the most beautiful and picturesque valleys in Uttarakhand. Gangotri temple is about 22 kms from Harsil helipad and it takes about 50 minutes to reach at Gangotri Temple, leave straight for the temple from helipad. Our ground staff will assist the Yatris' with Darshan at Gangotri temple. After Darshan, return back from Gangotri to Harsil. Check in at Hotel and then take your lunch in the Hotel, evening free for leisure or one can visit nearby village by walk. Dinner and Overnight stay in Harsil.
(The Badrinath shrine is believed to be as old as time itself, dedicated to Lord Vishnu, this temple was restablished by Adi Shankaracharya in the 8th century as part of his mission to revitalise Hinduism, located on the banks of the rishi ganga (Alaknanda) the temple and the numerous ancient sites around it, is indeed a worthy goal to aim for).
08:00 AM : Breakfast at Guptkashi Hotel and proceed to Helipad.
10:15 AM : Ready to fly from Guptkashi helipad.
11:00 AM : Arrival Badrinath helipad.
After arrival at Badrinath helipad, Yatris' can check-in to their hotel which is very close to the temple. Our ground staff will take the Yatris' to the temple and assist them in doing their Darshan at the temple. Spend Your time around the Temple and back to hotel in afternoon. Take your Lunch at the hotel, after that one can visit to Mana village (last Indian village before International border with China), in evening (Optional cost). Dinner and Overnight stay in Badrinath.
09:00 AM : Breakfast at Badrinath Hotel and
11:30 AM : Departure Badrinath Ji helipad
12:30 AM : Arrival Sahastradhara helipad , Dehradun.
Early Morning Darshan at Badrinath Ji Temple. After darshan return back to hotel have breakfast and fly for Dehradun. On arrival at Dehradun helipad, you will be transferred to Airport / Railway station. This is the end of Chardham Yatra with sweet and religious memories which will remain in your heart and make your soul 'SACRED' forever
Note :- Exact Schedule of flying will be advised before a day of departure every day by our ground staff. Above mentioned schedule is tentative and just for understanding the operational system & timing. Program can be changed at any moment without prior notice due to any operational or weather changes or Technical issue..
For this Yatra we use B-3 and Bell 407 Helicopters and they can fly with a seating capacity of 06 passenger and a carrying capacity of 435 - 450Kg weight of passengers and 25-30kg weight of their luggage. There is very limited space for luggage in the helicopter. So only small size bags having 5 kg / lesser luggage per passenger will be permitted. Total passenger weight should not exceed 435kg to 450kg per helicopter, however heavy weight passengers are adjusted with reducing their luggage weight or our ground staff manage their weight by many other ways, this information will be given to Yatris' at the time of flying, so Yatris' are requested to cooperate and follow the Ground staff instructions. Weighing at the time of boarding the helicopter is must since the pilot will not allow boarding in case it exceeds the weight conveyed at the time of booking & we reserve the right to shuffle passengers to manage the right weight of helicopters for safe flying in the hills.
At the time of flying, operator will check per person body weight and if it exceeds from the Helicopter flying limit, then client may have to pay extra weight charges i.e. upto Rs 2000/kg (cost depends on the circumstance at the time of flying). After Paying for extra weight does not mean that Helicopter will fly with unlimited weight, then also our team and Helicopter can manage weight upto 05-10kg extra only or we have to manage their weight by reducing their luggage weight, reducing fuel in the Helicopter or sending their luggage by other mode of transport. Yatri's are advised to give accurate weight at the time of booking; failure to do so may lead to deny boarding.
Please note that in Chardham Yatra we fly in a circuit program, which means first we will fly from Dehradun to Kharsali then to Harsil then Guptkashi then Badrinath Ji and then back to Dehradun and from each place we move our all guest accordingly, like those who are in Dehradun they will be moved to Kharsali and then those who came in Kharsali one day before they will be moved to next place and so on till Back to Dehradun, The cost of this tour is derived according to this program only.
A dedicated Chopper is not booked in this program that will come according to the client's requirement / comfort every day, and client has to follow the schedule given by our team daily.
The quality of accommodation available at Kharsali ( Yamunotri ) is just above average and a non-star category hotel, Hence the passengers should not have very high expectations. However, at Harsil, Guptkashi and Badrinath the accommodation standard is far better and one can say 4 star deluxe category of Hotel Or Similar hotel will be given in case of non-availability / Bounce bookings and Chardham Heli Yatra is authorized to change the hotel if required. Any change in fuel price / Govt Taxes may lead to increase the cost of package and it should be borne by Yatri and will be collected on spot directly from Yatri.
Chardham Heli Yatra is authorized to change the route or itinerary if required.
Violation of company's policy or misbehave with any of the company's staff will lead to cancelation of the package with no refund. Children above the age of 2 years will be considered full ticket. There is no provision of concession to children or senior citizens.
At Yamunotri Dham, Palki Porters may charge an extra price for heavy weight persons, because for heavy weight persons they have to put extra persons to carry the palki.The booking has to be done in advance with a deposit of 50% of the charter amount and balance amount has to be deposited 30 days prior to date of journey. In case the journey is not finished within the stipulated time and passengers are not able to visit one or more Dhams due to bad weather conditions/technical reasons then the company will try to visit all places within the stipulated time. Although if this is not possible then the liability of the company will be limited to refund of unutilised sector/s. Rescheduling of booking to a next date will be done subject to availability and on payment of 10% of the cost of the total package. This will be permitted only if applied 15days before journey date. In case the rescheduling is requested within 15 days to the journey then booking will be treated as cancelled and a fresh booking will be given subject to availability. The Company reserves the right, without assigning any reason, to cancel, advance, reschedule, over-fly or delay the commencement or continuance of the flight. Without incurring any liability in damages or otherwise to the passengers or any other person on any ground whatsoever. The Company reserves the right to refuse to carry any person whom it considers unfit for travel or what in the opinion of the company may constitute risk to the aircraft or to the persons on board.
If Guest arrives Dehradun and we are unable to fly from Dehradun only from the first day, in that case we will refund the whole amount after deducting utilised services like Dehradun Hotel stay and 10% of the service charges which included flight preparation charges, handling charges and Helicopter parking charges.
If Guest stuck in a bad weather situation on any particular day out of the 5 days we will still try to finish the darshan on next day. In case we are completely unable to visit any dham due to bad weather situation then we will refund proportionate amount of money. This means that if due to any reason we are unable to do 2 dhams then we will refund the amount acc. to flying time and unutilized service.
In case if bad weather occurs after flying from Dehradun and guest have to come back to the origin helipad then we will try to do yatra after clearance from ATC on same day or next day but in that case charges for extra flying hours / hotel accommodation will be paid directly to the Helicopter Company and charged from Client on the spot.
If Darshan Has done for all the 04 Dhams but guest stuck on last day and can't fly back to Dehradun then if he wish to come back to Dehradun by Road, then we will arrange their Vehicle but cost of that will be collected from guest and no refund will be initiated for the flying cost.
Extra night stay at any Place in Bad Weather Situation will be collected from guest directly. 10% service charge will be applicable in Case of cancellation of full trip due to BAD weather.