Tour info
About This Tour
Dehradun – Kharsali – Harsil – Phata – Badrinath
The Char Dham Yatra via helicopter ex Dehradun offers a swift and luxurious way to embark on one of India’s most sacred pilgrimages. Starting from Dehradun, this journey takes you to the four holy shrines of Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath, all nestled in the majestic Himalayas. With helicopter travel, you can bypass long treks and road journeys, allowing you to experience the spiritual essence of each temple with ease and comfort, all while soaking in the breathtaking aerial views of Uttarakhand’s stunning landscapes.
Itinerary
Our services will start with pickup, either from the airport or Railway station. Our tour starts from next day; however today stay in Dehradun is is a complimentary sojourn organized by the company for the guests. We will drive to the hotel to check in. The rest of the day is free for you to relax or explore the city of Dehradun.
OVERNIGHT STAY – DEHRADUN
Time Activity
05:00Hrs Leave hotel
06:00Hrs ETD from Sahastradhara helipad
06:30Hrs ETA at Kharsali Helipad in Yamunotri
Our journey starts early in the morning as the weather tends to stay stable in the morning. We will take pack breakfast from the hotel & will check out and drive to the helipad for our flight. Load being an essential part of the helicopter flying logistics, we only allow maximum 5kgs of luggage to be carried by each passenger. The reshuffling of the luggage can be done the previous night itself so that you are not in a rush to leave for the charter. The extra baggage can be stored in the hotel. It takes around 10 mins drive from the hotel to the Sahastradhara helipad. We take off for Kharsali helipad. Our staff at Kharsali will receive you and take you to your hotel to check in and later we will begin our journey for Yamunotri Dham. We can take Palkis or ponies as per availability. The trek is approximately 6 kms long and takes around 5 – 6 hours to complete the round trip. We will be back to the resort by afternoon and stay overnight at the hotel.
OVERNIGHT STAY – KHARSALI
Time Activity
06:30Hrs ETD from Kharsali helipad
07:00Hrs ETA at Harsil Helipad
Today after breakfast we will check out from the hotel and head towards the helipad to catch our flight to Gangotri. The helipad we land at is called Harsil, one of the most beautiful and scenic sites in the Chardham sector. Our staff will lead you to the hotel for check in. The Gangotri Dham is around 25 kms from Harsil and takes around an hour to drive. We will head out in our cars for Gangotri Dham. The round trips take around 3 to 3.5 hours. Once back you can explore the beautiful localities like the shiv temple in Harsil, walks to villages like Bagodi and mukwa.
OVERNIGHT STAY – HARSIL
Time Activity
07:00Hrs ETD from Harsil helipad
07:30Hrs ETA at Phata/Guptkashi
Post breakfast we check out from the hotel and head out to the helipad for our next flight to Phata or Guptkashi. Once there we, as per the guidelines of the state govt, change the helicopter and switch to the shuttle service, which will take us to the Kedarnath Temple. The temple is only around 500mts from the helipad at Kedarnath dham. It approximately takes around 2 hours to do the darshan at temple. If time permits then you can also visit the Bhairon mandir (Optional). Later we fly back in the shuttle service to Phata/Guptkashi and head to the hotel.
NOTE – There might be a waiting time of around 1 to 2 hours at Phata to switch to shuttle service. As much as we would like to expedite the transfer to shuttle, multiple factors like backlog, weather, and passenger load at shuttle service affect the logistics resulting in the wait.
OVERNIGHT STAY – PHATA/SERSI/GUPTKASHI
Time Activity
08:00Hrs ETD from Phata/guptkashi
08:30Hrs ETA at Badrinath Helipad
After breakfast we will head to the Phata/ Guptkashi helipad to catch our flight to Badrinath ji. We land at helipad close to Badrinath. We will take the cars and drive to our hotel in Badrinath to check in. Later in the day we will head out to visit the temple. It takes approximately around 1 – 2 hours to do the Darshan. Other attractions at Badrinath are hot springs, evening arti (on direct payment basis) and if time permits then we can also visit mana village, the last village on the Indian side before the Tibet border. This would be the completion of our Chardham yatra and next day we head back to Dehradun.
OVERNIGHT STAY – BADRINATH
Time Activity
08:00Hrs ETD from Badrinath Helipad
08:30Hrs ETA at Sahastradhara
After breakfast we will check out and drive to the helipad at Badrinath. Our estimated time of arrival in Sahastradhara would be around 0815 AM. Once there we can drive to the hotel to collect the baggage and then head to airport or railway station. End of services.
Inclusion
- Helicopter Yatra for the Entire trip from Dehradun
- 1 Night Complimentary stay at Dehradun (Breakfast &Dinner included)
- Accommodation at all dham’s with all the meals (Veg)
- All local transport and sightseeing by Innova / Cab
- Palki / Pony at Yamunotri Ji
- Village walk to old Shani temple at Kharsali, Yamunotri
- Visit the Mana village
- All applicable Taxes Royalty
- VIP darshan slip (subject to government rules)
Exclusion
- Any Special Pooja Charges
- Tips
- Porter charges any services of personal Nature
- Any travel Insurance
- Any Health Insurance
- Any charges incurred due to unforeseen reasons
- Cost of any evacuation due to natural or health reason.