Chardham Helicopter Tour From Dehradun

The excitement begins with your arrival in Dehradun.
Our teams will arrange pickup from Dehradun Airport or Railway station.
Our Chardham Yatra starts in the lap of luxury, surrounded with nature.
Nestled on the foothills of Queen of Hills Mussoorie, amidst picturesque Malsi forest and majestic Himalayanrange, lies the sprawling campus of Hotel Hyatt Regency, Dehradun, the first 5-star deluxe hotel of Dehradun.
Our journey for Chardham Yatra starts here and makes the yatra filled with everlasting memories. Passengers can relax in the hotel on Day Zero or plan any local sightseeing on their own on this day.
Our teams will meet allpassengers at 7.30PM in hotel lobby and brief them about travel plans
AlI passengers MUST note that ONLY 5 KG baggage is allowed per passenger in the helicopter. Excess baggage will not be allowed to go onboard.
Heritage Aviation willprovide small duffle bags for each passenger in which the luggagewill have to be shifted. No other bags or suitcases will be permittedto go on board.

Helicopter flying starts in the morning at 09.30AM. All passengers for the Package II are advised to positively leave their hotel by 08:30AM. After a short briefing passengers will board their helicopters for onward journey.
Our pilots are specially trained to give exciting commentary to passengers about the mesmerizing views of Snow clad Himalayan peaks and all the important sites falling enroute the helicopter route.
Some of them will also tell you mythological stories about Chardham yatra during the helicopter ride.
09:30 AM 10:00 AM Departure Sahastradhara helipad, Dehradun Arrival Kharsali helipad, Yamunotri Kharsali is a small and beautiful village from where trek starts for Yamunotri temple.
This village is at an altitude of 8500 feet. After getting down from helicopter passengers will be taken to the nearby Hotel Yamunakriti for check in.
After Check-in passengers will get the palki (carried by 4 persons) which will take them to the temple. The trip by palki takes around 3 hours in going and nearly 2 hours on return.
Our tour guide will escort the passengers at temple for darshan.
Hotel: Kharsali is a small and remote village. Hotel quality here is basic but we ensure that rooms and linen are very clean.
Food is pure and homely. All essential amenities are available in the room. Sightseeing: All passengers are advised to visit the nearby Shani temple in evening.
As per the Legend God Shani is the son of Surya (Sun) and brother of Goddess Yamuna and this temple is supposedly the first and oldest Shani temple anywhere in the world.
Local people believe that temple deity regularly demonstrates divine powers to them.

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Helicopter ride from Yamunotri to Gangotri over bugyals and snow-clad peaks.
Bugyals are Himalayan meadows at 10,000+ feet altitude.
Passengers may see Gangotri group of peaks during flight.
Departure Kharsali helipad, Arrival Harsil Helipad.
Harsil: serene hamlet on Bhagirathi River at 8,500 feet amid mountains, pine forests, apple orchards.
Mini-Switzerland of India; Ram Teri Ganga Maili movie location.
Team receives passengers at Harsil helipad for hotel or temple transfer.
Hotel 2 km from helipad; Gangotri Temple 22 km (1 hour drive).
400-meter walk from Gangotri parking to temple; team escorts for darshan.
Return to hotel by lunch, relax in natural surroundings.
Hotel: Khili Resort near Bhagirathi & Jalandhari Rivers with snow peak views.
Sightseeing: Visit ancient Lord Vishnu Temple & Hari Shila (walking distance).
Legend: Hari-shila calmed arguing Bhagirathi & Jalandhari Rivers.
Evening riverside bonfire at resort.
Optional visit to nearby Bhutia village.

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Departure from Harsil Helipad Arrival at Sersi Helipad to changeover of Helicopter to reach Kedarnath Helipad Due to heavy traffic of helicopters at Kedarnath the charter helicopter may not get permission to fly direct and we may have to go via shuttle operators.
The journey from Harsil to Kedarnath by helicopter takes you through one of the most enchanting peaks of this yatra. One can see majestic Himalayan peaks like Shivling, Thalaysagar, Bhrigupanth, Meru, Sumeru and Kedar dome or Kedar peak.
We will land at Sersi helipad in Kedar valley. This is our base pointfor Kedarnath. From Sersi, passengers will be transferred to Kedarnath by helicopter shuttle. Upon arrival at the Kedarnath Helipad, our dedicated team will be present to assist you withcheck-in to your Hotel at Kedarnath.
Later all passengers will be taken for Special darshan at theKedarnath temple. Our teams will guide passengers when to go fordarshans depending on crowd situation at the temple.
The Distance from helipad to Kedarnath temple is about 500 meters. The altitude at temple is 11500 feet. It is advised to walkslowly at Kedarnath. It normally takes 15-20 mins for an average person to walk from helipad to temple.
Later in the day everyone must see the renovated Shankaracharya Samadhi which is now converted in to a Shankaracharya memorial. More adventurous ones can also do a climb of Bhairon Mandir which is approx. 500-600 meters of steep trek from temple Kedarnath temple is seeing very large number of visitors now a days.
In the evening our teams will organize Rudrabhishek/Special Puja which takes place at the temple throughout the night.
Our teams will discuss the schedule with you and accordingly arrange Rudrabhishek inside the temple in coordination with temple committee.
Visitors should expect a waiting time of 30-45 minutes outside the temple before the special Puja.

13:15 AM Departure Kedarnath helipad (Via Sersi) 13:45 AM Arrival Badrinath Helipad One gets a very close view of mighty Chaukhamba Peak moments after taking off for Badrinath.
Chaukhamba is one of the most attractive peaks of Garhwal and the highest and best peak on our route. We will also get to see the aerial darshan of famous Tungnath temple.
The highest Lord Shiva temple on earth which isalso one of the main temples of Panch Kedar circuit. If the weather is clear we may get to see majestic Nanda Devi peak near Joshimath which is the second highest peak of India and also worshipped as protector of Himalayas by people of Uttarakhand.
Badrinath is the main Dham in Chardham Yatra. Located at 10,000 feet altitude on the banks of river Alaknanda, and in middle of Nar and Narayan Parvat.
This Lord Vishnu temple was established by sage Adi Guru Shankaracharya in the 8th century. Badrinath is a small picturusque town.
After landing first we willgo and check in into Hotel Dikesh Inn/Similar.
SANDHYA ARTI This is the highlight of our Do Dham Yatra, In the evening our teams will organize Sandhya Arti between 04:00PM to 07:00PM.
Here you will able to experience the divine experience of Arti inside the Badrinath Temple. Later time free to relax and enjoy the scenic views around your hotel.

After Breakfast Proceed for Day Trip to Mana Village. Visit to MANA Village is must for every passenger we will organize a day trip to Mana.
Mana is a very ancient village with huge mythological significance. It is believed that Maharishi Ved Vyas composed the epіс Mahabharata with help from Lord Ganesha in a small cave which is known as Vyas Cave or Vyas Gufa in Mana Village.
Also the Pandavas after the Mahabharat returned to heaven via Mana village. We advise that everyone should visit Mana Village in afternoon. It is 3 kms from the hotel.
BHIM PUL The Pandavas after the Mahabharata war while going to Heaven passed through Mana Village. After a 15 min walk inside the village there is a small stone bridge which is known as Bhim Pul.
It is believed that when Draupadi was not able to jump across the river Bhim pulled this huge stone and made a bridge for her. One will be surprised to see that this bridge stands without any support.
13:45 PМ Departure Badrinath Helipad 14:45 PM Arrival Sahastradhara helipad, Dehradun On reaching
Dehradun our teams will arrange to drop you at Airport or Railway station for your onward journey.