Char Dham by Helicopter

› Dehradun is our main base for the Heli-tours. It is the starting & ending point.

› Uttarakhand Trips provides a complimentary stay on the date of arrival, but no meals are included – which can be included at an additional cost.

› Passengers are picked up from Dehradun Airport/railway station/bus stand. Please note, arrival details must be provided to Uttarakhand Trips at the time of booking.

› Passengers should try to reach Dehradun by 02:00 pm, or earlier, so that they are completely ready to start their Chardham journey the next day early morning.

› In the evening, our team will be doing the tour briefing to the passengers, & provide them duffel bags for carrying only necessary things on the trip – Up to 5 kg/person will be permitted.

06:30 AM – Check out from Dehradun hotel
07:30 AM – ETD from Sahastradhara Helidrome
08:00 AM – ETA at Kharsali Helipad

› 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.

› 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 Temple.

08:00 AM – ETD from Kharsali Helipad
08:30 AM – ETA at Harsil/Jhalla Helipad

› After breakfast, passengers will check-out by 0730 hrs.

› Arrival at Jhalla helipad will at 0830 Hrs.

Jhalla – 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 rush.

Approximate Time taken for Gangotri Temple Darshan: 3hrs 30 mins (round-trip). The road distance to Gangotri temple is approx. 25 km, which is roughly a 50-minute drive.

Sightseeing at Harsil: Bagodi Village / Ancient Laxmi Narayan Temple in Harsil. Other than this, Harsil also has many nearby nature-walks to explore.

08:30 AM – ETD from Harsil/Jhalla Helipad
09:00 AM – ETA at Sersi Heli-Base

› After breakfast, passengers will check-out by 0730 hrs.

› Arrival at Sersi Heli-base will be at 0900 Hrs.

Approximate time taken for Kedarnath Temple Darshan: 02 hours. The shuttle services flight Sersi to Kedarnath is apporx. 07 minutes long.

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).

06:00 AM – ETD from Sersi Heli-Base
06:30 AM – ETA at Badrinath Helipad

› Passengers will check-out by 0500/0530 Hrs.

› Arrival at Badrinath will be 0630 hrs.

› Passeneger will first check-in to the hotel and have breakfast. Darshan and sight-seeing will be done after breakfast or lunch – Depending on rush.

Approximate time taken for Badrinath Temple Darshan: Approx. 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 charges.

06:30 AM – ETD from Badrinath Helipad
07:30 AM – ETA at Sahastradhara Helidrome

› Passengers will check-out by 0530/0545 Hrs.

› On arrival, our team will receive the passengers.

› 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 at the airport/railway station, where we bid farewell to the passengers.