Day 1 - NEW DELHI – HARIDWAR : Arrival New Delhi Airport / Rly Stn. meet our representative & proceed for Haridwar, evening visit Har – Ki – Pauri to observe Ganga Aarti at this holy place, Overnight stay at Haridwar.
Day 2 - HARIDWAR LOCAL SIGHTSEEING : After b/fast proceed for Haridwar local sightseeing tour which includes Ganga bath, Mansadevi & Chandidevi mata temple. After lunch visit Kankhal, Dux mahadev temple, Shitla mata temple, Pawan dham, Bhumaniketan, Vaishnodevi mata temple etc… Stay overnight at Haridwar.
Day 3 - HARIDWAR - BADKOT (180 Kms) : After an early Breakfast proceed for Badkot (Base for a trek to Yamunotri). En route visit Kemty falls (If time permits), arrive barkot by late evening & overnight stay Badkot.
Day 4 - YAMUNOTRI DHAM (35kms. + 5 kms trekking one way) : Today early morning drive to Janaki Chatti, trek start from here to Yamunotri. On arrival walk/ pony / doly (Palkhi) towardsYamunotri (5 Kms) Arrive Yamunotri, One can cook rice by packing it in a cloth and dipping it in the hot water of the hotkund. Pilgrims take this cooked rice home as "Prasad". Here near the temple "Pooja" can be offered to Divya Shila, After taking bath in Jamunabai Kund's warn water and having "Darshan" of pious "Yamunaji" returning to Jankibaichatti & later drive back to Badkot. Overnight stay at Badkot.
Day 5 - BARKOT – UTTARKASHI (90Kms) : After Breakfast we will proceed to Uttarkashi, Arrive Uttarkashi by lunch time. Later in the evening proceed to visit Kashivishwanath & Shakti temple, visit local market etc… stay overnight at Uttarkashi.
Day 6 - UTTARKASHI – GANGOTRI – UTTARKASHI (200Kms return journey) : The early morning leave for gangotri, Proceed to Gangotri Via Harshil. Gangotri is situated on the bank of Bhagirathi River & it is a very sacred place. Gangotri is the place where Raja Bhagirath observed hard pinance and pleased god Shankar to bring Gangaji on the earth and obliged his sixty thousand ancestors. It is believed that one dip in pious Ganga washes all the sins of a yatrik. Gomukh is the origin of Ganga River. After darshan, Pooja proceed back to uttrakashi. Overnight stay at Uttarkashi.
Day 7 - UTTARKASHI – GUPTKASHI (250 Kms) : After b/fast proceed for Guptkashi. En route visit confluence of two river Alaknanda & Mandakini & Tihri dam, on Arrival at Guptkashi, Check in to hotel & Overnight stay.
Day 8 - GUPTKASHI – GAURIKUND – SHRI KEDARNATH DHAM (35 Kms + 14 Kms trek) : Early morning departs for Gaurikund. This place is a base for a trek to Shri Kedarnath. On arrival walk or hire Horse (Pony) / Doly (Palkhi) towards Kedarnath (14 Kms) you will reach Kedarnath in the evening and stay overnight. Take part in the prayers that are performed every evening at this sacred place.
Day 9 - SHRI KEDARNATH DHAM – GAURIKUND – GUPTKASHI (14 trek + 35 / 70 Kms) : After Darshan / pooja / abhishek etc. trek back to Gaurikund for an overnight stay at Guptkashi. Evening free for rest & personnel activities. Overnight stay at Guptkashi.
Day 10 - GUPTKASHI – SHRI BADRINATH DHAM (250 Kms) : Early morning after b/fast proceed to Shri Badrinath dham, En route lunch, Arrive by late after noon, later day free to visit Shree Badrinath temple or rest & overnight stay.
Day 11 - SHRI BADRINATH DHAM : Today morning take part in darshan, aarti at Shri Badrinath and take a holy bath in the hot water pond (Trupt Kund) & visit Mana village. Stay overnight at Badrinath.
Day 12 - SHRI BADRINATH DHAM – RUDRAPRAYAG (156 Kms) : Early today proceed for back to Rudraprayag, en route visit Auli (Asia’s longest ropeway) at Joshimath. Later after lunch proceed to Rudraprayg for overnight stay.
Day 13 - RUDRAPRAYG – RISHIKESH (134 Kms) : After break fast proceed to Rishikesh, On the way you can do river rafting at shivpuri (Own Expense) After lunch visit religious sights of rishikesh like laxman Zulla / Ram Zulla / Geeta Bhavan / Parmarth Niketan etc… stay overnight atRishikesh.
Day 14 - RISHIKESH – NEW DELHI (224 Kms) : Proceed for New Delhi Airport / Railway Station for further destination.
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Char Dham (literally: 'the four abodes/seats') are the names of four pilgrimage sites in India that are widely revered by Hindus. It comprises Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri and Rameswaram. It is considered highly sacred by Hindus to visit Char Dham during one's lifetime. The Char Dham defined by Adi Shankaracharya consists of four Vaishnavite pilgrimages.
The other pilgrimages sites in the Indian state of Uttarakhand viz. Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath were known as Chota Char Dham to differentiate them from the bigger circuit of Char Dham sites, but after the mid-20th century they have been also referred to as the Char Dham.
According to Hindu mythology, Badrinath became prominent when Nar-Narayan, an incarnation of Vishnu did Tapasya there. At that time that place was filled with Berry trees. In Sanskrit language they are called Badri, so the place was named Badrika-Van i.e. the forest of Berry. The particular spot where the Nar-Narayan did Tapasya, a large Berry tree formed covering him to save him from rain and sun. Local believe mata Lakshmi became the Berry tree to save Narayan. Post Tapasya, Narayan said, people will always take her name before his name, hence Hindus always refer "Lakshmi-Narayan " unlike "Shiva-Parvati" . It was therefore called Badri-Nath i.e. the Lord of Berry forest. This all happened in the Sat-Yuga. So the Badrinath came to be known the first Dham.
The second place, the Rameshwram got its importance in the Treta-Yug when Lord Rama built a Shiv-ling here and worshiped it to get the blessings of Lord Shiva. The name Rameshwram means "the God of Lord Rama". Rama himself is considered an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
The third Dhaam Dwarka got its importance in Dwapar Yug when Lord Krishna another incarnation of Lord Vishnu, made Dwarka his residence instead of Mathura, his birthplace.
The Four Shankaracharya Peeth (Seats) at the Chaar Dham school of Hinduism, created at least four Hindu monastic institutions. He organised the Hindu monks under four Ma has (Sanskrit: (monasteries), with the headquarters at Dvaraka in the West, Jagannatha Puri in the East, Sringeri Sharada Peetham in the South and Badrikashrama in the North.