Description
Haridwar-Kedar-Badri-Auli-Pauri Itinerary: 8 Days/7 Nights
Day 01: Haridwar to Rudraprayag (165 Km)
Morning visit ghats and temples of Haridwar, Later drive to Rudraprayag en route visit Devprayag.
Overnight in Rudraprayag.
Day 02: Rudraprayag-Gaurikund (75 Km)-Kedarnath (19 km Trek)
Early in the morning drive to Gaurikund, Trek starts from Gaurikund to Kedarnath (3584 mts) on foot or on by pony/Doli. Carry personal medicines, heavy woolen, toiletries and clothes for an overnight halt at Kedarnath. Check in to the hotel. Later visit Kedarnath Temple .
Overnight in Kedarnath.
Day 03: Kedarnath to Ukhimath (34 km)
Early morning, pilgrims after Darshan of Kedarnath Temple. Return back to Gaurikund & Drive straight to Ukhimath.
Overnight stay in Ukhimath.
Day 04: Ukhimath to Badrinath (172 Km)
Drive to Badrinath via Joshimath. Check in Hotel. Later in the evening visit Badrinath Temple for Aarti.
Overnight stay in Badrinath.
Day 05: Badrinath to Auli (47 Km)
Early morning, pilgrims after having a bath in the Tapt kund have the Darshan of Badrivishal.
There are other interesting sightseeing places like Mana, Vyas Gufa, Charan paduka and more. Later drive back to Auli.
Auli is surrounded by coniferous and oak forests, the Nanda Devi and Nar Parvat mountains. A long cable car links Auli to the town of Joshimath. Auli is famous for its Ski slopes. Visit Auli ropeway, Joshimath, Nanda Devi peak, Auli Ski slopes.
Overnight in Auli.
Day 06: Auli-Pauri (264 km)
Early morning see Auli artificial lake, Gurso bugyal and walk through coniferous and oak forests. After breakfast checkout for Pauri.
Day 7: Pauri to Haridwar via Rishikesh (135 Km)
Earki morning roam around the woods of this beautiful hamlet of Garhwal Himalaya.
After breakfast drive back toHaridwar. Enroute visit Ram Jhula, Laxman Jhula, Triveni Ghat, Parmarth Niketan, Shivananda Ashram & Gita Kutir. Later drive to Haridwar Overnight in Haridwar.
Day 8: Drop for onward destination.
Drop for return journey.
Interesting Facts about Garhwal
Garhwal is the western region and administrative division of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Lying in the Himalayas, it is bounded on the north by Tibet, on the east by Kumaon region, on the south by Uttar Pradesh state, and on the northwest by Himachal Pradesh state. It includes the districts of Chamoli, Dehradun, Haridwar, Pauri Garhwal, Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal, and Uttarkashi. The people of Garhwal are known as Garhwali and speak the Garhwali language.
Garhwal is blessed with magnificent glaciers, majestic snow-clad mountains overlooking plush meadows, gigantic and ecstatic peaks and clear mountain lakes. Garhwal hills offer emerald green dense forests, serrated by deep gorges, reverberate with the gurgle of innumerable streams and rivers that crisscross their way to the plains below. A splendid combination of flora and fauna can also be seen here in Dev Bhumi.