CHARDHAM BY HELICOPTER: Heli-Tour - 6 D / 5 N

This is the reporting day at Dehradun, which is our main base (starting & ending point) for the Heli-tour.
Heli Company arranges this extra night halt for the passengers with dinner and breakfast, to wind down and be fully ready for the journey ahead. .
In the evening, there will be a Tour Briefing (mandatory to attend) by our Dehradun team, which will be conducted around 1900 Hrs. Duffel bags will be provided during the tour briefing, in which necessary luggage will have to be packed by the passengers – Maximum 5 kg/person will be permitted. Please note: Our staff will be taking the body weight of each pilgrim during the tour briefing; hence kindly ensure you attend the same.

ETA/ETD- DETAILS

0630 Hrs :Check out from Dehradun hotel
0730 Hrs :ETD from Sahastradhara Helidrome
0800 Hrs: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.
Heli Company has its own Heli-base in Kharsali, where our ground staff would welcome the passengers. The staff will then get the passengers settled in the hotel, which is at a walking distance from the helipad.
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.

Please Note: Since, Kharsali village is the least developed destination among the Chardhams. Hotel accommodation will be basic.

ETA/ETD –DETAILS

0800 Hrs- ETD from Kharsali Helipad
0830 Hrs- ETA at Harsil/Jhalla Helipad

After breakfast, passengers will check-out by 0730 hrs.
Arrival at Jhalla helipad will at 0830 Hrs.
Jhalla – Heli Company’s second own Heli-base in the Chardham sector. 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 (roundtrip). 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.

ETA/ETD -DETAILS

0830 Hrs- ETD from Harsil/Jhalla Helipad
0900 Hrs- ETA at Sersi Heli-Base

After breakfast, passengers will check-out by 0730 hrs.
Arrival at Sersi Heli-base will be at 0900 Hrs.
Sersi – Heli Company’s third, and the oldest, own Heli-base in the Chardham sector. We operate the shuttle services for Kedarnath ji shrine from here.
Passengers will be ferried to Kedarnath Dham for darshan in a shuttle services flight.
Approximate time taken for Kedarnath Temple Darshan: 02 hours.
The shuttle services flight Sersi to Kedarnath is apporx. 07 minutes long.
Passengers might be ferried in different shuttle services flights, in view of the maximum weight carrying capacity of the aircraft at a high-altitude destination such as Kedarnath.
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).

ETA/ETD -DETAILS

0600 Hrs- ETD from Sersi Heli-Base
0630 Hrs- 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 sightseeing 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.

ETA/ETD -DETAILS

0630 Hrs- ETD from Badrinath Helipad
0730 Hrs- 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.