Days 01 : DELHI HARIDWAR Drive/200 kms/5-6 hrs Depart from Delhi for Haridwar. In the evening, visit the important ghats and temples here. Overnight stay in a hotel. Days 02 : HARIDWAR BARKOT Drive/125 kms/4-5 hrs Post breakfast, set off for Barkot. Overnight in HIMALAYAN ECO LODGES & CAMPS. Days 03 : YAMUNOTRI BARKOT Drive/100 kms both ways & Trek/10 kms both ways Early morning, drive 50 kms to Barkot and begin the walk to Yamunotri which is 5 kms away. At Yamunotri, darshan at the temple and one can also have a dip in the warm waters of the Jamnabhai Kund. In the afternoon, walk back to Jankichatti and drive back to Barkot. Overnight in HIMALAYAN ECO LODGES & CAMPS. Days 04 : BARKOT HARSIL Drive/135 kms/4-5 hrs Early morning departure for Harsil. Enroute stopover at Uttarkashi to visit the Kashi Vishwanath temple here. Continue the drive to Harsil and here check into the HIMALAYAN ECO LODGE & CAMPS. Days 05 : GANGOTRI HARSIL Drive/40 kms both ways The drive to Gangotri would take about 1 hr and you would drive along the Bhagirathi river and pass through dense forests. Once at Gangotri, go for the darshan in the main temple and later visit a few important sites in this area. Towards evening head back towards Harsil. Overnight in HIMALAYAN ECO LODGE & CAMPS. Days 06 : HARSIL KUND Drive/300 kms/8-9 hrs Post early breakfast, drive to Kund. Once in Kund relax in the scenic surrounding with the River Mandakini flowing by and the Kedar peak in the distance. Overnight in the HIMALAYAN ECO LODGE & CAMPS. Days 07 : KUND GAURIKUND Drive/45 kms/1-2 hrs KEDARNATH Trek/14 kms Post early breakfast, depart for Gaurikund. This drive would take a couple of hours as you gain altitude and come to the base of Kedarnath at Gaurikund from where you would start your trek for the temple. The trek is for 14 kms and would take 4-5 hrs to complete. Once at Kedarnath, head to the temple for the aarti and return to check into your guesthouse for the night. Overnight in the guesthouse. Days 08 : KEDARNATH GAURIKUND Trek/14 kms KUND Drive/45 kms/1-2 hrs In the morning, head to the temple for another darshan and post breakfast, start walking back to Gaurikund. On reaching Gaurikund, drive back to Kund. Once in the lodge, relax the tired muscles by a crackling bonfire followed by dinner and retire to your tents. Overnight in the HIMALAYAN ECO LODGE & CAMPS Days 09 : KUND JOSHIMATH (KURALA) Drive/110 kms/5-6 hrs Post early breakfast, begin the drive to Joshimath. Enroute, stopover at Chopta and here enjoy for some time in the bugyals (high altitude meadows). You also get wonderful views of the snow clad Himalayan peaks from here. Enroute visit the Gopinath temple at Gopeshwar. Arrive in Joshimath by the evening and you could head off to the temple for a darshan. Overnight in the HIMALAYAN ECO LODGE & CAMPS. Days 10 : JOSHIMATH BADRINATH JOSHIMATH Drive/80 kms both ways/4 hrs Post breakfast, drive up to Badrinath. In Badrinath also visit the Tapt Kund, Narayan Kund, Mata Murty temple, Bhim Pul, etc. and also visit Mana village (the last temple on the Indian border). In Mana, you can shop for some local handicrafts and handmade woollen items. You can also take a walk to the thundering Vasundhara Falls. Later in the afternoon, head back to Joshimath. Overnight in the HIMALAYAN ECO LODGE & CAMPS.
