Chardham Helicopter Package Ex Dehradun

Duration: 6 Days / 5 Nights

ITINERARY

Places covered – | Yamunotri | Gangotri | Kedarnath |Badrinath

Passengers are supposed to reach state government helipad on Sahastradhara Road, Dehradun which is the starting and ending point of this yatra. Our pilots and ground staff will brief the passengers about the entire trip and do’s and don’ts.

Day01: Arrival at Dehradun

The tour Commences with pick up from Dehradun airport or Railway station one day prior to the Chardham Yatra departure, followed by drop to the hotel. The overnight stay at Dehradun with dinner awaits you.

Day 02: Yamunotri

06:00 Departure Sahastradhara helipad, Dehradun 06:30 Arrival Kharsali helipad, Yamunotri

Upon arrival at kharsali passengers are welcomed by ground staff and transfer to yamunotri temple which is 5 Km far from Helipad the drive will take half hour depending upon the traffic, we will offer you a car for this drive (Innova not permitted by local taxi union )you will then be carried by palkis/ Pony to Yamunotri Temple. This trek from helipad to temple is 6 kms and return trip by palki takes about 5 hours. After Darshan return back to Helipad. You have an option of taking ponies or Palki for the trek. Overnight stay at Kharsali

DAY 03 : Gangotri

06:35 Departure Kharsali helipad, Yamunotri 07:00 Arrival Harsil Helipad

Harsil is one of the most beautiful and picturesque valleys in Uttarakhand. Some people also call it mini Switzerland. Gangotri temple is about 22 kms from Harsil helipad and the drive by car takes 50 minutes.

It is advisable that passengers leave straight for temple from helipad. Our ground staff will assist the passengers with darshan at Gangotri temple.

After return from temple passengers can take lunch in resort and thereafter relax and have campfire in the evening. It is recommended to visit the nearby village for an evening walk and buy pure wool stuff (sweaters, shawls n mufflers) made by local tribal womenfolk.

Day 04: Kedarnath

07:30 Departure Harsil Helipad 08:10 Arrival Kedarnath helipad

The helicopter will land at Kedarnath helipad which is at a distance of 500 meters from the temple. After Darshan return back to hotel. Night halt will be at Sitapur or Kedarnath.

Day 05: Badrinath

08:30 Departure Kedarnath / Guptkashi helipad 09:00 Arrival Badrinath helipad

After arrival at Badrinath helipad passengers can check-in in Hotel which is Near to the temple. Our ground staff will assist the passengers in taking darshan at the temple.

A visit to Mana village in evening is highly recommended as this is the last village before international border with China.

Day 06: Return to Dehradun 09:05 Departure Badrinath helipad

10:00 Arrival Sahastradhara helipad, Dehradun

Early Morning ready for Special Abhishek Puja (as your own cost ) at Badrinath temple is the highlight of this entire yatra. It starts sharp at 4.30 am in the morning and lasts for 2 hours. Passengers will get an opportunity to sit inside the temple and have darshan of the shringar of the deity from very close quarters. After darshan return back to hotel have breakfast and fly for Dehradun. On arrival at Dehradun helipad you will transfer to Airport / Railway station. Here Helicopter tour ends here with happy memories to be cherished forever.

Inclusions:

Helicopter Trip from Dehradun to Dehradun
All meals in hotels at Dham (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner).
Breakfast & Dinner during the stay in
Palki / Doli Charges service at
VIP darshan arrangement at all
Landing & Parking charges at Sersi /Sitapur/Guptkashi
Local Transport for darshan and sightseeing at Gangotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath as per
Hotel accommodation in best Hotels for 4nights at Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath (Guptkashi) and Badrinath
5 Nights stay, 1 Night at each Dham in Luxury Hotels
Dehradun Airport Pickup & drop Facilities

ADD-ON SERVICES

Maha Abhishek Puja at Badrinath ji – INR 4,300/person. Total amount has to be paid in cash to APAPL representative at

Dehradun, so that we can arrange and book the Puja in advance on behalf of each passenger.

Note – Maha Abhishek Puja will not be included in our package or billing cost, since the total amount for the same goes directly to Badrinath ji Mandir Samiti.

Rudra Abhishek Puja at Kedarnath ji – INR 6,500 for 05 Total amount has to be paid in cash to APAPL representative at Dehradun, so that we can arrange and book the Puja in advance on behalf of each passenger.

Arrangement of Rudra Abhishek puja will be done subject to availability of rooms at Kedarnath-Top, as passengers will have to stay there overnight for the puja. Therefore, the additional charges towards the hotel stay will be extra chargeable.

Note – Rudra Abhishek Puja will not be included in our package or billing cost, since the total amount for the same goes directly to Kedarnath ji Mandir Samiti.

Disclaimer – Accommodation at Kedarnath-top is budget category, and there can be instances of complaints in regards to the hotel services & rooms. Furthermore, temperature at Kedarnath-top may drop to sub-zero levels at night in Sep/Oct; therefore passengers are advised to take decision keeping the same in consideration.

While our team takes care of your entire Chardham tour, they can also assist you in booking of air/train tickets to Dehradun.

GUIDELINES FOR PASSENGERS

There is very limited space for luggage in the Only 5 kgs luggage per passenger will be permitted.
Passengers should carry only handbags as suitcases cannot be kept in the helicopter
All temples in Chardham are located in high altitude Passengers having asthma problems should not undertake this yatra
All passengers undertaking this yatra should be medically and physically
Passengers are advised to carry a small oxygen bottle with them as a It is available locally at all medical shops
Although day temperatures at these locations are normal it becomes cold in the night and so passengers must carry woolen clothes with
All passengers are advised to carry their own medication
Company shall not be liable for any medical emergency on the ground to the party, thus advised guests to get the fitness certificate from doctor to travel to the high altitude
Weighing at the time of boarding the helicopter is must since the pilot will not allow boarding in case it exceeds the weight conveyed at the time of booking & we reserve the right to shuffle passengers to manage the right weight of helicopters for safe flying in the

INCLUSIONS

The quality of accommodation available at Yamunotri and Kedarnath upper is just above average and so passengers should not have very high However, at Harsil, Guptkashi and Badrinath the accommodation standard is 3 stars.
Only 5 Kg baggage per passenger will be Passengers are advised not to carry big suitcases as there is very small baggage space inside helicopter. Passengers bringing excess baggage might not be allowed to take the same in the chopper by pilot.

Children above the age of 2 years will be considered full
There is no provision of concession to children or senior
Total passenger weight should not exceed –400:5 PAX /450:6 PAX Beyond the said weight limit the flight won’t be able to take off and your journey will be cancelled effective immediately (it is vital for you to provide us with the right & exact weight to avoid such
The booking has to be done in advance with a deposit of 50% of the charter amount and balance amount has to be deposited 14 days prior to date of journey otherwise booking stand cancelled without any
In case the journey is not finished within the stipulated time and passengers are not able to visit one or more Dhams due to bad weather conditions/technical reasons then the company will try to visit all places within the stipulated Although if this is not possible then the liability of the company will be limited to refund of unutilized sector/s.
Rescheduling of booking to a next date will be done subject to availability and on payment of 10% of the This will be permitted only if applied 7 days before journey date. In case the rescheduling is requested with less than 7 days to the journey then booking will be treated as cancelled and a fresh booking will be given subject to availability.
The Company reserves the right, without assigning any reason, to cancel, advance, reschedule, over-fly or delay the commencement or continuance of the Without incurring any liability in damages or otherwise to the passengers or any other person on any ground whatsoever. The Company reserves the right to refuse to carry any person whom it considers unfit for travel or what in the opinion of the company may constitute risk to the aircraft or to the persons on board.

BAD WEATHER SITUATION: If you are stuck in a bad weather situation on any particular day out of the 5 days we will still try to finish the darshan on next In case we are completely unable to visit any dham due to bad weather situation we will refund proportionate money. This means that if due to any reason we are unable to do 2 dhams then we will refund the amount acc. to flying time.