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CHAR DHAM YATRA 2019 Karnali Excursions Nepal 1
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Om Namah Shivaya
Char Dham
Yatra 2019
Karnali Excursions, Nepal
www.karnaliexcursions.com
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Fixed Departure Dates
8-22 Sep, 15-29 Sep and 22 Sep-6 Oct, 2019
Yatra Overview:
India is a big subject, with a diversity of In the Indian Garhwal Himalayas lies the
culture of unfathomable depth, and a Char Dham, 4 of Hinduism’s most holy
long continuum of history. India offers places of pilgrimage, nestled in the high
endless opportunities to accumulate valleys of the Himalayan Mountains.
experiences and memories for a lifetime. Wearing the Himalayas like a crown,
Since very ancient
times, participating
in the Char Dham
Yatra has been held
in the highest regard
throughout the length
and breadth of India.
The Indian Garhwal
Himalayas are known as
Dev-Bhumi, the ‘Abode
of the Gods’. Here is
the source of India’s
Holy River Ganges. The
Ganges, starting as a small glacial stream India is a land of amazing diversity. Home
in Gangotri and eventually travelling the to more than a billion people, we will find
length and breadth of India, nourishing in India an endless storehouse of culture
her people and sustaining a continuum of and tradition amidst all the development
the world’s most ancient Hindu Culture. of the 21st century!
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Trip Trip Facts:
Highlights: Total Duration : 14 Nights/15 days
Max. Elevation : 3,585m/11,760m
Trip Grading : Moderate
• A complete darshan of Char Dham:
Best Months : September
Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedharnath
Accommodations : Hotels and
and Badrinath.
Guesthouses
• Visit the holy places of Rishikesh,
Journey Starts/Ends : New Delhi
Haridwar, Uttar Kashi, Dev Prayag
and Gaumukha.
• Pancha Prayag, the five holy
confluences (Dev, Rudra, Karna,
Covered
Narad and Vishnu Prayag).
• Garhwal parts of the Himalaya &
Destinations:
Mana Gaun, the last village of India.
Delhi - Haridwar- Barkot - Yamunotri
• Visit Surya Kund, Divya Shila, Tap
- Gangotri - Uttar Kashi- Gupta Kashi -
Kund, Narad Kund and Vyash
Kedarnath- Rudra Prayag - Badrinath -
Gupha etc.
Dev Prayag- Haridwar
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Day-to-day
Detailed Itinerary:
Day 01: One of the Karnali representatives will meet/greet at the Delhi
Airport. He will arrange immediate transfer to hotel. Karnali’s
Arrive at the
team leader will deliver a detailed briefing on immediate and
Delhi Airport and
further arrangements. We will spend overnight in a tourist
transfer to hotel
standard hotel on full board basis.
Day 02: After breakfast, we will commence our scenic vehicular
journey to Haridwar, the gateway to the heaven. The driving
Drive to
distance is 206 km and it takes 5-6 hours to reach Haridwar.
Haridwar
After settling in the hotel and being freshened up, we will visit
some of important temples of Haridwar and attend Evening
Ganga Aarti. We will spend overnight in a tourist standard hotel
in Haridwar on full board basis.
After early breakfast and exploring major not-to-miss places of
Day 03:
Haridwar, we will drive to Barkot. The driving distance is 170km,
Drive to Barkot
but it takes 8 hours to reach Barkot. We will spend overnight
in a tourist standard hotel or Tent House on bull board basis.
Day 04: After breakfast, we will drive to Janaki Chatti (84km) via
Hanuman Chatti and Phool Chatti. And then, we will start
A side trip to
trekking of 6 km to Yamunotri, where we will take a holy dip
Yamunotri (Barkot-
in the Garam Kund. We will also perform Puja and Darshan of
Yamunotri-Barkot)
Shree Yamuna jee. After performing Puja and having Darshan
of Shree Yamuna jee, we will retrace our journey back to Janaki
Chatti and then drive back to Barkot. We will spend overnight
in the same hotel on full board basis.
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Day 05: Today, we will drive to Harshil (172km) via Utter Kashi, which
takes approximately 9 hours. En-route we will also visit
Drive to Harshil
Prakateshwar Cave. We will spend overnight in a hotel on full
board basis.
Day 06: After having early breakfast, we will drive to Gongotri. It takes
an hour to reach Gangotri where we will have Darshan of
Drive to Gangotri
Gangotri Temple. After Darshan, we will commence trekking
and trek to
to Gaumukh and return to Bhoj- Basa (22 km in total). We will
Gaumukh
spend overnight in a guesthouse at Bhoj-Basa.
Day 07: We will trek back to Gangotri (14km), and then, we will drive
to Uttar Kashi. Utter Kashi is situated on the bank of Holy
Trek back to
Bhagirathi Ganga, and the temple of Lord Vishwanath is
Gangotri and drive
located here. The massive iron trident is the special attraction
to Uttar Kashi
of the Lord Vishwanath Temple. We will spend overnight in a
hotel at Uttar Kashi.
Day 08: After breakfast, we will drive to Tehri Dam, and from there on,
we will continue driving to Gupta Kashi (225km). We will spend
Drive to Gupta
overnight in a tourist standard hotel at Gupta Kashi on full
Kashi
board basis.
Day 09: Today is one of the important days of our Char Dham Yatra as
Helicopter Ride we will fly to Kedarnath by helicopter and visit major holy shrines
to Kedarnath of Kedarnath. We will attend the evening Aarti of Kedarnath.
We will spend overnight in a guesthouse at Kedarnath on full
board basis.
Day 10: After performing morning Pujas, rituals and having Darshan at
the temples, we will fly to Gupta Kashi. We will drive to Rudra
Fly back to Gupta
Prayag/Pipalkoti (157km). We will spend overnight in a hotel on
Kashi and trek
full board basis.
to Rudra Prayag/
Pipalkoti
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Day 11: After breakfast, we will commence our vehicular journey to
Badrinath (72km) from Rudra Prayag/Pipalkoti. En-route, we
Drive to
will also visit Narsimha Temple. After settling in the hotel and
Badrinath
having lunch, we will visit Badrinath Temple and have Holy
Darshan. After darshan, we will spend our time exploring the
Mana Village, the last village before the Tibetan border. We will
also have Darshan of Vyas Gupha, Bhim Pul and Saraswati
River. We will spend overnight in a hotel on full board basis.
Today, after breakfast, we will drive to Dev Prayag (222km/9
Day 12:
hours), which is a town and a “Nagar Panchayat” in Tehri
Drive to
Garhwal district, in the state of Uttarakhand. Dev Prayag is one
Srinagar/Dev
of the Pancha Prayags (Five confluences) of the Alakananda
Prayag
River, where the Alakananda and Bhagirathi Ganga rivers meet,
and from here take the name Ganga or Holy River Ganges. We
will spend overnight in a tourist standard hotel on full board
basis.
After breakfast, we will drive back to Rishikesh. Once again,
Day 13:
we will attend the evening Aarti in Rishikesh.
Drive to Rishikesh
For those who are wishing to experience rafting on the Ganga
River, can be arranged (optional). We will spend overnight in
the hotel on full board basis.
Day 14: We will drive back to Delhi after breakfast. If time permits,
Drive to Delhi we will explore Akshardham Temple as well. We will spend
overnight in a hotel on full board basis.
Day 15: Karnali Excursions will provide a vehicle for airport transfer.
Depart for onward
journey
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Tour Cost:
USD 1,899/person for the entire tour
Single Supplementary: USD 149
The cost includes: The cost does not include:
• All ground transports including airport • Indian visa fee.
pickup and drops. • International from/to home.
• Travel and medical insurance, which should
• Hotel accommodations on twin
cover the expenses of emergency air/land
sharing basis.
evacuations and cost of medical treatment
• Domestic flight fares and Helicopter if needed.
ride to Kedarnath as specified in the • Medical checkup charges if needed.
itinerary. • Pure personal nature gears and equipment
• All guided sightseeing with applicable needed for the Yatra.
entry fees. • Personal porter and Doli or pony charges.
• Pure personal nature expenses, e. g. canned
• Pure vegetarian meals and mineral
and bottled drinks, telephone bills, laundry,
water during the entire Yatra.
tips to guide and support crew.
• Service of experienced and
• Any expenses caused by factors that are
knowledgeable team leader and beyond our controls such as: train and flight
support crew. delays and cancellations, road blockades,
• All government taxes. vehicle mal-function, and etc.
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Essential Information:
1. Must bring Documents: very important, as we need to arrange for
• The most recent and valid passport your airport pickup in Delhi. Please look
• 4 passport size colour photos for the Karnali Excursions sign board as
• 2 photo copies of the most recent you come out from the Airport.
and valid passport
• Cash-less travel and medical 4. Passport, India Visa Related Issues:
insurance policy All foreign passport holders require a
• Health certificate valid visa for India. Get this at home by
contacting the nearest Indian Embassy
2. Hotel and Power Related Matters: or Consulate. Indian Passport holders
Infrastructures in these areas are not well or OCI cardholder do not require a valid
developed. Thus, you should not expect visa in India, but need to travel with the
or compare it to other more developed valid passport.
destinations. There are occasional
shortage of water and power in this You must be in possession of a current
region. You may come across situations passport with at least 6 months of
where water is supplied on a timed basis, validity remaining beyond your arrival
morning and evening only. date in India.
In this region the hotels may not have 5. Remaining Balance
generator facilities. In case of any power The remaining balance is to be paid in
failure, hotels will provide candles for USD (US Dollars) or equivalent GBP
light. (Sterling Pounds) cash in New Delhi upon
arrival. Unfortunately, Karnali Excursions
3. Flight Details: cannot accept any personal cheques.
Please send us your flight details as
soon as you book your flights. If there 6. Additional Funds:
are any last minute changes, please Please plan to bring approximately USD
notify us immediately by e-mail. This is 700 OR GBP 500 per person for yourCHAR DHAM YATRA 2019 Karnali Excursions Nepal 9
personal use during the Yatra (to hire a drinking at least three litres of water
horse, Doli and porter during the Yatra, every day. This habit will be extremely
phone calls, mineral water, souvenirs, helpful to keep you in good shape during
etc.) the Yatra.
7. Travel Insurance –Mandatory: 9. Karnali Staffs:
Everyone must carry cash-less travel Karnali Excursions (P) Ltd. employs only
insurance which covers emergency well-trained, responsible, and capable
rescue (both by Air and ground), staffs who have successfully led several
repatriation and medical expenses. trips over many years throughout all
Please bring two hard copies of over India, Tibet and Nepal. Each trip
insurance containing policy number and is staffed with experienced guide who
emergency contact details only. . When speaks English and Hindi, ensuring a
you come to New Delhi, please handover pleasant and smooth journey for the
one copy to our representative and keep group. Karnali Excursions (P) Ltd. is
the 2nd copy with you. committed to providing the best and
most reliable service for each group for
8. Preparation, Health and Medical the Journey of a Lifetime.
Related:
Although most of the trip will be done 10. Risk and Liabilities:
by vehicles, it is important that everyone Karnali Excursions (P) Ltd will make
is relatively in good health. If you have every effort to ensure that your journey
any chronic health conditions please is smooth and as pleasant as possible.
consult your doctor prior to leaving for However, please be reminded that all
India. Medical facilities are available programs in India are strictly conducted
throughout the journey. under the rules and regulations of
the Indian government. Therefore,
However, taking the health issue into a neither Karnali Excursions (P) Ltd. nor
sheer consideration, Karnali Excursions its Indian Agent shall be responsible
(P) Ltd. will provide a first aid medical kit for any changes in the itinerary due to
and equipment for treating high altitude unavoidable circumstances, including:
sickness. Remember to exercise and government restrictions, landslides, road
or hike/walk regularly. Form a habit of blockades, flooding, snowfall, politicalCHAR DHAM YATRA 2019 Karnali Excursions Nepal 10
disturbances, flight cancellations, and minimal supplies along with
illnesses or accidents. Any additional you in your backpack for personal
costs that may incur as a result of such use as your duffle bag might travel
circumstances shall be taken care of by separately with the support vehicle.
the yatris. • Please bear in mind to bring the
adaptor for 220-240 volts for charging
11. Yatra logistics: any electronic devices.
• You will be picked up and dropped • WIFI and Internet connection is
off at the airport, so please provide available in New Delhi. Local SIM
your flight details in advance. card can be bought in the New Delhi
• Every Yatri will be provided a airport. You are welcome to use a
reasonable sized duffle bag for the home-based cell phone. Please make
entire duration of Yatra. This bag will sure that India is in your roaming
be provided in the evening of the coverage area.
arrival day. Hence, each yatri should
have a personal backpack/rucksack 12. Important Preparation Tips for a
to carry personal valuable belongings Successful and Memorable Yatra:
and handy items. Transfer your • Get some hiking and breathing
necessary items into this duffle bag practices.
from the suitcase and remember the • Develop habit of drinking plenty of
duffle bag number. water (at least 3 litres a day).
• Your normal baggage and suitcase • Stay mentally focused and physically
will be stored at the hotel in New healthy for a memorable Journey of a
Delhi until you return from the Yatra. lifetime.
• Ensure that you have some snacksCHAR DHAM YATRA 2019 Karnali Excursions Nepal 11
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