Char Dham Yatra: The trip of your lifetime made easy with helicopter rides

by Char Dham Yatra Darshan Char Dham Yatra Darshan

Every holiday is your chance to garner the memories for a life time. Whether it is a weekend getaway, bi-monthly office fun trip or the yearly family holiday - each experience is uncomparable. Char dham yatra on the same hand, is more than a time away from home vacationing. It’s something you plan once in your life. It’s not just a momentary spiritual awakening but you feel lifetime of burden easing off from your shoulders and an assurance that the holy prigimage will help you seek forgiveness for the all (un) intended sins. Yamunotri, Gangotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath these four sacred places are weaved in a thread of religious upliftment and offered as char dham yatra packages by many travel agencies.

Coming to the technical complexities the trip may tag alonge, is the arduous duration of hopping from one mode of transportation to another. The route is no cakewalk, and it can be troublesome for senior citizens. To offer the best and the comfort, 4 dham yatra packages are offering helicopter services to the customers.

The weather and geographical conditions surrounding the Char dham yatra, have not been vulnerable lately. The drastic natural conditions in 2013 that affected road connectivity. Char dham yatra packages with helicopter ride as the main communte mode has simplified the scenario. Not to forget, the comfort it brings along for senior citizens as well as for the people who have to experience hard time when it comes to the joints mobility. Plus, no view from any where on the land can be compared to the wonderous scene up from the sky. That too, teamed up with comfort and luxury.

On an average, a 4 dham yatra package is enclosed with following itineary –

Day 1: Phase one is Dehradun to Kharsali: The very first base from where the journey picks up is Sahastradhara helipad. To reach Yamunotri, the trip starts early in the morning. After the helicopter lands at Kharsali, you can start the ride on Pony to reach Yamunotri. The time spent there is dependent on the sacred pooja or practices you might like to follow. Then, you need to head towards Kharsali, because from there you need to reach Harshil at the earliest. This place is closest to Gangotri. This means you can head back to Harshil for the night after spending the evening.

Day 2 - Phase two is covering up Kedarnath and Badrinath in one single day: The helicopter ride would take lesser time, of course. You can set the tone for the day as you want, but it would be best if you start it off with the healing and breathtaking views of the landscape. Afterwards, you can visit the holy shrine of Lord Kedareshwar. As per char dham yatra package itinerary, the next leg of journey is visiting the shrine of Badrinath. The tiring day would be settled with a comfortable night’s rest in the hotel.

Day 3 - Phase three is attending the early morning rituals recited in the Badrinath temple. The rest of the day could be well spent in enjoying the scenic glory of the place and ending the char dham yatra with a helicopter ride back to Dehradun.