Pilgrimage to Kedarnath and Badrinath

Day 1	Rishikesh – Gaurikund	8-9 hrs drive
Day 2	Gaurikund – Kedarnath	5-6 hrs trek
Day 3	Kedarnath – Gaurikund – Pipalkoti	5-6 hrs trek
Day 4	Pipalkoti – Badrinath	6-7 hrs drive

Pilgrimage to Chardham

Day 1	Rishikesh – Hanuman Chatti	10 –11 hrs drive
Day 2	Hanuman Chatti – Yamunotri – Ranachatti	6-8 hrs trek
Day 3	Ranachatti - Hanuman Chatti – Uttarkashi	4-5 hrs drive
Day 4	Uttarkashi – Gangotri	5-6 hrs drive
Day 5	Gangotri
Day 6	Gangotri – Rudraprayag	8-9 hrs drive
Day 7	Rudraprayag – Gaurikund – Kedarnath	5-6 hrs drive, 3-4 trek
Day 8	Kedarnath – Gaurikund – Rudraprayag	3-4 hrs trek, 5-6 hrs drive
Day 9	Rudraprayag – Badrinath	6-7 hrs drive
Day 10	Badrinath – Joshimath	2-5 hrs drive
Day 11	Joshimath – Rishikesh	9-10 hrs drive

RIVER RUNNING
Deoprayag - Rishikesh (4 days and 3 nights)

Day 1	Rishikesh – Deoprayag	3-4 hrs drive
Day 2	Deoprayag – Kaudiyala	5-6 hrs rafting
Day 3	Kaudiyala – Shivpuri	5-6 hrs rafting
Day 4	Shivpuri – Rishikesh	5-6 hrs rafting

Rudraprayag - Rishikesh (6 days and 5 nights)

Day 1	Rishikesh – Rudraprayag	6-7 hrs drive
Day 2	Rudraprayag – Srinagar	5-6 hrs rafting
Day 3	Srinagar – Deoprayag	5-6 hrs rafting
Day 4	Deoprayag – Kaundiyala	5-6 hrs rafting
Day 5	Kaundiyala – Shivpuri	5-6 hrs rafting
Day 6	Shivpuri – Rishikesh	5-6 hrs rafting

TREKKING
Soft Treks
Panch Kedar Trek
Trek to Kedarnath (3584 mts.); Madmaheshwar (3289 mts.).
Tungnath (3810 mts.); Rudranath (2286mts.) & Kalpnath (2134 mts.).
Duration : 10 Days
Itinerary

Day 1	Rishikesh – Muni ki Reti
Day 2	Muni-ki-Reti – Gaurikund	6-7 hrs drive
Day 3	Gaurikund – Kedarnath	5-6 hrs trek
Day 4	Kedarnath – Gaurikund – Guptkashi	5-6 hrs trek, 1 hr drive
Day 5	Guptkashi – Gaundhar	6-7 trek
Day 6	Gaundhar – Madhmaheshwar	5-6 hrs trek
Day 7	Madhmaheshwar – Gaundhar	5-6 hrs trek
Day 8	Gaundhar – Ukhimath	7-8 hrs trek
Day 9	Ukhimath – Chopta – Tunganath – Chopta	1 hrs drive, 2-3 hrs trek
Day 10	Chopta – Man	1 hrs drive

Dodital-Hanuman Chatti-Yamunotri
Dodi Tal is a lake, 3024 m above sea level. It is surrounded by oaks, deodar, pine and rhododendron trees. The lake has some rare varieties of fish apart from the Himalayan golden trouts.
Best Season : The route is open throughout the year though in the winters it is quite cold. In the summers, a round trek is possible from Hanuman Chatti to Uttarkashi via Dodi Tal.
Duration : 9 Days

Day 1	Rishikesh – Muni ki Reti
Day 2	Muni-ki-Reti – Uttarkashi	4-5 hrs drive
Day 3	Uttarkashi – Kalyani – Agoda	1 hrs drive, 2-3 hrs trek
Day 4	Agoda – Dodital	5-6 hrs trek
Day 5	Dodital – Sima	5-6 hrs trek
Day 6	Sima – Hanuman Chatti	6-7 hrs trek
Day 7	Hanuman Chatti – Yamunotri	5-6 hrs trek
Day 8	Yamunotri – Hanuman Chatti	5-6 hrs trek
Day 9	Hanuman – Chatti – Mussoorie – Rishikesh	6-7 hrs drive

Rishikesh-Joshimath-Govindghat-Ghanghria-Hemkund Sahib-Valley of flowers-Badrinath-Rishikesh
The valley of flowers is surrounded by the river Pushpavati and small streams. It is 2 km wide and 10 km long and about 3000 – 4000 m above sea level. One can see rare varieties of flowers and shrubs.
Duration : 8 Days

Day 1	Rishikesh – Muni ki Reti
Day 2	Muni-ki-Reti – Joshimath	8-9 hrs drive
Day 3	Joshimath – Govindghat – Ghangharia	6-7 hrs drive
Day 4	Ghangharia – Valley of flowers – Ghangharia	5-6 hrs trek
Day 5	Ghangharia – Hemkund Lokpal Sahib – Ghangharia	6-7 hrs trek
Day 6	Ghangharia – Govindghat – Badrinath	6-7 hrs trek, 1 hrs drive
Day 7	Badrinath – Pipalkoti	3-4 hrs drive
Day 8	Pipalkoti – Rishikesh	6-7 hrs drive

Mild Trek
Rishikesh-Gaurikund-Kedarnath-Vasuki Tal
Seasonal (April-Nov.)
The trek begins at Rishikesh. One can take refreshing hot water baths in the sulphur springs at Gaurikund, trudge along the river Mandakini, wind through thick forests and cascading water falls or view the panoramic chaukhamba peaks.
Best Season : May-Sept.
Duration : 6 Days

Rishikesh-Mundoli-Wan-Bedni Bugyal-Roopkund-Hemkund-Ghat
Seasonal (April-Nov.)
Roopkund is also called the mystery lake because of the human skeletons and horse remains found in it. These remains date back to the paleolithic age. The lake is situated at a height of 5029 m above sea level. It is surrounded by rock-strewn glaciers and snow-clad peaks.
The trek begins at Mundoli, easily approachable by road from Rishikesh.
Duration : 10 Days
Places covered : GMVN Muni-ki-Reti, Rishikesh, Mundoli, Wan, Bedni Bugyal, Baggubasa, Homkund, Sutola, Ghat, Nandprayag.

Rishikesh-Kauri Pass-Tapovan Trek
Seasonal (April-Nov.)
Duration :10Days
Places covered : GMVN Muni-ki-Reti, Rishikesh, Tali, Auli, Gorson, Kauri Pass, Baggarbita, Tapovan, Joshimath.

Hard Trek
Gangotri-Bhojwasa-Nandan Van-Vasuki Tal-Kalindikhal-Ghastoli- Badrinath
Duration : 12 Days
Places covered : GMVN Gangotri, Bhojwasa, Tapovan, Vasuki Tal, Suralya Bamak (Khara Pathar), Sweta glacier(Kalindi base), Kalindi Pass, Arwatal, Ghastoli, Badrinath.

Uttarkashi-Sahastratal-Khatling-Vasuki Tal Trek
The Khatling glacier is a lateral glacier at the source of river Bhilangana. The lakes Sahastratal and Masartal lie to its east and west. The valley of Bhilangana affords a panoramic view of snow-capped peaks and hanging glaciers. The trek passes through thick forests and lust green meadows. During the monsoons, a large variety of Himalayan flowers bloom on these meadows. Trekkers will have to cross scores of small streams on improvised log bridges along this route.
Duration : 16 Days
Places covered : GMVN Muni-ki-Reti, Rishikesh, Uttarkashi, Malla, Kushkalyani Bugyal, Kyarki Bugyal, Parital, Bhim Tal, Taddiuddyar via Sahastratal, Kalyani, Kharsoli, Chauki, Khatling glacier, Mashartal, Mayalipass, Kedarnath, Gaurikund.

WEEKEND GETAWAYS
2 days
(Delhi - Dehradun - Sahstradhara - Mussoorie - Delhi)
3 days
(Delhi - Kotdwar - Kanwashram - Kotdwar - Lansdowne - Pauri - Kaudiyala - Delhi)
3 days
(Delhi - Haridwar - Chilla - Rishikesh - Kaudiyala - Muni-Ki-Reti - Delhi)

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