Day 1 : Haridwar
Begin your Tour. Arrive into HaridwarWelcome to Vardhman's "Pilgrimage
& Culture Tour"!On arrival in Haridwar Railway Station, you will
be met and transferred by Vardhman's representative to your hotel. Rest
for a while and then, proceed for a half-day tour of the city.Visit various
temples, Snan (take a holy dip in the Ganges). Evening perform Aarti (prayers)
at Har Ki Puri.
Overnight: Hotel
Day 2 : Haridwar-Karn Prayag-Joshimath
Morning after breakfast, drive to reach Joshimath which is the winter
abode of Lord Badrinath. Enroute visit Karnaprayag. Karn Prayag is one
of five sites where the confluence of rivers occurs. The five prayags
are Vishnuprayag, Nandprayag, Karanprayag, Rudraprayag and Devprayag.
Allahabad where the Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati join, is known
as Prayag, and is one of the holy places of Hindu pilgrimage. Karanprayag
is believed by many to be the place where Karna of the Mahabharata, was
to have worshipped the Sun God. It is the ancient temple, devoted to Uma
and Karna.Overnight: Hotel
Day 3 : Joshimath - Govindghat - Ghangria Drive: 18 kms. Trek: 13 kms.
Morning after breakfast, drive to reach Govindghat. From here start
trekking to reach Ghangria also called GOVIND DHAM, the base camp for
Hemkund Sahib and Valley of Flowers. Please note that camping within the
Valley of Flowers is not permitted.
Overnight: Hotel
Day 4 : Ghangria - Hemkund - Ghangria , Trek: 16 kms.
Morning after early breakfast, start trekking to reach Hemkund Sahib,
one of the holiest pilgrimages for the Sikhs. Snow-covered peaks and
mountains makes the backdrop for 'The Hemkund Lake'. Hemkund or Hemkunt
Sahib, with a setting of a glacial lake surrounded by seven peaks, is
a popular pilgrimage site for Sikhs. It is located in the Himalayas
at an elevation of over 15,200 ft (4,600 m) in Uttarakhand state of
India, and accessible only by foot from Govindghat on Rishikesh-Badrinath
highway.It is most known for a gurudwara, known as Hemkunt Sahib, associated
the Sikh guru, Guru Govind Singh, and is one of the most sacred of Sikh
shrines, the lake also has a Lakshman temple built by it.Return to Ghangria
for overnight stay in Hotel.Overnight: Hotel
Day 5 : Ghangria-Govindghat -Badrinath
After breakfast leave for Govindghat on the trek of 14 kms to reach
Govindghat by afternoon and then leave for Badrinath. On arrival check
in hotel. Evening visit the Sri Badrinath temple.BADRINATH TEMPLE: Perched
at an altitude of 3,133 Mt above sea level, in the middle of a beautiful
valley, it is located on the right bank of holy river Alanknanda. Dedicated
to Lord Vishnu, the temple of Shri Badrinathji is 15mt in height, built
in the form of a cone with a small cupola of a gilt bull and spire.
TAPT KUND: Devotees take a holy dip in the natural thermal springs on
the banks of the river Alaknanda, before entering the Badrinath Temple.
The water of the Kund is believed to have medicinal properties.
Overnight: Hotel
Day 6 : Badrinath - Tilwara
On the day 6 of your tour leave Sri Badrinath and drive towards
Tilwara. Upon arrival, check into your hotel. Overnight: Hotel
Day 7 :Tilwara-Rishikesh-Haridwar
This morning after breakfast drive back to Haridwar with sweet and
unforgettable memories of your "Pilgrimage & Culture Tour"
escorted by Vardhman Vacations.
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