Uttarakhand Tour Packages

From late April or May until October or November. The temple authorities fix the dates each year: in 2026 Kedarnath opened on 22 April and Badrinath on 23 April, and in 2025 the closing dates fell between 22 October (Gangotri) and 25 November (Badrinath). The temples close for winter, not for the monsoon. We confirm the year's dates on your written quote before you book flights.

Yes. Under the Uttarakhand government's travel policy, every pilgrim and every vehicle must be registered before the journey starts, on the Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board's official portal or app, and you are verified again at each temple. The Char Dham Yatra — 11 days includes the registration formalities, as the package lists.

No. Kedarnath, at about 3,580 metres, is an uphill walk of about 16 to 18 km from Gaurikund, where the road ends. Ponies and palanquins carry pilgrims who cannot walk it, and helicopters fly up from helipads lower in the valley; Kedarnath helicopter tickets are sold only on the official IRCTC HeliYatra portal. Pony, palanquin and helicopter charges are paid separately from our packages.

Reasonably fit. Expect long mountain drives, cold nights, temples above 3,000 metres, and walks of about 5 to 6 km each way to Yamunotri and 16 to 18 km to Kedarnath. Older travellers and anyone with a heart, lung or joint condition should see a doctor before booking. Ponies and palanquins shorten the walks, and Helicopter Char Dham cuts out most of the road travel and the long treks.

Haridwar and Rishikesh stay workable, but the mountains carry more risk. From late June to September heavy rain brings landslides that block roads, and the authorities pause the yatra on rain alerts, as they did in June 2025. Many pilgrims travel in May and June or in September and October instead, so those are the busiest weeks. If you travel in the monsoon, we build in spare days where possible, and support is available 24/7 during the trip.

About 20 to 25 km, under an hour by road, so it is easy to stay in one and visit the other. The Ganga Aarti at Har Ki Pauri ghat in Haridwar is held at dusk every day. Our Haridwar day trip from Rishikesh is timed for it, with a private guide and vehicle, and takes four to five hours including the drive.

Dress modestly at temples and ghats, and expect to take your shoes off before entering a temple. Keep the camera for the valleys and the walk in: phones and cameras have been restricted at all four Char Dham temples in recent seasons, and in 2024 the state barred phone use within 200 metres of them. The rules are set each season, so follow the signs and the temple staff.

Our tours already pair it with Mathura and Vrindavan on the 8-day Kedarnath tour, with Varanasi on Spiritual India, and with Delhi, Agra, Rajasthan and Varanasi on the North India Classic. For trips built around those places, see Mathura Vrindavan tour packages, Varanasi tour packages and Multi-State India Tours.