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Char Dham — 8 days with a Kedarnath night (Haridwar, Barkot, Yamunotri, Uttarkashi & Gangotri)

4.7(9 reviews)8 daysStart and end in the trailhead
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Eight days across four Garhwal shrines, west to east. Eight days with registration handled, a night at Kedarnath rather than a rushed return, and a lead per twelve who has walked it before.

Kestrel High Routes
Runs this trip
Trekking
Eight days across four Garhwal shrines, west to east
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers

Top Highlights

  • MussoorieEvery pilgrim must register for the Char Dham yatra and carry the registration; it is checked at each valley entrance.
  • UttarkashiUttarkashi is the staging town for the whole Gangotri valley and the road ends not far above it.
  • Gangotri templeThe Ganga actually emerges at Gaumukh, eighteen kilometres above the temple; Gangotri is where the road stops.
  • Tehri lakeThe longest road day of the circuit, and it passes the Tehri reservoir that drowned an entire town.
  • GaurikundA hard morning followed by a long drive.

Itinerary

What's included

Included in the price

Accommodation
  • 7 nights accommodation as listed: hotel or lodge, twin sharing
  • A night at Kedarnath rather than a same-day return
Transport
  • Airport pickup and drop, private vehicle
  • All internal transfers by private vehicle
  • All road transport including the Sonprayag shuttle
Meals
  • Breakfast daily plus the meals listed on each day
  • Guesthouse accommodation and breakfast and dinner throughout
Guide
  • Trip leader throughout, 1 guide per 10
Permits & fees
  • All entry tickets and permits listed in the day-by-day
Additional services
  • Char Dham registration for every traveller

Not included

Insurance
  • Travel insurance
Optional
  • International or domestic flights to the start point
  • Personal expenses and tips
Additional Services
  • 5% GST and any applicable TCS
  • Lunches and dinners not listed on a day
  • Travel to Haridwar
  • Pony, palanquin or porter at Yamunotri and Kedarnath
  • The Kedarnath helicopter, which books months ahead
  • The Gaumukh trek, which needs a separate permit

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Barkot House

Hotel

Days 1, 2

Uttarkashi Lodge

Lodge

Days 3, 4

Guptkashi Retreat

Hotel

Day 5

Kedarnath Lodge

Lodge

Day 6

Joshimath Retreat

Hotel

Day 7

What you'll eat

7 breakfasts and 7 dinners across 8 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 8.

  • DinnerServed on days 1–7
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–8

14 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking

Operator

Kestrel High Routes
4.7 (9)

Based in Dehradun

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.7/5
Based on 9 reviews
Review summary
Food
4.8/5
Guide
4.6/5
Itinerary
4.2/5
Transport
4.3/5
Accommodation
4.4/5
Tour operator
4.6/5
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Sneha Kulkarni – Delhi2026-03-18 · Verified booking

Well organised from the pickup onwards. The daily distances were honest about what they'd be. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down.

Reply from Kestrel High Routes

Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.

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Ananya Gupta – Kolkata2026-03-18 · Verified booking

The route is beautiful and the pacing was sensible — nobody was rushed on the climb. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. Meals were good throughout and the vegetarian options weren't an afterthought. Would send friends their way.

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Ishita Ghosh – Ahmedabad2026-03-18 · Verified booking

Well organised from the pickup onwards. The daily distances were honest about what they'd be. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones.

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Laura Whitfield – Melbourne2026-03-18 · Verified booking

The route is beautiful and the pacing was sensible — nobody was rushed on the climb. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down.

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Ananya Gupta – Chandigarh2025-11-09 · Verified booking

Did this over 8 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it. Good value for what's included.

Reply from Kestrel High Routes

Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.

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Sneha Kulkarni – Jaipur2025-11-09 · Verified booking

Uttarakhand in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. Worth every rupee.

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Priya Nair – Pune2025-11-09 · Verified booking

Second trek with this operator and they've kept the standard up. Solid operator.

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Elena Petrova – Zurich2025-11-09 · Verified booking

Second trek with this operator and they've kept the standard up. Good value for what's included.

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