Sacred Ganges Tour
Duration : 9 Nights / 10 Days
Destination Covered : Delhi - Rishikesh - Uttarkashi - Gangotri - Tapovan - Rishikesh - Delhi
Day 1 Delhi Arrive Delhi. Met upon arrival and transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
Day 2 Delhi / Rishikesh Coach After breakfast drive to reach Rishikesh (365 m) by covering approx 225 kms. via Hardwar in 6 hrs. Stop at Hardwar to visit Har-ki-Pauri and continue to Rishikesh, one of the holy place for Hindus. Arrive and check into hotel for overnight stay.
Day 3 Rishikesh/ Uttarkashi Coach After breakfast drive to Uttarkashi (1885 m) by covering approx 148 kms. in 7 hrs. The road climbs up steadily to Srinagar and then onwards steeply. Arrive and check into Tourist Bungalow for overnight stay.
Day 4 Uttarkashi/ Gangotri Coach After breakfast drive to reach Gangotri (3048 m) by covering appro x 101 kms. in 5 hrs. Enroute visit the Ganganani Hot Springs. There is a beautiful gorge, at Bhairav Ghat. Arrive and check into Tourist Bungalow for overnight stay.
Day 5 Gangotri / Bhujbasa Trek After breakfast start first day's trek to Bhujbasa (3658 m) following the river Bhagirathi by covering approx 14 kms. En route you can have beautiful view of Mt. Sudershan, Matri etc. Bhujbasa provides a majestic view of the Bhagirathi group of peaks. Overnight at Tourist Bungalow.
Day 6 Bhujbasa/ Gaumukh/Tapovan Trek After breakfast start trekking to Tapovan (4400 m) by coverig approx 8 kms. in 3 .hrs. First reach Gaumukh, the source of the river Ganges, cross the Gangotri glacier and climb steeply to reach a beautiful meadow, Tapovan with a majestic view of Mt. Shivling Meru etc. Arrive and overnight stay in tents.
Day 7 Tapovan/Bhujbasa Trek Morning after breakfast start trekking down to Bhujbasa by covering approx 8 kms. in 2 hrs. Overnight at Tourist Bungalow.
Day 8 Bhujbasa / Gangotri / Uttarkashi Trek Morning after breakfast start trekking to reach Gangotri by covering approx 14 kms. in 4 hrs. From Gangotri drive to Uttarkashi by covering approx 101 kms. in 5 hrs. Arrive and overnight stay at Tourist Bungalow.
Day 9 Uttarkashi/Rishikesh Coach After breakfast drive to reach Rishikesh by covering approx 148 kms; in 7 hrs. Overnight at Tourist Bungalow.
Day 10 Rishikesh/ Delhi Coach After breakfast drive to Delhi by covering 225 kms. in 7 hrs. Arrive Delhi and transfer to international airport in time to board flight for onward destinaiton.