The road journey which covers Yamunotri and Gangotri from Rishikesh takes Five days of not only difficult driving in the Himalayas but also danger of falling rocks and road blocks due to heavy traffic on the roads during the Yatra period from May till mid June . Helicopters carry 4-5 person at a time depending upon the maximum carry load of 300 kg.
Yamunotri Temple and Yamuna coming down from Kalind Glacier
Opening of helicopter service has reduced the journey time to few hours and Do Dham Yatra is completed in two days . Helicopters carry 4-5 person at a time depending upon the maximum carry load of 300 kg. with a night stop at beautiful place , Kharsali a village which is having the oldest Lord Shani temple next to the helipad or Harsil which happens to be the Maha Prayag of Eight rivers in to Bhagirathi ( Jalandhari, Vishnu Ganga, Lakshmi Ganga, Pawan Ganga, Telangna, Bhim Ganga, Kheer Ganga , Kakora and Hatya Harini) , an age old temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu and a temple dedicated to Ma Durga at a place where Maharishi Markandey wrote the Durga Saptshati are worth a visit.
The flight operations are from Dehradun a 45 minute flight for Kharsali ( the starting point for 6 km trek for Yamunotri ) , the Yatris can do the trek , perform pooja at Yamunotri and return in 4-5 hrs at the helipad one can visit the oldest temple of lord Shani Dev at Kharsali village , one can stay a night at Kharsali or fly same day for Harsil a 20 minutes flight . Jeep/ Car will take you to a 26 km drive to the Gangotri temple , on way are Bhairo temple and the deepest gorge in Asia , after performing the pooja return to Harsil for a night stay and Dinner
Mayank peak Harsil
Next morning after breakfast transfer to the helipad for return flight for Dehradun a 45 minutes flight . All above arrangements are also available ex Delhi .
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