{"id":3908,"date":"2015-09-26T18:00:29","date_gmt":"2015-09-26T12:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/?p=3908"},"modified":"2015-09-26T18:00:29","modified_gmt":"2015-09-26T12:30:29","slug":"gangotri-yamunotri-helicopter-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/gangotri-yamunotri-helicopter-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Gangotri Yamunotri |Helicopter Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm7.staticflickr.com\/6097\/6246807397_bd7ceb20b0.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><br \/>\nThe road journey which covers <strong>Yamunotri<\/strong> and<strong> Gangotri<\/strong> from\u00a0<strong>Rishikesh<\/strong> takes Five days of not only\u00a0difficult\u00a0driving in the <strong>Himalayas<\/strong> but also danger of falling rocks and road blocks due to heavy traffic on the roads\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0Yatra period from May till mid June . Helicopters carry 4-5 person at a time depending upon the maximum carry load of 300 kg.<br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm7.staticflickr.com\/6033\/6247307230_d4a4560db7.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"Yamunotri Temple and Yamuna coming down from Kalind Glacier \" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yamunotri Temple and Yamuna coming down from Kalind Glacier<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nOpening of<strong> helicopter service\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>has reduced the journey time to\u00a0 few hours and <strong>Do Dham Yatra<\/strong> is completed in two days .\u00a0Helicopters carry 4-5 person at a time depending upon the maximum carry load of 300 kg.\u00a0with a night stop at beautiful\u00a0place , <strong>Kharsali <\/strong>a village which is having the oldest<strong> Lord Shani temple<\/strong> next to the helipad<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>Harsil<\/strong>\u00a0 which happens to be the<strong> Maha Prayag of Eight \u00a0rivers<\/strong> in to<strong> Bhagirathi<\/strong> ( <strong>Jalandhari, Vishnu Ganga<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Lakshmi Ganga, Pawan Ganga, Telangna, Bhim Ganga, Kheer Ganga , Kakora and Hatya Harini<\/strong>) , \u00a0an age old \u00a0temple\u00a0dedicated\u00a0to <strong>Lord Vishnu<\/strong> and a<strong> temple\u00a0dedicated\u00a0to\u00a0Ma Durga<\/strong> at a place where <strong>Maharishi Markandey<\/strong> wrote the <strong>Durga Saptshati<\/strong> are worth a visit.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm7.staticflickr.com\/6039\/6263694724_bd5b38bfe0.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><br \/>\nThe flight operations are from<strong>\u00a0Dehradun\u00a0<\/strong>a 45 minute flight\u00a0for <strong>\u00a0Kharsali<\/strong> (<strong> the starting point for 6 km trek for Yamunotri\u00a0<\/strong>) , the Yatris can do the trek\u00a0, perform pooja at <strong>Yamunotri<\/strong> and return in 4-5 hrs at the helipad one can visit the oldest temple\u00a0of <strong>lord Shani Dev<\/strong> at <strong>Kharsali village<\/strong>\u00a0, \u00a0one can stay a night at Kharsali or fly same day for<strong> Harsil<\/strong> a 20 minutes flight . Jeep\/ Car will take you to a 26 km drive to the <strong>Gangotri temple<\/strong> , on way are <strong>Bhairo temple<\/strong> and the deepest gorge in Asia , after performing the pooja return to <strong>Harsil<\/strong> for a night stay and Dinner<br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm7.staticflickr.com\/6094\/6248559687_0b2d88be69.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"Mayank peak Harsil\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayank peak Harsil<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nNext morning after breakfast transfer to the helipad for return flight for<strong>\u00a0Dehradun\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0a 45 minutes flight . All above arrangements are also available ex Delhi .<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">For more information please contact<\/span> 09810506646\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Delhi Office contact <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">011-45725562, 63, 64<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Callers outside India<\/span> +44 7700093414<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Email at <a href=\"mailto:promark@promarktravels.com\">promark@promarktravels.com<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>website : <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">yatrachardham.com , promarktravels.com<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The road journey which covers Yamunotri and Gangotri from\u00a0Rishikesh takes Five days of not only\u00a0difficult\u00a0driving in the Himalayas but also danger of falling rocks and road blocks due to heavy traffic on the roads\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0Yatra period from May till mid June . 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