Uttarakhand
देवभूमि उत्तराखण्ड
Ganga Aarti at Haridwar, deodar hill towns, the four shrines of the Char Dham and the snow peaks of Kumaon. Twelve trips with the full day-wise plan, priced per head, with one coordinator on the phone from pick-up to drop.
Two hill regions, one state
Uttarakhand splits into Garhwal in the west and Kumaon in the east. Where you arrive decides which one you see first.
Garhwal
West, along the Ganga and its source rivers
Haridwar and Rishikesh where the Ganga leaves the hills, Mussoorie and Lansdowne above them, and deeper in, the four shrines of the Char Dham, the meadows of Chopta and Auli, and the Valley of Flowers.
Arrive at Haridwar, Rishikesh or Dehradun
Kumaon
East, lakes, orchards and long views
Nainital and its lakes, Neem Karoli Baba's ashram at Kainchi Dham, the ridges of Mukteshwar and Kausani, Munsiyari facing the Panchachuli peaks, and Corbett's sal forests in the foothills.
Arrive at Kathgodam or Pantnagar
Every Uttarakhand trip, with the day-wise plan
Filter by region or length, then open a package to read the full itinerary: drive times, where you sleep each night, and what the price covers.
Prices are per head on twin sharing in standard hotels, indicative for peak season, for the group size shown. Your final price depends on dates, group size and hotel category, and we send an itemised quote the same day.
When to go
Uttarakhand works most of the year, just not every part of it at once. The high shrines close for winter, the monsoon closes the high roads, and the Valley of Flowers only blooms in the rain.
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Getting there
We book trains and flights on request and time the pick-up to your arrival, so nobody waits at the station.
Haridwar and Dehradun
For Rishikesh, Mussoorie, Lansdowne, Chopta, Auli, the Valley of Flowers and the Char Dham
Direct trains run from Howrah to Haridwar and Dehradun. Jolly Grant airport in Dehradun is about 35 km from Rishikesh.
Kathgodam and Pantnagar
For Nainital, Kainchi Dham, Mukteshwar, Kausani, Munsiyari and Corbett
Kathgodam is the railhead for Kumaon, with a direct train from Howrah. Pantnagar airport is about 70 km from Nainital.
By road from Delhi
For any package
Haridwar is 5 to 6 hours from Delhi and Nainital about 7. Any trip on this page can start and end in Delhi with a travel day added at each end.
Questions people ask before booking
Is the price per person?
Yes. Prices are per head on twin sharing in standard hotels, for the group size shown on each package. Smaller groups, premium hotels, or dates around Diwali, Dussehra and the summer holidays change the figure. We send an itemised quote before you pay anything.
Do we need to register for the Char Dham Yatra?
Yes. The Uttarakhand government requires every pilgrim to register before the yatra. We register the whole group for you; we only need a photo ID for each traveller.
How do we book the Kedarnath helicopter?
Kedarnath helicopter tickets are sold only on the official IRCTC HeliYatra website, in the traveller's own name. Seats open in batches and go quickly, so we tell you when the booking window opens and help you through it. Never pay anyone who offers "confirmed" helicopter tickets outside that website.
How hard are the treks?
Tungnath is 3.5 km on a paved path and most healthy adults manage it in two to three hours. Kedarnath is 16 km each way and Hemkund Sahib is a steep 6 km climb; ponies, palkis and porters are available on all of them. Tell us about knees, heart or blood pressure when you enquire and we will plan around it.
When should we avoid Uttarakhand?
July and August bring heavy rain and landslides on the high roads, so we do not recommend the Char Dham, Chopta or Auli then. The Valley of Flowers is the exception: it is at its best in the monsoon.
Can you change a package or start it from Kolkata?
Every package here is a starting point. We can add or drop nights, upgrade hotels, swap a car for a Tempo Traveller for bigger groups, and book your trains or flights from Kolkata or Delhi.
Send us your dates. We will send back a plan.
Tell us how many people, how many nights and roughly what you want to spend. You get a day-wise plan and an itemised price the same day.