DODHAM BY HELICOPTER: 3N/4D Heli-Tour

Dodham yatra is 4 days tour package from Dehradun. The destinations covered in this tour are Kedarnath and Badrinath.

Departure	Dehradun
Departure Time	One should depart around 1130hrs
Return Time	Approximately 1430hrs
Included	Helicopter flying from Dehradun to Kedarnath ji & Badrinath ji, & back. One night halt at Dehradun on your date of arrival – dinner & breakfast included. Night’s Stay with all meals at both Sersi & Badrinath. Local sight-seeing at both dhams. Shri Kedarnath ji helicopter shuttle services: Sersi – Kedar – Sersi. VIP Darshans (as per the Government’s orders). Airport & hotel transfers at Dehradun. Local transportation and support at both the dhams. Taxes & other government levy.
Excluded	Any International or Domestic Air or Rail Tickets Meals in Kedarnath Insurance

DAY 01: DEHRADUN

This is the reporting day at Dehradun, which is our main base (starting & ending point) for the Heli-tour.
We arrange this extra night halt for the passengers with dinner and breakfast, to wind down and be fully ready for the journey ahead.
In the evening, there will be a Tour Briefing (mandatory to attend) by our Dehradun team, which will be conducted at 1900 Hrs. Duffel bags will be provided during the tour briefing, in which necessary luggage will have to be packed by the passengers – Maximum 5 kg/person will be permitted.

Please note: Our staff will be taking the body weight of each pilgrim during the tour briefing; hence kindly ensure you attend the same.

DAY 02: KEDARNATH JI

5 Hrs Check out from Dehradun hotel 1230 Hrs ETD from Sahastradhara Helidrome 1300 Hrs ETA at Sersi Heli-base • • • • • • • •
This is the starting day of the Dodham yatra.
Passengers will check-out from the hotel at 11:15 am, after breakfast. They will be picked-up from the Hotel by our team & taken to Sahastradhara Helidrome.
Passengers will report at Sahastradhara Helidrome by 1130 Hrs.
In case flight is getting delayed due to NOTAM/delayed clearances/bad weather etc., we shall convey to the passengers in advance, so that they may report according to the delayed timings at the Helidrome.
Sersi – own Heli-base in the Chardham sector. We operate the shuttle services for Kedarnath ji shrine from here.
Passengers will be ferried to Kedarnath Dham for darshan in a shuttle services flight. Approximate time taken for Kedarnath Temple Darshan: 02 hours.
The shuttle services flight Sersi to Kedarnath is apporx. 07 minutes long.
Passengers might be ferried in different shuttle services flights, in view of the maximum weight carrying capacity of the aircraft at a high-altitude destination such as Kedarnath.
Once the darshan is done, we will bring down passengers to Sersi.

DAY 03: BADRINATH JI

Passengers will have breakfast & lunch at Sersi and be ready for their flight to Badrinath by 1200 hrs.
On arrival at Badrinath helipad, our staff will take the passengers for hotel check-in. Passengers will be taken for darshan to Badrinath temple in the afternoon.
Approximate time taken for Badrinath Temple Darshan: Approx. 01-1.5 Hrs. Passengers will be taken from hotel to the temple by car.
Sightseeing at Badrinath: Mana Village – Known as the ‘First village of India’, due to its proximity to the China border.
Aarti / special pooja at Badrinath Temple – Swaran/Chandi Aarti (on an additional direct payment basis at Badrinath), with extra vehicle charges.

DAY 04: RETURN TO DEHRADUN

Passengers will have breakfast & lunch by 1230 hrs and be ready for their flight to Sahastradhara Helidrome by 1245 hrs.
Estimated time of arrival will be 1430 hrs at Sahastradhara. On arrival, our team will be present to receive the passengers.
Then passengers will be taken to the Dehradun hotel to collect their luggage from cloak rooms.
Later passengers will be dropped to the airport/railway stations, where we bid them farewell.