Hitchhiking in UttarakhandMarch 29, 2019Char Dham Yatra 2019Opening Dates of Char Dham Temples: Opening Dates of Char Dham Temples for 2019 announced by Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam (GMVN), a department of Uttrakhand Tourism, as below : Dham Opening Date Gangotri 07 May 2019 Yamunotri 07 May 2019… READ MOREJanuary 7, 2019Hitchhiker’s Guide to Kedarnath 2Day 6 Started with early morning bus to Sonprayag , where I reached around 9:30 a.m. On the bus, I made another friend from Gurugram with whom I travelled for next 2 days.After breakfast , due to my experience in… READ MOREJanuary 7, 2019Hitchhiker’s Guide to Kedarnath 1Details of Kedarnath Temple : The temple at Kedarnath, the Jyotirlinga of Shiva is open only for six months of a year (April-November).The temple is at a height of 3,583 m (11,755 ft) on the shores of Mandakini river. Like Badrinath, in Kedarnath… READ MOREJanuary 7, 2019Hitchhiker’s Guide to BadrinathDetails of Badrinath: Badrinath is a very important Hindu pilgrimage destination , as it is one of the four ‘Char Dhams’ and ‘Chota Char Dhams’ pilgrimage sites. The temple is also one of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu, holy… READ MOREJanuary 7, 2019Hitchhiker’s Guide to Gangotri – 2On the journey to Gangotri I got to know 3 people from Haryana , Punjab and Kerala . We went through a scenic 4 hour long journey to Gangotri . We got a glimpse of Himalayan snow mountains on the way.… READ MOREJanuary 7, 2019Hitchhiker’s Guide to Gangotri – 1I reached Dehradun by train on Day 1 and from there I started my Hitchhiking in Uttarakhand. Dehradun is located in the Doon valley, which got its name from Drona valley , named after the royal guru of the Pandavas… READ MOREJanuary 7, 201910 Do’s and Don’t While Travelling in Uttarakhand10 Do’s and Don’t While Travelling in Uttarakhand Before going into my travel experiences in Uttarakhand I want to give some general guidelines based on my experiences while travelling in Uttarakhand. Start the travel from either Dehradun or Haridwar :… READ MORE
