Yamunotri
Source of the Yamuna. A 6 km trek or pony ride leads to the temple, the Surya Kund hot spring and the Divya Shila rock.
May–Jun · Sep–Oct
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India’s holiest Himalayan pilgrimage — four divine shrines in Uttarakhand, walked in sequence: Yamunotri → Gangotri → Kedarnath → Badrinath.
The Char Dham is a sacred circuit rather than a single expedition — though one stretch, the climb to Kedarnath, is a genuine high-altitude trek. The shrines open around late April / May and close near mid-November. Plan 10–12 days for the full yatra, basing from Dehradun, Haridwar or Rishikesh.
Yamunotri opens 19 Apr · closes 11 Nov. Gangotri opens 19 Apr · closes 10 Nov. Kedarnath opens 22 Apr · closes 10 Nov. Badrinath closes around mid-November. Best windows: May–June and September–October. Online registration is mandatory for Kedarnath.
Source of the Yamuna. A 6 km trek or pony ride leads to the temple, the Surya Kund hot spring and the Divya Shila rock.
Sacred origin of the Ganga, reachable by road. Many continue on the Gaumukh trek to the glacier’s source, 19 km on.
The most demanding dham — one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, set against a dramatic Himalayan wall. A 16 km trek, pony or helicopter from Gaurikund.
The northernmost shrine, below Neelkanth peak — with the Tapt Kund hot spring, Brahma Kapal, and Mana, the last village before Tibet.
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