Uttarakhand Hills & Pilgrimage — Haridwar, Rishikesh, Kainchi Dham, Nainital, Ranikhet & Corbett

Overview.

Eight days threading together the spiritual highlights of Uttarakhand and the gentle hill stations of the Kumaon. Ganga Aarti at Haridwar, Neem Karoli Baba's ashram at Kainchi Dham, Nainital's lake, Ranikhet's deodar forests, and a finale jeep safari at Corbett.

Highlights.

Your journey, day by day.

8 days of carefully crafted experiences

1

Har ki Pauri Ganga Aarti

Haridwar Arrival — Har ki Pauri Ganga Aarti

Arrive in Haridwar and head down to Har ki Pauri for the famous evening Ganga Aarti — thousands of diyas floating on the river under flickering temple lamps.

Arrival pickupHotel check-inHar ki Pauri Ganga AartiEvening bazaar walk

🌙 Dinner

🏨Hotel in Haridwar

2

Triveni Ghat aarti

🚗 25 km drive

Drive Haridwar to Rishikesh

Short drive to Rishikesh, the yoga capital of the world. Walk the suspension bridges of Lakshman Jhula and Ram Jhula, browse the bookshops, and end at Triveni Ghat for evening aarti.

Drive to RishikeshLakshman Jhula & Ram Jhula walkBeatles Ashram visitTriveni Ghat aarti

🍳 Breakfast🌙 Dinner

🏨Hotel in Rishikesh

3

Kainchi Dham darshan

🚗 300 km drive

Drive Rishikesh to Kainchi Dham

Long but spectacular drive across the Garhwal-Kumaon ridge to Kainchi Dham — the small ashram of Neem Karoli Baba, made famous by Steve Jobs and other Western devotees. Darshan and an early night at a guesthouse near the ashram.

Long drive Rishikesh to KainchiKainchi Dham darshanQuiet evening near the ashram

🍳 Breakfast🌙 Dinner

🏨Hotel near Kainchi / Bhowali

4

Boat on Naini Lake

⛰️ 2,084m at Nainital🚗 30 km drive

Drive to Nainital — Naini Lake & Mall Road

Short drive to Nainital, the gem of the Kumaon. Boat on the emerald-green Naini Lake, walk Mall Road, and visit Naina Devi Temple beside the lake.

Drive to NainitalNaini Lake boatingNaina Devi TempleMall Road evening

🍳 Breakfast🌙 Dinner

🏨Hotel in Nainital

5

Nanda Devi from Snow View

⛰️ 2,290m at Snow View

Nainital Local — Snow View, Tiffin Top, Pangot

Take the cable car up to Snow View Point for views of Nanda Devi, walk to Tiffin Top, then drive to the birding paradise of Pangot for an afternoon walk through pine and oak forest.

Snow View cable carTiffin Top walkPangot birding excursion

🍳 Breakfast🌙 Dinner

🏨Hotel in Nainital

6

Jhula Devi Temple bells

⛰️ 1,829m at Ranikhet🚗 65 km drive

Drive Nainital to Ranikhet

Drive across the deodar-forested ridges to Ranikhet, a quiet ex-British cantonment. Visit Chaubatia Gardens (apple-orchard country) and the saffron-and-gold Jhula Devi temple.

Drive to RanikhetChaubatia GardensJhula Devi TempleSunset at Upat

🍳 Breakfast🌙 Dinner

🏨Hotel in Ranikhet

7

Jeep safari at Corbett

🚗 120 km drive

Drive Ranikhet to Jim Corbett — Evening Safari

Drive south to Jim Corbett National Park, India's oldest tiger reserve. Afternoon jeep safari into the Bijrani / Jhirna zones of the park — tigers, elephants, sloth bear and nearly 600 species of birds.

Drive to CorbettResort check-inAfternoon jeep safariResort dinner

🍳 Breakfast🌙 Dinner

🏨Resort near Jim Corbett

8

Last Ganga crossing

🚗 215 km drive

Drive Corbett to Haridwar — Departure

After breakfast, drive back to Haridwar and drop at the railway station / Dehradun airport for your onward journey, with one final glimpse of the Ganga as you cross the bridge.

Drive Corbett to HaridwarFinal Ganga viewing stopDeparture transfer

🍳 Breakfast

🏨N/A — Departure

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