Early morning you will drive to Phata village to board a helicopter that will fly you straight to Kedarnath (Flight expenses extra as applicable at the time of boarding). A real time saver.
On reaching Kedarnath, visit the temple for darshan of the resident deity. One of the holiest Hindu pilgrim sites dedicated to Lord Shiva, Kedarnath Temple is perched atan altitude of 3,584 meters amidst towering snow-clad Himalayan peaks on the head of river Mandakini.
The original temple is said to have been built by the Pandavas to atone for their sins procured during the Kurukshetra war of Mahabharata. The present temple was reconstructed by Adi Sankaracharya in the 8th century. One of the 12 Shiva-Jyotirlingas resides in this temple. Inside the temple there is an irregular, three-faced linga, representing the hump of Lord Shiva when he took the form of a bull. There are deities of goddess Parvati and Ganesh in front of the main altar door. Outside the second door are Lord Krishna, the five Pandavas, their wife Draupadi, and their mother, Kunti.

After darshan, you wiII fly back to Phata and proceed to Rudraprayag. On the way you will visit Guptkashi, which is an important stop on the traditional pilgrim route. The name Guptkashi means “Hidden Varanasi”, and the town’s sacred identity plays on its identity with the more famous pilgrimage site of Varanasi. Legend has it that when Pandava brothers were searching for Shiva, the latter first concealed himself in Guptkashi, but later fled from them further up the valley to Kedarnath, where Pandavas finally got their wish. After visiting Guptkashi, you will return to Rudraprayag

Overnight stay at Rudraprayag