After breakfast begin trek on the old pilgrimage route which ends at kedarnath (the holy temple shrine of shiva). this route runs through the heart of garhwal region and is punctuated with remote villages untouched by modern civilization. this route was used in the old days by the pilgrims to visit kedarnath after their visit to gangotri, when there were no roads. even toDayone finds some holy men taking the same route to kedarnath. our days walk is over a well laid out path passing through thick forests. the path gradually climbs into a side valley with trees of oak,pine, fir & rhododendrons lining the path. belak, is a high mountain meadow with summer settlements of villagers from the valley who move up with their cattle's for grazing. arrive in belak around late afternoon, where camp is set for the night. in the evening you can explore this beautiful meadow. meals & overnight in camp.

After breakfast, commence trek over a well laid out path which gradually descends to jhalla chatti (chatti means a place of rest for overnight pilgrims) where one can stop at a local tea shop for refreshments. from here, an hour's walk on almost level path gets you to the village of budhakedar, an important place in garhwal which houses the old temple of kedar (shiva). the people of this village are mostly farmers. in the evening visit the temple for a special prayer ceremony. later visit the village which has some of the most traditional houses from this part of garhwal. evening bonfire & local dances in camp. dinner & overnight in camp.

After breakfast commence trek. the first hour of the walk takes you to the beautiful village of benakhal, situated right on top of a hill, with another impressive temple. this part of the walk is through a pine forest and climbs gradually to benakhal. from here one gets some very impressive views of the valley below. from here the walk is almost level through a number of villages, which give an insight into the way of life of these mountain people. the last one hour of steep climbing through a forest of rhododendrons gets you to the beautiful high mountain meadow of bhaironchatti where camp is set for the night. this meadow has a local village temple dedicated to the hindu god bhairon, where the newly weds from the nearby villages come to take the blessings of the god. the view of the mountains from this high meadow are breathtaking. on a clear Dayone can see the snowy peaks of the distant himalayas. meals & overnight in camp.

After breakfast commence trek with a two hour descent through a pine forest, over a well laid out path. enroute visit a sheep & rabbit farm run by the government. the villages one passes through are very interesting. the last part of the walk is over the road to ghuttu, a small village very popular with the trekkers and pilgrims. in the evening, visit village which houses another very interesting temple and has an ashram for the pilgrims. meals & overnight in the camp/tourist bunglow.

After breakfast commence half Daywhite water run on the ganges. the days run is through some of the most interesting rapids on the ganges. beach lunch is served. late afternoon visit rishikesh temples and ashrams. evening return to the comforts of the camp. meals and oevrnight at camp.

In time departuer transfer from hotel to international airport catch flight for international destination.