Char Dham Yatra is one of the most visited religious trips in India, the Chota Char Dham temples located in Uttarakhand which are Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri Dham, located in Garhwal Hills of Uttarakhand state. The temples are most sacred in Hinduism; every year millions of devotees visit these temples to get blessings of Gods.
So, while visiting the Char Dham Yatra you can also cover many other places, temples, sightseeing and more, so you don't have to regret anything when you are back from your trip. Today we are sharing a list of various places with you, which you can check and add to your list while visiting the Char Dham Yatra Uttarakhand.
List of Places to visit While visiting Char Dham Yatra Uttarakhand
Dehradun Mussoorie - The Char Dham Yatra starts from Haridwar or Rishikesh and the 1st point is Dehradun where you can see Shahastradhara (which means 1000s of water waves), here you can take dip in the water known for its sulpher properties which is good for skin. Then you will start towards Mussoorie, where you can visit Shiv Temple (Prakasheshwar Mahadev Temple), Bhatta Falls (Enjoy the hills waterfall), Mussoorie Lake (An artificial lake where you can enjoy boat ride), Then Mussoorie mall Road, you can explore for a while, do some shopping and you can also stay there for a night.
After that Kempty Falls (A big natural waterfall located about 15 Kms from Mussoorie Mall Road), In this you can enjoy diving, exploring and having a pahad wali maggie there.
Then Start towards Barkot the 1st Point of stay in Char Dham Yatra, it's a stop point, but still, you can capture some moments of hills.
Shiv Gufa (Prakateshwar Cave Temple): The Shiv Gufa or Prakateshwar Mahadev Cave temple is located on the way to Uttarkashi from Barkot, after Silkyara route, here you can find a small route to caves and reaching to Shiv Temple. Its takes about 3-4 Hours to complete the Darshan because of Rush during peak time. The small Dhabas are available neaby for Lunch.
Kashi Viswanath Temple: This temple is located in Uttarkashi main market dedicated to Lord Shiva. It's a famous temple, here you can stay for a while, visit and Darshan at temple.
Gangnani: This place is located on the way to Gangotri Dham, known for Hot water Spring, here you can take holy dip and then proceed to Gangotri Dham Darshan.
Harshil Valley: Everyone knows this place, it's an amazing valley where you can stay for a day and enjoy the amazing mountain views, trek to Lama Top, visit Bagori Village for Apple Orchards and more.
Gartang Gali: The famous old route to Tibbet from India, located near Harsil Valley, the wooden route opens from 15th April to 15th Nov, here you can enjoy the trek and scenic views of mountain.
Mukhwa Village: Known for Winter seat of Maa Gangotri. it's located about 27 Kms before Gangotri Dham, here you can visit the Maa Ganga Temple and have Darshan. The Doli of Gangotri Dham reaches to Mukhwa Temple in winter when the temples are closed.
Guptkashi: The famous Kashi Viswanath temple located in Kedarnath Route near the Guptkashi Market.
Aradhnarishwar Temple: Located just beside the Guptkashi Kashi Viswanath temple.
Kalimath Temple: This temple is famous Maa Kali Temple located about 14 Kms from Guptkashi town. Here you can worship Maa Kali for your wellbeing. The route is good means car can be reached near the temple.
Gaurikund: Known for Hot Water Spring Holy Dip, before procedding to Kedarnath Dham. located about 5 Kms from Sonprayag.
Trijuginarayan Temple: The temple is located about 15 Kms from Sonprayag on a hilly route, the place is known for Marriage of Lord Shiva and Maa Parwati, so you can visit and Darshan at temple, peoples are also allowed to do marriage ceremony here. You can also visit the snow viewpoint from here, from where you can see the amazing view of various mountain ranges.
Ukhimath Temple: It's a famous Lord Shiva Temple located in Ukhimath Village.
Omkareshwar Temple Ukhimath: Famous Omkareshwar Temple, also known for Winter seat of Baba Kedarnath.
Tungnath: One of the 5 Kedar Temples in Uttarakhand, located in amazing Chopta Valley, here you can trek to Tungnath temple (4-5 Kms) and Chandrashila from Chopta Market.
Gopinath Temple: Located in Gopeshwar town, which is district administration of Chamoli Garhwal. The Gopinath temple ancient lord Shiva Temple, while going towards Badrinath Dham you can stop here for a while and have darshan at the temple.
Joshimath: Known for famous Jyotirmath Peeth and where Adi Guru Shankaracharya Ji stays, also famous for Narsingh Temple (One of the Sapt Badri Temples), Kalpvriksha and famous Snow place Auli (About 12 Kms from the town).
Mana Village: Famous Village earlier known for last village of India but now known for 1st village of India, here you can visit and see the Bhim Shila, Vyas Gufa, Dropadi Temple, Saraswati River and more point. You can also trek to Vasudhara Falls (3-4 Kms) from Mana Village.
Panch Prayags: The famous holy confluences of rivers are located on the Badrinath - Rishikesh Highway, these Panch Prayagas are Vishnuprayag, Nandprayag, Karanprayag, Rudraprayag and Devprayag.
Dhari Devi Temple: The famous Maa Dhari Devi Temple located after Rudraprayag and before Srinagar, it's a famous Shaktipeeth temple, known for protector goddess of Char Dham temples. You can stay here for a while and have darshan at temple.
Vashishta Gufa: it's a famous temple also cave located near Byasi after Devprayag. You can have darshan at this famous cave temple and visit the Bank of Holy River Ganga.
So, these are the list of places you can cover while visting Char Dham yatra temples in Uttarakhand. If you have any query or want to share something with you can comment below or if you want to book a Char Dham Yatra trip with Gokeys India then you can contact us or WhatsApp us at 9045916770, 7830718687 or email us at gokeysindia@gmail.com.
Last Updated: July 2026
