Pilgrimage Tour Packages in India

India has some of the oldest pilgrimage routes in the world, from the Himalayan shrines of Uttarakhand and Kashmir to the temples of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha and Tamil Nadu. A yatra needs more planning than a normal holiday: temple timings, registration, queues, weather, altitude and food all matter. A good plan keeps a buffer and puts your comfort first.

IndiaPackage plans pilgrimage tours across India for families, senior citizens, couples and groups. Every package includes hotel stay, meals as listed, AC transport and a day-wise plan, and can be changed to suit your dates and budget. If you want to skip the trek, see our helicopter tours.

The Chota Char Dham yatra covers four holy shrines in Uttarakhand: Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath. Pilgrims normally visit them in this order, from west to east. The temples open in spring and close for winter, so the yatra season runs roughly from May to October or early November, and the exact dates are announced each year.

Roads are steep and weather changes fast, so we plan extra time between the dhams. Yamunotri needs a trek or pony ride from Jankichatti, Kedarnath needs a trek of about 16 to 18 km from Gaurikund or a helicopter from Phata, Sersi or Guptkashi, and Badrinath is reached by road. Registration with the Uttarakhand yatra system is needed before you start. You can compare road plans with our Char Dham by helicopter plans.

Vaishno Devi in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, is the most visited shrine in north India. The shrine is open through the year and the Bhawan is about 12 to 13 km from Katra on foot, with pony, palki, battery car and helicopter options. Our packages start from ₹6,900 per person for 3 days 2 nights from Delhi and include the Katra hotel, meals, a private cab and yatra registration help.

Add a helicopter, a night at Patnitop, Amritsar or a full Kashmir trip as you prefer. Start with our Vaishno Devi packages, the package by train, package by air or the family package, and read the yatra guidelines before you travel.

The Jyotirlingas are the twelve most sacred shrines of Lord Shiva. They are spread across the country, so the full yatra takes about 19 nights 20 days and usually mixes trains, flights and road. We also plan shorter sets by region, such as Gujarat (Somnath and Nageshwar), Madhya Pradesh (Mahakaleshwar and Omkareshwar) and Maharashtra (Bhimashankar, Trimbakeshwar and Grishneshwar).

For experienced pilgrims we plan the Muktinath yatra in Nepal (Kathmandu, Pokhara, Jomsom and Muktinath, 6 nights 7 days, from ₹51,000 per person) and the Kailash Mansarovar yatra (12 days 11 nights via Kathmandu and Nyalam, from ₹2,20,000 per person). Both are at very high altitude and need good health, a medical check and permits, and the Kailash route needs travel documents for Tibet. Entry rules and permits change, so we confirm them before you book. Read our South Asia tour packages for Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka, or the Sri Lanka Ramayana tour below.

The Sri Lanka Ramayana tour (8 days 7 nights, from ₹34,900 per person) follows the sites linked with the Ramayana: Anuradhapura, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and Colombo.