- Best time
- May–Jun, Sep–Oct
- How long
- 2–3 days
- Stay a night
- ₹1,200–7,000
- Food a day
- ₹300–1,200
- Nearest railhead
- 295 km away
- Nearest airport
- 315 km away
Plan Badrinath in a minute. Day-by-day plan, stays, budget and trains — free on JrnyLoop.
Plan this tripAbout Badrinath
The most visited of the Char Dham — the painted Badrinarayan temple on the Alaknanda between Nar and Narayan peaks, with Tapt Kund’s hot springs, Mana (India’s “first village”) and the Vasudhara falls.
Things to do in Badrinath
Badrinath Temple
Colourful temple of Badrinarayan; morning abhishek and evening aarti.
Tapt Kund & Brahma Kapal
Hot spring for a dip before darshan, and the ghat for ancestors’ rites.
Mana Village & Vyas Gufa
The last village before Tibet, with the cave where Vyasa dictated the Mahabharata.
Bheem Pul & Saraswati River
A stone slab over the roaring Saraswati.
Vasudhara Falls
A 5 km walk from Mana to a 120 m waterfall.
Mata Murti Temple
Temple of Badrinath’s mother, 3 km north.
Neelkanth Sunrise
Neelkanth peak turns gold above the temple at dawn.
Where to stay in Badrinath
Badrinath town
Hotels, GMVN and dharamshalas a short walk from the temple.
Joshimath
Cheaper base 45 km down, also for Auli.
Mana village homestays
Simple rooms 3 km on.
What to eat
Garhwali thali
Chainsoo, kafuli and mandua roti.
Hindustan ki Pehli Dukan
Tea at “India’s first shop” in Mana.
Good to know
- Char Dham registration (registrationandtouristcare.uk.gov.in) is mandatory.
- The temple opens around late April/May and closes in mid-November.
- Roads beyond Joshimath block in the monsoon — keep a spare day.
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