Sunday, 22 November 2020

Noida - Badrinath - Kedarnath - Noida road trip of 1307 kms in Tata Nexon in early November 2020 by Rahul Srivastava










Road trip by Rahul Srivastava (https://www.facebook.com/ImRahulS4u) in Tata Nexon to Badrinath and Kedarnath via. Rishikesh - Devprayag - Karnprayag - Joshimath - Auli - Badrinath - Mana - Gopeshwar - Chopta - Ukhimath - Sonprayag - Kedarnath and return to Noida. 

Period of journey:  5 days (4th to 8th November, 2020). 
Number of people in car: 5  

Day 1 (4th of November, 2020): 
They started their journey at 1 am from Noida.  Reached Rishikesh by 5 am and continued driving.  1st stop was at Rudraprayag for an hour around 12 noon for lunch and refreshment. At 1 pm they started again and reached Auli at 5 pm. 
Spent the night in Auli Resort (next to GMVN). Tarrif ₹2000/- per hut. 

Day 2 (5th of November, 2020): 
After breakfast started their journey at 10 am and reached Mana (India's last village) a little before 1 pm. After spending a good 3 hours they came back to Badrinath at 4 pm. Took a room just next to the Badrinath Temple foot bridge for ₹800. All 5 adjusted quite comfortably in a single room as it was chilling cold in the night. 

Day 3 (6th November, 2020): Started at 8 am from Badrinath and reached Sitapur (2 km before Sonprayag) by 6 pm (10 hours journey including 1 hour break). Car Parking slots at Sonprayag were full so stayed at Jagat Raj Hotel, Sitapur (recommended), Tariff  ₹1200. 

Day 4 (7th November, 2020): Left hotel at 5 am and reached Gaurikund at 6 am by shared cab (Bolero). After breakfast at 7 am they started their trek on Ponnies and reached Kedarnath Temple at 11.30 am. Spent a good time at Kedarnath Temple and Bhairav Baba Temple and had a delicious Chole Rice at Bhandara. Around 5 pm started their descent and reached Gaurikund at 8 pm and reached the same hotel at Sitapur around 9 pm. 

Day 5 (8th November, 2020): Started from Sitapur at 9 am and reached Noida past midnight at 1 am. 

Total Distance traversed: 1307 kms. 
Total fuel expense: ₹7000 
(Avg cost of petrol: ₹82/ltr) 
Mileage: 15 kms per litre. 

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