About Haridwar
Badrinath to Haridwar distnce : 312 km
Estimated travel time : 9 hours
Badrinath to Haridwar is very popular route for religious reasons. Haridwar is also known as Dwara of Hari (Gateway to God). Thousands of pilgrims daily came here to take bath in holy river Ganga. The main attraction is Har ki Pauri. Haridwar is home to Panch Tirth (five pilgrimage destinations) and three Siddha Peetha (a place where desires get fulfilled).
Haridwar is a city of religion, holiness, spirituality, yoga and ayurved. It is famous for its temples and ghats. As Ronald Barrett said ".. the Ganga is more than a river, she is the Holy Mother. She is Ganga Ma." Its common saying that "no child is too dirty to be embraced by its mother". Mother Ganga embraces everyone and everything that is put into her. Everyday thousands of pilgrims take bath in holy river in Haridwar to relieve themselves of their sins and achieve salvation. Haridwar celebrates a number of festivals including the Kumbh Mela which occurs only once in 12 years.
Taxi from Badrinath to Haridwar is readily available at CabBazar.
Route Information
Badrinath to Haridwar by car is well connected through NH 7 and is very convenient and comfortable drive. Badrinath to Haridwar distance is 312 Km and is 9 hours journey. Other famous tourist places on this route and nearby are :
Khiroi - Viewing Point, Alakananda River
Arurhi Paruri - River View Point Bridge, Shiv Mandir shivalay, Nag Temple
Pandukeshwar - Kuber Temple, Yogadhyan Badri
Chamoli - Gurudwara Sri Gobind Ghat, Gurudwara Sahib
Joshimath - Nanda Devi Wildlife Sanctuary, Narsingh Mandir, Auli top, Purnagiri Mandir, Valley of Flowers, Jogidhara waterfall Trekking Camping
Auli - Auli Hill Station, Auli Skiing, Foot step to Auli
Jalgwar - The Agamya, Gurudwara Sahib, Garur Ganga Temple
Salaraitoli - Pine tree view point, Last point view
Pilang Chatoli - Nursingh Temple, Narsingh Bhairav Temple, Shri Satyanarayan Temple
Nandprayag - Chota kedar shivalay, Nandprayag(Panch Prayag)
Bhakunda - Latu Mandir, Biroli
Karnaprayag - Karnprayag Sangam, Pokhri karnaprayag bridge, Pokhari Road Tunnel, Karna Temple
Srikot - Raghunath temple
Tilani - Uttrakhandi vloger
Haidi - Nagraja Narsingh Temple
Bagwan Laga Chaupda - Alakananda River Beach, Dhari Beach (mini Goa), Aghorath Bhairav Temple, Shri Someshwar Mahadev Temple
Mahar Gaon - Shrinagar View Point, Sri YantraTapu
Chopriya - Maa Jwalpa Devi Temple, Nagaraja Temple
Bagwan - Bhuvneshwari Devi Temple
Devprayag - Devprayag Sangam, Suspension Bridge Devprayag, Shri Neelamega Perumal Temple
Kaudiyala - Hanuman Gadhi Ashram, Kodiyala view point
Jhair - Jhair jhulapool, Meditation Beach
Rishikesh - Triveni Ghat selfie point, Camp World Adventure, Sherpa On the River Ganges, Tapovan Beach, Pratik Beach, Alaknanda River Rafting
Banskatal - Camping point, Rock climb point
Shivpuri Ranges - Vashishtha Gufa Temple, Lost Beach Island, Ganesh gufa, Sand beach