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Helicopter flying from Dehradun to the Chardham shrines, & back.
❖ Accommodation @ Dehradun on the Arrival Day, just to unwind & get ready for your
Chardham Yatra. Only Dinner & breakfast included on the first night.
❖ Accommodation for 5 nights: Accommodation at Dehradun on MAP Basis, and 01 night at each
Dham with all meals included.
❖ Vegetarian Jain food is available at the hotels.
❖ Local Sight Seeing with Himalayan Heli guides at all four destinations.
❖ VIP Darshans.
❖ Airport & hotel transfers at Dehradun.
❖ Palki or Pony at Yamunotri – subject to availability.
❖ Shri Kedarnath ji helicopter shuttle services: Sersi – Kedar – Sersi.
❖ Local transportation at all the Dhams.
❖ Taxes & other government levy.

Our team can arrange any extra inclusion that you may want on your tour, such as:
Air tickets, Haridwar or Rishikesh visit, hotel bookings for extra night halt, Special pujas, etc.
Confirmation against the same must be given in advance.

 COVID TRAVEL GUIDELINES
COVID protocols must be adhered by the passengers as per the effective mandate of the
government. Without adhering to the government guidelines, boarding shall be denied
to the passengers without refund.
• SEATING CAPACITY
The seating capacity of our helicopter is 06 passengers.
• HELICOPTER WEIGHT LIMITATION
Maximum weight weight capacity of the helicopter is 450 kg (excluding baggage weight).
Passengers are taken on board depending on the load and temperature conditions, and the
pilot’s call will be final. Hence, passengers are required to provide us with their exact body
weights at the time of booking.
Exceedance of helicopter weight carrying capacity will result in passengers getting
deboarded and cancelled for the Heli-tour without any refund.
• OVERWEIGHT CHARGES
Overweight charges are applicable @ INR 2,500/kg. This will be chargeable to passengers
weighing above 75 kg. But excess weight will only be calculated on the total excess weight
above the total permissible weight of all the group members combined, i.e., permissible
weight = 75 Kg x (No. of pax).
PENALTY ON SUBMISSION OF INCORRECT WEIGHT
If a discrepancy is found in a passenger’s declared weight at the time of weighing, a penalty
of INR 20,000 will be imposed, along with overweight charges as per the overweight criteria.
Passengers will be accepted onboard, subject to the aircraft’s permissible weight carrying
capacity.
Passengers are strictly advised to provide accurate weight details to avoid this
penalty.
Please Note: While submitting the body weights, please keep in view that you submit
your final weight on the higher side, after adding extra weight of your clothes and
shoes.
• ARRIVAL DATE
Our Chardham 5N/6D Heli-tours are booked flying-date-wise (Day 02 of the tour).
Passengers must report to Dehradun one day prior to the flying date.
• BAD WEATHER & FORCE MAJEURE DISCLAIMER
Flying in hills is subject to bad weather, and many Force Majeure factors like delayed Air
Traffic Clearances/Permissions, VVIP movements, valley flying by Indian Air Force (NOTAM),
sudden occurrence of technical snag in aircraft, illness of flying crew or late reporting of the
passengers at the helipads, among others.
Therefore, passengers must be prepared to face any eventuality and inconvenience in case
of such scenarios.
• AADHAR Card copies are to be shared by all Indian passengers, & passport in case of
foreign nationals.
• HOTELS:
➢ DEHRADUN : Fairfield by Marriott, or similar (MAP basis – Dinner & Breakfast).
➢ KHARSALI : Hotel Holy Yamuna, or similar (AP basis – all meals)
➢ HARSIL : Harsil Retreat, or similar (AP basis – all meals)
➢ SERSI : Ghughuti Resort, or similar (AP basis – all meals)
➢ BADRINATH : Hotel Vijay Lords, or similar (AP basis – all meals)
– Hotels are subject to sudden change.
– Rooms are booked on double or triple sharing basis only.
– For a separate single occupancy room, it will be extra chargeable @ INR 45,000/person
(tax inclusive).
– Hotels at all the Dhams are non-star category. However, we have carefully selected the
most comfortable properties for our Heli-tours.
• We advise our passengers to keep one additional day at hand at the end of the tour, over
& above the 5N/6D period, to avoid missing their return flights in case they get stuck at any
of the destinations due to bad weather or force majeure reasons.
• ADD-ON SERVICES
Additional serviceswhich are not mentionedin our inclusions will be extra chargeable, and
the same must be confirmed to us at the time of booking.
• ACCOMMODATION AT KEDARNATH TOP:
Accommodation at Kedarnath Top can be booked for the pilgrims on extra cost.
However, Himalayan Heli do not advise pilgrims to stay overnight at Kedarnath Top, due
to high altitude sickness and lack of basic facilities such as Hot water, Heater & and
medical assistance.
Price & Availability – On Request
• MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
Himalayan Heli will not be liable for any medical emergency on the ground to the passengers.
Therefore, in your own interest, passengers are hereby advised to kindly consult a doctor
andget medical check-up done before commencing the yatra.
Medical check-up is mainly required if a passenger has any medical ailment or condition.
If Medical evacuation by Helicopter is needed, it will be chargeable @ INR 1,30,000/ Hr + UCADA
royalty & landing charges + GST.
• CARRIAGE BY AIR ACT, 1972
The carriage is subject to Himalayan Heli Services regulations relating to the conditions of
Non-International Carriage (Passenger and Baggage) framed in accordance with The
Carriage by Air Act, 1972 and Notification regarding application of the carriage which is
non-international. The liability of the company for damage sustained in the event of the
death or wounding of a passenger or any other bodily injury suffered by passenger or by
his registered baggage during the course of carriage by air will be governed by the
provisions of sections 4,5,6 and the rules contained in the second Schedule of Carriage
by Air Act 1972 with certain exceptions, adaptations, modifications, etc as notified in the
Govt. of India, Ministry of Civil Aviation Notification and as amended from time to time.
• Himalayan Heli reserves the right to cancel passengers, who are unruly, abusive, intoxicated,
sick, mentally unfit or anyone else whom we deem to be unsafe to fly. No refund shall be
done to such passenger(s).
• Our Heli-Tours are not available for the following VIP’s:
– Speaker Lok Sabha
– Dy. Chairperson Rajya Sabha
– Central Ministers of Cabinet Rank
– C J I Supreme Court
– Governors of State
– Chief Ministers of State
– State Ministers of Cabinet Rank
– SPG Protectees – Z category only.
• RESCHEDULING OF BOOKING
Rescheduling your booking to any future or prior travel date, will be done subject to
availability, and on payment of 10% of the total tour cost. This will be permitted only if
informed at least 28 days before arrival date. In case rescheduling is requested less than 28
days prior to the travel date, then the booking would be treated as cancelled, & and a fresh
booking will be given subject to availability, after the levy of applicable cancellation charges.
• PAYMENT TERMS:
o We accept payments via bank transfers, cheques, cash, UPI and card machine.
o The booking is to be done in advance with a deposit of 50% of the total amount.
Balance payment will be taken 28 days prior to the date of arrival at Dehradun.
o Passengers will not be permitted to board or commence the tour, unless full & final
payment of the tour has been done.
o Payments via credit/debit card machine will incur 3.5% extra charge.
o Payment via American Express / Foreign cards will incur 4.5% extra charge.
• CANCELLATIONS POLICY:
If passengers cancel their booking, following cancellation charges will be applicable –
o More than 28 days prior to travel date: 30% of total tour cost.
o More than 15 to 28 days prior to travel date: 50% of total tour cost.
o 14 – 08 days prior to travel date: 75% of total tour cost.
o 07 Days or less prior to travel date: No Refund
o No show: No Refund.
o After commencement of the tour: No Refund.
o FORCE MAJEURE & BAD WEATHER REFUNDS:
Basis of Refund:
▪ Tour Cost: The refundable amount of each uncovered Dham will be as mentioned below:
o Kharsali/Yamunotri: 20% tour cost minus INR 30,000 towards Flight preparation charges and
utilized services (if any).
o Jhalla/Gangotri: 20% tour cost minus INR 30,000 towards Flight preparation & service charges, and
utilized services (if any).
o Sersi/Kedarnath: 30% tour cost minus INR 30,000 towards Flight preparation & service charges, and
utilized services (if any).
o Badrinath: 30% tour cost minus INR 30,000 towards Flight preparation & service charges, and utilized
services (if any).
o Full tour cancellation: Full refund minus INR 30,000 towards flight preparation, hotel retention
charges and utilized services (if any).
▪ Additional Services: The cost of additional services provided at any Dham during the tour
will be deducted over & above the refundable Tour Cost.
▪ Refund against an unutilized service will not be done.
▪ COVID-19 Lockdowns, or any National/State Emergency:
In case passengers test COVID positive before the travel, or the Yatra gets called-off by
the government, or any National or State emergency is imposed, there will be no
refunds applicable.
However, passengers will be provided a Credit Voucher by Himalayan Heli against the
advance paid, which will be valid for one year. It can be utilized against any of our
helicopter tours or charter services by the passengers or any of their friends/relatives.
• BAD WEATHER & FORCE MAJEURE POLICIES:
▪ Where bad weather, technical snags, or any force majeure reason beyond Himalayan Heli
Services’ control results in the cancellation of the flight or delay, Himalayan Heli Services will
not be liable in any way for the cancelled or delayed flight. However, refund will be given
to clients as per our refunds policy. Any kind of inconvenience caused because of
cancellation of flights is beyond the control of the operator. No compensation or
reimbursement for accommodation, transportation, meals, or any other extra travel
expenses done by the passengers shall be offered in the event of cancellation of a flight.
▪ In case tour departure does not take place from Dehradun on Day One due to above reasons,
tour will be considered as cancelled and full refund as per our policies will be made.
However, in case the passengers would like to consider taking the tour on the next
availabledate, a fresh booking can be made for the same. Our team will propose the
available options to the passengers.
The balance/unutilized amount against previous booking can be adjusted against the
fresh booking. And any extra costs that would be accruing, will have to be borne by the
passengers.
▪ In case the tour departs from Dehradun as per schedule but gets disrupted, while the
tour is ongoing, our team will propose the possible revised itinerary within the scheduled
package days, but without any extension of days.
▪ Any extension, proposed by the passengers, in the package will only be considered at an
extracost and subject to operational viability.
▪ In case for 05 straight days flying does not take place, full refund as per our policies will
be made to the passengers.
▪ New Chardham passenger(s) scheduled for departure from Dehradun on any respective
travel date shall be our top priority, over the back-log passenger(s) of previous days(s).
▪ In case of passenger get stuck at Kedarnath top due to bad weather or Force Majeure,
the accommodation charges at Kedarnath will borne by the client directly.
• KEDARNATH BAD WEATHER DISCLAIMER:
Bad weather stops helicopter flying at Kedarnath which is highly common in the Kedar
valley. Due to this, passengers are at risk of getting stranded and spending the night at
Kedarnath top.
In such conditions our team will try to arrange rooms at the guests houses available at
Kedarnath top. These rooms will be booked on ad-hoc basis subject to availability,
and the accommodation charges will be borne directly by the guests. Additionally,
no refund for the pre-booked accommodation at Sersi will be applicable under
such circumstances.
Also, please note that the guest houses at Kedarnath are very basic, often lacking
standard amenities like hot water, clean beds, and proper hygiene. And unfortunately,
due to extremely high demand of rooms, the cost of accommodation at Kedarnath tends
to be unfairly high compared to the quality of services offered. Guests are advised to be
prepared for such contingencies.
▪ Additional night halt charges will be payable by the passengers to hotels on direct
payment basis if they get stuck for additional nights due to bad weather/force majeure
reasons over and above the 5N/6D period.
▪ If passengers require extra helicopter flying at the end of their tour, the same will be
chargeable at INR 1,30,000/Hr + UCADA royalty & landing charges + GST.
▪ Himalayan Heli may not fly to Harsil/Jhalla, in case of turbulent wind conditions – which is
common in the Harsil valley after 1200 Hrs.
▪ While the tour is ongoing, if any group demands to cancel their tour mid-way, the
arrangementof transportation will be done by Himalayan Heli, however, cost for the
same will be borne bythe passengers on direct payment basis.
• Any increase in government levies or taxes, after the confirmation of booking, will be
extra chargeable to the passengers. Payment against the same will have to be done
before the commencement of tour.
• DISPUTES
Disputes as to legality, interpretation, application or performance of service or any of its
terms and conditions shall be governed by the laws of Delhi Jurisdiction.
• Bookings will be taken, considering there is acceptance of the above-mentioned terms
& conditions by the party.