The Chardham Camp

What People are saying

Riverside experience in a camp

Rahul Pon 21/06/2017 18:33

We spent a day at Harshil camp. We got the tents, which were right next to the river bank - this was the best part of the our stay. We were up till mid night sitting next to river and chatting with friends. The staff was quite cooperative to serve us tea at 11 pm. Food is also nice.

In terms of areas of improvement, it is promoted as a luxury camp - in my assessment, it is not close to a luxury category of camp; basic and nice. They also refer to a number of activities, but there are none. Warm water supply is limited to 30 mins, and it is erratic with water being muddy - was a problem with kids.

Our objective was to stay at a campsite next river in hills, which was served just about right.

Picturesque Camp

ANJUGOELAon 20/06/2017 15:20

Nestled amongst apple and walnut trees, this camp overlooks the River Ganges and the majestic Himalayas. The camp has a very picturesque location and amazing views (especially room nos 9,10,11, 12). This is the 2nd Leisure Hotels property that I stayed in, in Uttarakhand. I stayed at this tented camp for two nights while visiting Gangotri Dham.
On the plus side, their food was delicious and wholesome and the staff were exceptional with their service. They left no stone unturned to make our stay comfortable. They woke up as early as 3 am to provide us with hot water, morning tea, breakfast, packed lunch for our pilgrimage to Gangotri or our onward journey. They were always ready to cater to our needs. Rinku (at the camp) in particular was very helpful. He accompanied us to Gangotri and helped us find our way around. Back at Harsil he even took us up to the temple on the hill, which is the summer seat of Gangotri Dham. The camp even had a common television tent where one could connect with the rest of the world!!
On the downside, the tents at Harsil were quite small and although they offered accommodation on a triple sharing basis, there was no place for an extra bed. The linen was not very clean and I felt, wasn't changed frequently. There was no phone connectivity at Harsil, except for BSNL users. So for two days I was completely cut off. It would have been nice to have WiFi connectivity at the camp.

Scenic Beauty

Nirmit Son 06/12/2016 11:08

In village Dharali lies The Chardham Camp, a beautiful resting place for pilgrims coming for chardham yatra. The holy River Bhagirathi flowing in vicinity adds beauty to this place. Majestic mountains that can be seen from the camp. The camps are spacious and are provided with comfortable beds and all the basic amenities to ensure that every guest enjoys a contented stay.

overbooked badly maintained tents

Srinidhi Hon 11/06/2016 17:08

We had two nights booking at Harsil camp made by leisure hotels as part of their chardham yatra package tour. BTW, makemytrip chardham yatra also uses the same camp/package. When we reached camp from Barkot we were told they are overbooked and the camp reserved for us was given to another customer. Camp manager was complaining that their Delhi office accepts bookings without consulting them for availability. This is very unprofessional of leisure hotels and causes uncertainty of accommodation. This is unacceptable for the money they charge for the yatra package. Camp manager finally made us wait for 2 hours while cleaned one of the newly setup camps and for second day he moved us to a regular camp. This left a bad experience of the camp. Also, Harsil is the coldest among places in chardham yatra and tents are not good for such conditions. The ritual of having to beg for bucket hot water in the morning continues in this camp as well. I noticed couple nice looking hotels in Harsil with geyser and at least one new hotel coming up nearby. Those will be much better option and this camp is completely avoidable.

The Chardham camp is located near to town of Barkot uttarakhand.

jvd4801on 04/06/2016 08:48

The camp is said to made up during the summer begining and every year they take out all tent materials and refix the same. Due to which there is lot of issues, such as walking to and fro from dinner tent is bad and connectivity is very poor only BSNL works and that too if towers are up and running.
From bathrooms water does not drain and food is not very good.
But the area is fully covered by Apple orchards and river bhagirathi flows nearby and there is a Mahadev Temple, it is said no covering can be built on that and tried and feel down. Near to this temple you can visit the river and have nice time. Also there is nearby village called Mukhwas, where gangotri Devi is kept during winter season. The old classic village is very steep to climb but it gives a real pleasure if some one does it.