Rudraprayag is town and district in Uttarakhand. Rudraprayag is located located on the confluence of Alaknanda and Mandakini rivers. Rudraprayag is important destination on chardham route as it is rudraprayag where roads leads to Kedarnath Badrinath saperately from here. Apart from Kedarnath Badrinath rudraprayag is close to many other famous places where you can do day trip from rudraprayag. Chopta, Kartikswami, Guptkashi, Auli many places can be visited same day from Rudraprayag. Named after the Lord Shiva (Rudra) Rudraprayag is District with more than 650 villages with total 2,40,000. At the height of 890 meters Rudraprayag is close to the many famous mountains like Kedarnath, Chaukhamba etc. Rudraprayag is ideal to on route stay for visiting further himalayan mountains.
Places to visit in and around Rudraprayag :
- Sangam of Alaknanda and Mandakini River
- Koteswar Mahadev
- Dhari Devi Temple
- Kartik Swami Temple
Things to do in Rudraprayag :
- Local Sightseeing
- Hiking and Trekking around
- Meditation
- Photography
Best time to visit Rudraprayag :
Rudraprayag is round the year destination. March to June and September to November is popular tourist season here.
Accommodation & Meals at Rudraprayag :
Accommodation at Rudraprayag has multiple options. Hotels & Resorts are easily available. Being on the important location on Chardham route attracts large number of tourist here part of their chardham tour. River view options are limited but popular among the tourist. Food at Rudraprayag has good amount of varieties available. North Indian is widely available with some Garhwali and south indian options. Recently some chinese options are also increased.
How to reach Rudraprayag :
By Road: Rudraprayag is easily accesible by road from Rishikesh / Haridwar / Dehradun via Devprayag - Srinagar - Rudraprayag route. From Rishikesh it is 140 kms far and it takes approx 5 hrs drive. Pulbic buses / Taxis available from Rishikesh / Haridwar / Dehradun.
By Railway: Rishikesh is nearest railway station to Rudraprayag but very few trains reach here. Haridwar is good option for Rudraprayag. Haridwar railway station is approx 6 hours drive (165 kms). Haridwar is well connected by trains from many major cities like Delhi - Mumbai - Amritsar - Varanasi - Howrah.
By Air: Dehradun Jollygrant is nearest Airport for Rudraprayag (165 kms). Dehradun Airport has multiple flights from Delhi as well as regular flights from Mumbai Lucknow Ahmedabad.