Day-8: Shirsa helipad to Pipalkoti. Our bus took less frequented but more picturesque route from Shirsa to Pipalkoti – via Chopta. (Photo: 00). Chopta is described as mini-Switzerland of India where during winter, skiing and other sports take place. Surely, the scenery was good, but it was summer and not winter! Hotel Uday Palace at Pipalkoti was good. However, if you go up to Chamoli, a bigger place, Badrinath is nearer. Day-9: Badrinath: Badri=Berries Pipalkoti to Badrinath is about three hours via Joshi-Math. It is the most beautiful and also the most treacherous road in Uttarakhand Char Dham Yatra. The route closes frequently due to landslides and rain. Sometimes the 30-40 km patch from Joshimath to Badrinath is converted to one-way leading to waiting time of over two hours. Border Roads Org
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