संक्षेप में · In short
बुज़ुर्ग माता-पिता के साथ तीर्थ यात्रा की तैयारी — दवाइयाँ, खान-पान, पोनी-पालकी और परिवार से संपर्क के आसान सुझाव।
Most of our yatris are parents and grandparents fulfilling a lifelong wish. Their children often worry more than they do. Here are the practical tips our tour managers share before every yatra.
Before the yatra
- Choose the yatra for the body you have today. Vaishno Devi with a helicopter, Kashi, Vrindavan and Dwarka–Somnath are gentle. Char Dham and Kedarnath need moderate fitness. Kailash needs real preparation and a doctor's clearance.
- Get a check-up 4–6 weeks before. Blood pressure, sugar, ECG — and ask the doctor specifically about altitude if you are going to the mountains.
- Start walking daily. Even 30 minutes of walking for a month makes a big difference.
- Pack medicines for double the days, in two separate bags, with a written list of doses.
- Buy travel insurance that covers the elderly and, for mountains, helicopter evacuation.
During the yatra
- Never skip breakfast before darshan — long queues and empty stomachs cause most dizziness.
- Drink water through the day, even when it is cold.
- Use pony, palki or helicopter without guilt. Bhagwan sees the bhakti, not the steps.
- Ask for ground-floor rooms or hotels with lifts.
- Carry a small bag with medicines, ID, a shawl, dry fruits and a whistle.
- Wear shoes with good grip, not new ones.
For the family back home
- Save the tour manager's number and join the trip WhatsApp group for daily updates and photos.
- Share a medical summary — conditions, allergies, medicines and your doctor's number — with the operator.
- Keep a copy of all IDs and tickets on your phone.
- Choose a group with a tour manager, not just a driver. That one person changes everything when something goes wrong.
We treat every elder in our group the way we would want our own parents treated. That is the whole promise.
Planning a yatra for your parents? Tell us their age and health, and we will honestly suggest which yatra suits them — talk to us.
