Blessed with many highly revered Hindu pilgrimage sites, the Garhwal Himalayas also proudly houses the birthplace of the river Yamuna, Yamunotri. Located amongst the beautiful surrounding, Yamunotri is a wonder-filled religious site, which is visited by a large number of tourists every year. Yamunotri, situated in the Tehri Garhwal region in the northern Indian state of Uttaranchal, is basically famous for being the source of the river Yamuna. The river descends from the Champasar glacier near the peaks of Bandar Poonch and Shrikantha. The Yamunotri temple is the main attraction here. Yamunotri is accessible on foot from Hanuman Chatti, which is 13 kilometres away. However, you can visit Hanuman Chatti by bus from Rishikesh or Dehradun. Yamunotri is also the storehouse of a number of curative hot water springs and glaciers.

Yamunotri, the name itself gives you an image of picturesque views of high mountains considered holy in the Hindu mythology. The main attraction of the place however is the Yamunotri temple where a large number of tourists, both religious and non-religious come to visit every year. Moreover, there is Surya Kund, whose waters are used for cooking prasad, and Divya Shila, a rock pillar. The two are the must visit attraction points of Yamunotri.

Yamunotri has a number of excursion points within a distance of few kilometres. Most of the excursion points have good eating and lodging facilities where you can also decide on spending a day or two. The famous base point on the confluence of Hanuman Ganga and Yamuna, the storehouse of hot water spring Janki Chatti and the Badkot that houses one of the ancient temples of the entire area are some of the must visit excursion points of Yamunotri.