Own fleet · rate card published · no aggregator markup
Tempo Traveller on rent in Haridwar
Joint families, temple sanghs, office groups and anyone travelling eight or more.
A retired Indian Army officer who founded Shiv Ganga Travels in Haridwar in 2010 and pioneered the zero-commission model for Char Dham operators here. About us
Fares and road notes on this page reviewed July 30, 2026.
A Tempo Traveller is what a group of eight or more actually needs, and it is the vehicle most people underestimate. The 12-seat version is the yatra standard — push-back seats, a roof carrier that takes the luggage a Char Dham trip generates, and enough headroom to stand up in at a halt. The 17-seat is the same vehicle stretched, and it is the one extended families and temple groups book. What matters more than the seat count on a Uttarakhand hill route is that the vehicle is a hill-registered Tempo with a current Green Card and a driver who runs the Char Dham roads every season, because a long-wheelbase vehicle on the switchbacks above Rudraprayag is genuinely a skill and not a formality.
Tempo Traveller rate card, Haridwar
The four numbers that decide a hire bill — the day slab, the extra kilometre, the extra hour and the outstation per-km rate. Most operators publish the first and let you discover the other three.
| Vehicle | Seats | 8 hr / 80 km | Extra km | Extra hour | Outstation /km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tempo Traveller 12-seat | 12 | ₹4,500 | ₹26 | ₹300 | ₹24 |
| Tempo Traveller 17-seat | 17 | ₹5,500 | ₹30 | ₹350 | ₹28 |
2026 season rates. The 8 hr / 80 km day is a slab, not a target — whichever limit you cross first starts the extras. Outstation trips add a flat ₹300 per night driver allowance; night running between 10 PM and 6 AM adds ₹300 to a local booking. Every one of these numbers is on the page before you book, which is the entire difference between us and a call-centre quote.
Tell us the dates and where you are going and we convert this rate card into one fixed all-in figure for your trip — driver allowance, tolls and parking already in it.
What a Tempo Traveller is genuinely good for
Below eight people an Innova Crysta is cheaper and more comfortable per head. Above eight there is no sensible alternative.
The luggage a ten-day yatra generates does not fit anywhere else. The roof carrier is the whole argument.
One vehicle keeps the group together, which matters more than most organisers expect on a route with this many halts.
Delhi or Jolly Grant to Haridwar in one vehicle rather than three cabs that arrive twenty minutes apart.
When not to book a Tempo Traveller
Every operator will tell you what a vehicle does well. These are the cases where we would put you in something else, including the ones where that earns us less.
It is slower on the hills than an SUV, and on the Kedarnath and Yamunotri approaches that difference compounds into an hour or more a day.
Some narrow stretches above Sonprayag and towards Janki Chatti are genuinely tight for a 17-seat body. We will say so at the quoting stage rather than at the diversion.
A half-full Tempo costs the same as a full one. If your group is nine, look hard at whether two Ertigas suit you better.
Both sizes carry a valid Green Card and trip permit for the Char Dham routes. On the high approaches we fit oxygen as standard above 2,500 m, which on a 17-seat group is not a small consideration.
What a Tempo Traveller hire includes
The same terms as every other booking we take. Published here rather than read out on a call, because a rate card without an inclusions list is only half a price.
- Fuel for the whole journey
- Driver charges, his food and his night halt
- All tolls, state border taxes and green tax
- Parking at temples and viewpoints
- Green Card and trip permit for hill routes
- Oxygen cylinder on board above 2,500 m
- Basic first-aid kit
- GST
- Your hotel or lodge — we can book it, billed separately
- Meals for passengers
- Pony, palki, porter or helicopter charges
- Temple pujas, VIP darshan or aarti tickets
- Anything caused by a landslide, roadblock or weather halt beyond the planned days
- AC in the hills — ₹2,000 extra if you want it running above the valleys
The vehicle you actually travel in
Force Tempo Traveller
The default vehicle for the standard package. The 12-seater is the one to ask for — on a 17-seater chassis with 12 people, everyone gets a window.
- Seats
- 12 / 17 / 20 + driver
- Luggage
- Roof carrier plus rear boot
- Best for
- Groups of 8 and above, joint families, temple sanghs
- Availability
- Standard on group departures
- Push-back seats
- Overhead storage
- Wide windows
- Standing headroom
Cancellation, in plain terms
We do not take payment online. Most bookings run on a small advance over UPI and the balance to the driver at the end of the trip, so there is rarely anything to refund. Full cancellation terms.
What our passengers say
Booked after comparing four operators. What sold me was that the person who answered the phone was the person who ran the trip. Hotels, vehicle and darshan slots were exactly as quoted. The Kedarnath trek support was the strongest part — our guide walked at my father’s pace the whole way and never once made it feel like a problem.
Eight of us, including my parents at 72 and 69. Palki was arranged for both at Kedarnath without any fuss. Ramesh bhai, our driver, was calm on roads that frightened me and knew every tea stop worth stopping at. Ground-floor rooms at every hotel, as promised.
The price I was quoted in February was the price I paid in May. After what I read about agent markups, that alone was worth it. Badrinath darshan was handled well and Tapt Kund before the 4:30 AM slot was something I will remember for a long time.
Tempo Traveller hire, answered
A 12-seat Tempo Traveller runs ₹24 per km on outstation trips and a 17-seat ₹28 per km, plus a ₹300 per night driver allowance. For a day inside Haridwar the 8 hour / 80 km rate is ₹4,500 and ₹5,500 respectively, with extra kilometres at ₹26 and ₹30.
Direct operator — our own vehicles and our own drivers, no broker in between. Operating from Haridwar since 2010.
Direct operator — our own vehicles and our own drivers, no broker in between, operating from Haridwar since 2010. Registration, fleet and credentials.
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Book a Tempo Traveller in Haridwar
Send us the dates, the group size and where you are going. You get one fixed all-in figure back, from the people who own the vehicle.