Valley of Flowers Trek

Valley of Flowers National Park is an Indian National Park, located at a height in West Himalaya. It is renowned for its meadows of endemic alpine flowers and the variety of flora found there. It is located in Uttarakhand state. This richly diverse area is also home to rare and endangered animals, including the Asiatic black bear, snow leopard, brown bear and blue sheep. The gentle landscape of the Valley of Flowers National Park complements the rugged mountain wilderness of Nanda Devi National Park to the east. Together they encompass a unique transition zone between the mountain ranges of the Zanskar and Great Himalaya. The park stretches over an expanse of 87.50 km2. Both parks are encompassed in the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (223,674 ha) which is further surrounded by a buffer zone (5,148.57 km2). This Reserve is in the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves since 2004. The Valley of Flowers is a high-altitude Himalayan valley that has been acknowledged by renowned mountaineers and botanists in literature for over a century.This virtual paradise on earth has been unknown to the outside world till the great Mountaineer Frank S Smith discovered it in the year 1931.The valley was declared a national park in 1982 and now it is a World Heritage Site.

Itinerary
Day – 1 Rishikesh to Goving Ghat . Distance – 275 KM , 9 – 10 Hrs Journey .
Reporting at Rishikesh (Laxman Jhula area) at 6:30AM & proceed to Govind Ghat (10hrs. drive)
We all will meet up at Laxaman Jhoola by 6:30am in the morning. We will hire a cab drive to Govind Ghat ( The costing will be shared among all the participants). The drive will take around 10 hours form Rishikesh. Over night stay in hotel at Govind Ghat

Day – 2 Govind Ghat – Ghangria . Distance – 10 KM [Duration: 6 – 7 hours trek]
Early in the morning after breakfast from Govind Ghat it is a gradual ascent along a well maintained trail to Ghangria. On the way you can see waterfalls & natural beauty . Spend the rest of the day exploring the surroundings. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel in Ghangria.

Day – 3 Ghangria – Valley of Flowers – Ghangria . Distance – 6 KM [Duration: 4 – 5 hours]
This day’s trip take us into the Valley of Flowers. After having breakfast we will start our trek towards the valley . On the way we will be crossing Pushpawathi river . Eye catching spectacles like the cascading waterfalls, small streams and above all the flowery meadows awaits the visitors all through the way.Explore the valley and return back to the hotel . Night stay at hotel in Ghangria.

Day – 4 Ghangria – Hemkund Sahib – Ghangria Distance – 8 KM [Duration: 5 – 6 hours]
On this day we will be trekking to the Hemkund Sahib ( 14200 feet ) . A steep hike to the lake of Hemkund Sahib (a holy place for the Sikhs) is planned for the day. Its a steep so we will going slow, on the way you can see many waterfalls , Himalayan flower Brahma Kamal which is grow hight of 11000 to 15000 feet . Return back to the hotel for the night stay hotel in Ghangria.

Day – 5 Ghangria – Govind Ghat [Duration: 4 – 5 hours]
Trek back to Govind Ghat. We start early in the morning from Ghangria and reach Govind Ghat by 12:00 pm. Check in to the hotel. On this day people who wants to visit Badrinath Temple they can hire cab leave afternoon and evening they can come back to the hotel.Overnight stay at Govindghat.

Day – 6 Govindghat – Rishikesh [ Duration: 8-9 hours ]
You can start early in the morning from Govindghat and reach Rishikesh by 6:00 pm. ( We will hire a cab at Govindghat to drive to Rishikesh and the costing will be shared among all the participants). The drive will take around 9/10 hours form Govindghat to reach Rishikesh. Stay at hotel in Rishikesh (Hotel cost is not included)

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