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| Duration | 6 days / 5 nights |
|---|---|
| Maximum altitude | 4,632 m |
| Difficulty | Moderate |
| Best season | Jul - Sep |
| Departures | Every Sunday |
| Starts from | Haridwar |
| Group size | Max 15 |
The Valley of Flowers is a national park in the Bhyundar valley that spends most of the year under snow and comes alive for roughly ten weeks of monsoon. Around 300 species flower there, many of them found nowhere else at that density. The base is Ghangaria, reached on a 9 km walk from Govindghat, and from there the valley is a day walk and Hemkund Sahib - a glacial lake and gurudwara at 4,632 m - is a steeper one.
Drive up the Alaknanda valley through Devprayag, Rudraprayag and Karnaprayag.
Drive to Govindghat, then walk 9 km to Ghangaria (3,050 m).
Day walk into the valley, several hours among the bloom, returning to Ghangaria by evening.
A 6 km climb to the glacial lake and gurudwara at 4,632 m, then back down to Ghangaria.
Walk down to Govindghat and drive to Joshimath.
Long drive down the valley, arriving Haridwar by evening.
Mid July to late August is peak bloom. The park opens on 1 June and closes on 4 October, but early June and late September have far fewer flowers.
It is 9 km with a steady climb from Govindghat, usually five to six hours. Ponies and porters are available at the trailhead if you would rather not carry a pack.
No. It is an optional day and a hard one - 6 km of steep climbing to 4,632 m. Plenty of people spend that day back in the valley instead, and that is a perfectly good choice.
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