Valley of Flowers Trek                                                                                                  Photo Gallery

The well known pilgrim places of Badri, Kedar, Gangotri and Yamunotri have become important not only to Hindus, but also to the people of all religious faiths. For trekkers and mountaineers, this region is challenging. It has the snow clad peaks of Trishul, Nandadevi, Kamet and Bandarpunch, the beautiful “Valley of Flowers” and the paradise like Hemkund Sarovar located at 14,500 ft.

In July when the snow starts melting, multi-colored flowers emerge from the fertile soil. July-August is the best time to visit this valley, because in this season one can see it in its full glory. During this season of three months, about 400 varieties of flowers bloom in the valley. Thousands of tiny, wild flowers start blooming all over the valley. No one has ever planted any seeds here. It’s a creation of Nature and God.

A British mountaineer - Frank Smith, discovered this flower bedecked valley in 1931. He and his colleagues were returning from Kamet Peak expedition when they lost track and accidentally came across this wonder of the world. The month was July and the valley was in full bloom.

Some of the flowers last only for a week, and then a new variety starts blooming with new colours and a new fragrane. After September they once again disappear for a long hibernation under the snow.

Day-wise Programme

Day 01 :     Departure for Delhi. Overnight train journey

Day 02 :    Arr. at New Delhi. Proceed to Rishikesh for Night halt.

Day 03 :    Leave Rishikesh at dawn for Joshimath & visit Auli, if possible.

Day 04 :     Joshimath to Ghangria (20 kms. by bus & 14 kms. trek)- Early morning, we proceed to Govindghat which
is at a distance of 20 kms. from Joshimath. The trek route to Ghangria begins here & one has to trek 14 kms.
to reach Ghangria.

Day 05 :     Ghangria to Valley of Flowers & back (12 kms.) - Valley of Flowers is a beautiful carpet of multi colored flowers. We spend the entire day in the valley & return to Ghangria in the evening.

Day 06 :   Rest / Adjustment day

Day 07 :     Ghangria to Hemkund & back (12 kms.) - Hemkund is a beautiful holy lake situated at a height of 14,500
feet. We have to climb continuously for 6 kms. to reach the Hemkund Sahib Gurudwara. We conclude the
exhausting day at Ghangria.

Day 08 :     Ghangria to Badrinath (14 kms trek & 20 kms. by bus) - An early downhill trek takes us to Govindghat from
where we travel upto Badrinath for a night halt.

Day 09 :    Badrinath to Mana village & back - Mana, the last village on the Indian side of China border is just 3 kms.
from Badrinath. We also visit the Ganesh Gufa, Vyas Gufa & the origin of river Saraswati.

Day 10 :     Badrinath to Haridwar - We return to the plains after having spent a few days in close vicinity of the
Himalaya. In the evening we reach Haridwar - the city of temples.

Day 11 :   Optional visit to the Queen of Hill stations - Mussoorie & return to Haridwar for a nighthalt.

Day 12 :    Haridwar to New Delhi & Dep. for Pune

Day 13 :     Arrival Pune.

Yuvashakti has organized this trek in three batches. The dates of departure of these batches will be 7, 11 &
15 Aug. 2010.

Fees
The fees for this trek will be Rs. 9,900/-. This will include all travelling and accommodation as per the programme.
However, the charges for food throughout the programme, personal porterage and charges for Mussoorie sightseeing
are to be borne by the participant.