The Valley of Flowers is a riot of color in August/September. Well over a thousand varieties of flowers, shrubs, orchids and plants in myriad hues, differing textures and colors paint the valley in a gorgeous display. The valley is a natural plantation surrounded by the dazzling snow clad Himalayas, a feast for the botanist and amateur alike.
Deep in the heart of the Himalayas, is this spectacular 'Valley of Flowers'. Many varieties of Himalayan wild flowers bloom here. Post Monsoons, the floor of the valley is covered with a carpet of myriad colours ! It is an awesome sight of colours with a contrasting back drop of majestic peaks.
The route: For Valley of Flowers Trekking
We reach Haridwar from Delhi and then move to Joshimath (2100 Meters), which is a popular centre of pilgrimage and the entrance for the valley of flowers trekking. The journey to Joshimath is a fascinating one, travelling mainly up towards the Alaknanda valley. From Deoprayag a mixture of beautiful countryside and fascinating bustling small towns create a complete Himalayan imagination to a traveler. The place Deoprayag is significant because of having confluence of the two prime rivers of the Garwhal Himalayas Bhagirathi and Alaknanda.
From Joshimath, we drive to Govindghat for about an hour which is our trek starting point to Ghangaria. It is located in the northern Himalayan ranges at an altitude of 3049 meters and situated on the bank of the river Lakshman Ganga. It is the last human habitation in this tiny valley and remains open from May till September only. From here, one enters into the Valley of Flowers. The fragrance of flowers are so strong sometimes that the trekkers find themselves in deep meditation sometimes for few minutes.
- International airport to hotel in Delhi transfer by small coach/ medium or large cars as per the group size
- Sightseeing/ monument visits as per the itinerary
- Delhi to trek beginning point and back to Delhi transfers
- Transfer to international airport in Delhi after the trip
- Transportation of porters, cook, kitchen staff to trek beginning point and back to their places after the trekking
Accommodation – city hotels with breakfast & remaining on full board
- Hotels as per the program
- Trekking duration camps with all meals
- Gala dinner at Delhi with expedition mementoes/ souvenirs
Staff
- Porters for the trekking part
- Cook and kitchen helper (01)
- Trekking guide (01) from trek beginning point to trek end point
- Local sightseeing/ city/ monument guide
Equipment
- Trekking tents for the members
- Trekking tent for cook+ helper and trekking guide
- Ground mattresses
- Kitchen tent, chairs, tables, stools, utensils, crockery and cutlery
- Toilet tents and toiletries
- Medical kit
- Maps and directions
Administrative assistance to the expedition team
- Cargo Management for big groups
- Insurance of the staff and porters for trekking trips like Kangla Pass
- Inner Line permits/ restricted area permits
The cost doesn’t include
- Air tickets of the expedition members
- Any kind of insurance of the clients
- Personal expenditures of the clients
- Helicopter rescue
- Personal sleeping bags and sacs
- Cargo handling charges
Skiing supplement
- If you want to ski down from some point, you can write separately.
Day 01: Arrival at Delhi -You will meet our office representatives once you reach Delhi airport who will respectfully escort you to your hotel.
Day 02: New Delhi - Haridwar (205 Kms/5-6 hrs). -In the morning after breakfast drive to Haridwar, for the lunch you will stop on the way and go directly to your hotel on arrival. In the evening, your guide will take you to visit "Har Ki paudi" for Aarti ceremony. The hundreds of lamps float in the River Ganges at the end of AARTI ceremony carrying the brightness of devotion and this experience is simply incredible to witness and be part of its happening.
Day 03: Haridwar - Joshimath (245 Kms/8-9 hrs)-After an early breakfast drive to Joshimath via Deoprayag. On the way visit Deoprayag where Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers meet. As you move higher up, the scenery subtly changes from very lush hillsides covered with rice terraces, to slightly barren mountainous countryside beyond Srinagar. The final few kilometers of the journey goes through a nice hairpin mountain road starting from the Vishnu Prayag. Arrival at Joshimath by evening, check into the hotel.
Day 04: Joshimath - Govindghat (22 Kms/1 hrs) - Ghangaria (14 Kms/3-4 hrs)-Having an early breakfast and then driving to Govindghat is what today’s schedule is. Govindghat is the starting point of the trek. From Govindghat there is a gradual ascent along a well maintained pilgrim trail to Ghangaria. Upon arrival at Ghangaria, check into hotel. Explore the surroundings in the evening which include the great Himalayan Mountains and peaks.
Day 05: Ghangaria - Valley Of Flowers - Ghangaria (5 Kms one side/4-5 hrs)-After breakfast trek to Valley of Flowers (3858 m) from Ghangaria. The valley is an enchanting sight with an impressive array of rare wildflowers like Geranium, Marsh marigold, Prinula, Potentilla, Geum, Asters, Lilium, Ranunculus, Corydalis, Inula, Braham Kamal, Campanula, Pedicularis, Arisaema, Morina, Impatiens, Bistorta, Ligularia, Anaphalis, Saxifrages, Sibbaldia, Thermo- psis, Trollius, Codonopsis, Dactylorhiza, Cypripedium, Str- awberry, Epilobium, Rhododendrons and numerous others. Most of the flowers have medicinal values too. The valley is 10 Kms long, 2 Kms wide, and is divided by the Pushpawati stream, into which several tiny streams and waterfalls merge. After enjoying the beauty of valley trek back to Ghangaria.
Day 06: Ghangaria- Hemkund-Ghangaria-After breakfast trek to Hemkund Sahib (4329 m) from Ghangaria. This is quite a steep climb. In the Sikh holy book- “The Granth Sahib”, the Sikh Guru Gobind Singh recounts that in a previous life, he meditated on the shores of a lake surrounded by seven snowcapped mountains now recognized by Hemkund. Late afternoon, we trek back to Ghangaria.
Day 07: Ghangaria - Govind Ghat (trek 5-6 hrs.) – Joshimath (drive) -After breakfast trek down and reach Govind Ghat, and from here drive to Joshimath. Afternoon is free to explore AULI, which is an important ski destination in the Himalayan region of Uttrakhand. Auli is known as 'Bugyal' in the regional language which means meadow. In fact some French and Australian experts consider Auli to be one of the best ski resorts in the world. Auli is blessed with a breathtaking panoramic view of the lofty peaks of the greatest mountain range in the world, the Himalayas.
Day 08: Joshimath – Rishikesh -Early morning drive to Haridwar after breakfast. On the way visit Rudraprayag where river Mandakini and Alaknanda meet. Lunch is taken on the way and we reach Rishikesh by evening. Check into the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 09: Rishikesh- Haridwar - Delhi -The journey to Delhi is covered by train and on arrival Delhi station; our representative will meet you with the cars and take you to your hotel. The free time will be utilized for sightseeing of Delhi but it totally optional.
Day 10: Fly Home, we will drop you to the international airport for your flight back home.
Getting there: Your nearest international airport is Delhi where you will meet with our expedition manager. After essential visits to IMF and cargo (if required), you will be escotrted towards the initial point of your adventure as per the program details.
After the expedition/ adventure journey, you arrive back to Delhi. After de briefing (in case of expedition) and farewell ceremony, you will be driven to international airport to board flight back to your home.
Airtickets: We have our partners in almost every foreign countries, so if you need any assistance in your air tickets bookings, you are always welcome to speak to us to know about our partner close to you.
Cargo Management: We have strong tieups with the cargo management companies to get your consignments clear timely in Delhi. In maximum cases, you will only need to spend just 2 hours for getting your consignmwent delivery. Once you send the documents and the boxes details, we start locating them in India.
Insurance : It is a condition of joining our trips that you must be adequately insured. All persons are expected to arrange their own insurance. Polices should cover any potential risks involved in such adventure.
Our hotels and camps: We offer you best economy hotels in cities and towns and till base camp we provide you very comfirtable tents with maximim possible faciltiies in the mountains. For the trekking, Jeep Safaris, MTB and other adventure journeys, we provide the most luxurious camps fitted with dining areas and modren toilet facilities.
Adventure India briefing: We have excelent maps, images and movies of majoriety of our adventure expeditions/ joiurneys and sports. A short briefing in our offices is highly recommended so the team understands logistics, forecarst problems and know where the solutions would be. We stress on planning, planning and planning in any adventure expediton and till now we have remained successful in all of our expeditions just because of our planning. So we need you to be an active part of it.
Rescue and helicopter evacuation: if the expeditons are well planned, rescue operations can be avoided. In the history of 14 years, we didn’t encounter any seviour requireemtn of rescue but still we can tie up with the agencies to provide helicopter evacuation on your request and willingness to pay the charges.
Peak booking formalities: already mentioned in detail in our mountaineering formalities in India link. For necessary applications either you can check the website of IMF or speak to us.
Ground transportation: We provide the ground transportation compriseing of best available cars/ copaches in fine roads and rough trucks in remote areas of the Indian mountains.
Porters and ponies: We provide ponies till base camp and HAP/ LAPs as per the requirement of the expedition.
Fuel and gases: Fuel (aftwer BC) is not a part of cost included section, but we will manage Butane / Butane propane gases for you on your timely request.
Trek & BC food : We offer a mixture of Vegetarian and Non vegetarian food till BC including the several herbs we have individually discovered with the medicinal values and capacity to keep the body warm. We have cooks who make Korean, Japnese and Continental food along with Indian food.
Our guides & instructors: Our guides are basically trained till BC trekking and support to establish BC. But our instructors do have good experience of mountaineering who can join the expeditions to higher levels too.
Ground Support system: We have fantastic ground support system developed in collaboration with the local people of nearest villages, army camps, porters and local guides. We have re discovered the use of traditional communication system also along with the setellite phones to stay in touch with the groups after BC. Our BC staff is trained to keep information of the groups at ABC and between and act as per the situation.
Cost Includes & not: The cost includes all hotels, guest houses, camps till BC, food till BC, ponies, porters, LAP/ HAP, food & tents for the porters, cooks and staff at BC, insurance of our permanenet staff, food for LO, cargo management, all transportation, all sightseeing, liasioning and coordination, trekking guides and BC management. The cost doent include IMF fees and environment levies, State Government fees and environment levies, porters insurance, clients air fares, helicopter evacuation, extra porters requirement from the BC, extra days at or above BC and any expenditure on personal level including clients insurance/ visa etc.
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