Duration – 6 Days
Best Season -July – August
Level – Moderate
Must read about Valley Of Flowers Trek
Frank Smyth first brought the Bhyunder Valley to the attention of mountain enthusiasts and botanists in 1931 after a successful climb on Kamet.
Short Itinerary
Day 1:
- Arrival Day ( Haridwar to Govindghat) 291km
Day 2:
- Trek from Govindghat to Gangaria
Day 3:
- Trek from Gangaria to Valley of Flowers and Back
Day 4:
- Trek from Gangaria to Govindghat
Day 5:
- Departure Day From Govindghat to Haridwar
Price Inclusions
- Meals while on trek (Veg. + Egg).
- All necessary entry fees and permits.
- Accommodation:- Guest house, Home stay, camping during Trek.
- Mountaineering qualified & professional trek Leader, guide, cook and Support staff.
- First aid medical kits, stretcher and oxygen cylinder.
- Trek equipments: Sleeping bag, mattress, tent (twin sharing), kitchen & dinning tent, toilet tent, utensils and crampon (if required).
Price Exclusions
- Transport Arrangement from Rishikesh or Dehradun
- Any kind of insurance.
- Porters could be arranged and the costing is borne by the Participant
Stay
- Guest House (First/Forth Day) | Tented Accommodation (Second/Third Day)
- Sharing basis accommodation
- Separate accommodation for boys and girls
Meal
- We offer Hot Vegetarian food.
- All Days Breakfast
- All Days Lunch
- All Days Dinner
Transportation
- We usually try to arrange a Tavera/Qualis/Sumo Jeep for Pickup and Drop from/to Rishikesh or Dehradun Airport. The participant need to inform prior about the arrangement of the Jeep.
- The travel time from Rishikesh/Dehradun to Shankari is about 10 hours. The cost of transportation is Rs. 6000 per Jeep (6-8 people).
- You will reach Rishikesh or Kathgodam Railway Station approximately by 3-4 pm from Lohajung. (We request you to do the onward journey after 5 pm from Rishikesh).
- The cost of Arrival and Departure Jeep is shared among the trekkers using the Jeep.
Detail Itinerary
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DAY 1: ARRIVAL DAY (HARIDWAR- GOVINDGHAT)
Arrive at Haridwar by 6:00 am or a night before (arriving a night before is more convenient as trekkers won’t have to make a hurry in the morning). Trekkers are requested to meet us at Haridwar by 6:00 am in the morning. TrekUp will arrange for the transport to Govindghat from Haridwar (cost of which is to be borne by the trekkers). Drive through one of the most adventurous Himalayan roads in India to reach Govindghat in the evening. Stay at hotel in Govindghat overnight (included in the trek fee)
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DAY 2: GOVINDGHAT- GHANGARIA
A steady stream of sikh pilgrims along the way to Ghangaria provides great enthusiasm and confidence to do this trek. After crossing a bridge over Alaknanda river, ascent on the concrete path for 3-4km to reach village Pulna. Continue on a trail dominated by oak forest, rhododendrons, silver fur and spruce. Cross the bridge over Laxman Ganga. The final 3km to the meadows of Ghangaria is a steep climb. Reach Ghangaria by evening. Stay overnight at Ghangaria in a hotel.
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DAY 3: GHANGARIA- VALLEY OF FLOWERS AND BACK
Today is an easy day with an easy 12km walk through the entire valley. We start our trek early in the morning so one can spend quality time in the valley. The valley carpeted with wildflowers and enclosed by high mountains never fails to impress. From Ghangaria, cross the bridge over Hem Ganga and start climbing towards Bhyundar Valley. The Bhyunder Valley is a glacial valley about 10km long and 2km wige characterised by alpine glages, silver birch trees and rhododendrons, and is enclosed by Nar Parbat (5855mt), Nilgiri Parbat (6474mt), Rataban (6166mt) and Ghari Parbat (6708mt). The trail leads to meadows of wildflowers. The valley is a treat for photographers. Spend few hours in the valley and return to Ghangaria via same route.
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DAY 4: GHANGARIA- HEMKUND SAHEB AND BACK
Start the trek early in the morning and cross the bridge over Laxman Ganga. The trail ascends steeply before we reach beautiful meadows. The views back down to Ghangaria and across to the peaks above the entrance to Bhyunder Valley provides motivation to progress towards the lake. On arrival at Hem Kund (4330mt), most pilgrims wash themselves in the icy waters of the lake before visiting the gurudwara. Spend good amount of time near the lake and descend back towards Ghangaria via same route.
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DAY 5: GHANGARIA- GOVINDGHAT
We start our way back to Govindghat early in the morning. Reach Govindghat by 11am. One may choose to leave for Haridwar immediately or may stay at Govindghat and leave for Haridwar next morning.
Other Details
We develop our itinerary without compromising anything regards to Safety. We are aware that you would have concern regarding travelling this post covid lockdown but we take several measures to make the trip safe for you. We strongly recommend all the travellers in the trip to gain a Covid-19 Test certification. Apart from that we also sanitize the vehicle and homestay/campsite thoroughly before using it. We have made the use of face mask mandatory at public places and travel destination. Although its difficult to trek with face mask on, we strongly monitor the protocol of social distancing.
If you want to know more about what all other practises we use to make the trip safe. Please follow the link of "Safety at Nature Walkers".
- Please carry Xerox copy of Pan Card or Aadhar Card, as its same is required to permission from the Forest Department.
- Non – Indian nationals will have to pay additional cost of Rs. 1300/- toward forest permission.
- We strictly DO NOT ALLOW consumption of Alcohol, Beer, smoking or intoxicants on out trek. We request you to please co-operate with us to the make the experience more enjoyable.
- Requesting our participant to DO NOT EXPECT any kind of luxury on the trek. We host our treks in remote location and do our best to arrange the basic necessary facilities for our participant. The objective is to experience the local outdoor.
- We provide hot vegetarian food on our treks. If in case we can arrange Non-Veg, we would inform you on the trek.
- DO NOT wear tight pants; tight pants are not comfortable for treks as the leg motion is restricted.
- DO NOT carry valuable ornaments; it can cause unnecessary trouble if misplaced. (Nature Walkers do not take any responsibility of your ornaments).
- DO NOT wear black or dark cloths and perfume on the trek (as some insects get attracted to dark color and perfumes)
- Please put the little at its place, we request to not trash the trek or the accommodation facility.
- If in case of traffic delay, we request our participants to expect little delay in reaching the destination.
- 8 to 20 Members
- We get equal boys to girls ratio for most of our treks/trips
- We require a minimum of 8 participant to confirm the event
- If in case, we fail to obtain the required minimum number of participants. We would initiate full refund or transfer to another event for the same departure date. (Option of transfer shall be subject to payment/refund of balance amount if any)
FAQs
Nature Walkers shall follow all the basic Covid Guidelines like Face Mask, Hand Sanitizer, Vehicle and Homestay Sanitization with Temperature Check.
It is mandatory to carry Covid Vaccination Certificate if you have been vaccinated with both the doses on Trek. If you have Vaccinated only with one dose or have not got vaccinated, then you would need RTPCR Negative Test Report to join this Trek. A
s It might be inconvience if the state government rule changes after your do your registration or after you begin your travel and it would be difficult to find covid test centers nearby to your travel destinations.
Please read our article on "Is it Safe to Travel in India right now?"
yes, you certainly can join. We often get many solo trekker/traveler on our trips and definitely you will find some likeminded people on the trip. Our objective is that we complete the trek/travel as a team. So, we always motivate people to come together and help each other.
We always believe in exploring our limits. Every Trek/Trip organized by Nature Walker would have outdoor leaders, who would help you motivate you in difficult times on the trek/trip. Also, we have shared the itinerary in a form of a virtual trek/trip which would give you basic idea of the difficulty level of the trek/trip, which will help you in decision making.
Yes, We always make sure that we take proper precaution in regards of girl’s safety. We have female outdoor leaders who have explored every trek/trip, Nature Walkers has, in regards of the facilities, sanity and safety of a female trekkers/travelers.
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