India Valley of flowers
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Duration: 10 days
Places Covered: RISHIKESH - JOSHIMATH - GHANGARIA - VALLEY OF FLOWERS - HEMKUND LAKE - BADRINATH
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DAY 01: ARRIVE RISHIKESH
Arrive Rishikesh and transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
DAY O2: RISHIKESH \ JOSHIMATH DRIVE: 9-10 HRS
Early morning drive to Joshimath. The entire drive is along the Alaknanda River. Lunch enroute at Rudraparayag. Arrive Joshimath and transfer to hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
DAY 03: JOSHIMATH\GHANGARIA DRIVE & TREK 2 HRS7-8 HRS
Early morning after breakfast drive to Govindghat, a small hamlet situated on the confluence of Alaknanda and roaring Laxman Ganga. Arrive and commence trek to Ghangaria. Lunch enroute. Arrive Ghangaria and camp on the banks of Laxman Ganga. Dinner and overnight camp.
DAY 04: GHANGARIA\ VALLEY OF FLOWERS TREK: 6-7 HRS
Morning after breakfast start trek to Valley of Flowers. The first part of the trek is through thick forest along the Pushpavati River. Later we trek in the open meadow. Arrive and explore the area. After encountering rare flowers e.g. Brahmkamal, Blue poppy, Potentilla, and hundreds of others we trace our steps back to the base camp, Ghangaria. Dinner and overnight camp.
DAY 05: GHANGARIA\ HEMKUND LAKE TREK: 8-9 HRS
Morning after breakfast we trek to Hemkund, one of the finest high latitude lakes in the area, and pilgrimage for Sikhs and Hindus as well. The entire trek today is uphill till we reach Hemkund. Explore the area and trace your steps back to the base camp. One can encounter some of the flowers on this stretch as well. Dinner and overnight camp.
DAY 06: GHANGARIA\ GOVINDGHAT TREK: 7-8 HRS. DRIVE 2 HRS
Morning after breakfast trek down Govindghat. Lunch enroute. Arrive and commence drive to Badrinath, the most important temple in north India for Hindus. Evening visit the badrinath temple for the evening Darshanas. Dinner and overnight hotel.
DAY 07: BADRINATH
Morning after breakfast trek\drive to Mana village, the last Indian village on Indo-Tibet border. Remaining day free to explore the area. Dinner and overnight hotel.
DAY 08: BADRINATH \ RUDRAPARAYG. 7-8 HRS. DRIVE
Morning after breakfast drive to Rudraprayag. Arrive Rudraprayag and transfer to hotel. Dinner and overnight hotel.
DAY 09 : RUDRAPARYAG\RISHIKESH. DRIVE:5-6 HRS
Morning after breakfast drive to Rishikesh. Arrive Rishikesh and transfer to Hotel for lunch and wash and change. Evening transfer to Railway station to board train for Delhi.
DAY 10 : RISHIKESH /OUT