Valley Of Flowers Trek, Uttarakhand

The Valley of Flowers is only open from the beginning of June until the beginning of October, as it's covered in snow the rest of the year. The best time to visit is from mid-July to mid-August when the flowers are in full bloom after the first monsoon rain. If visit before July, you'll find hardly any flowers at all.

The Valley of Flowers Trek is 38 km long. And you cover this distance in 4 days where you trek approximately for 6 hours every day. You also need to keep two days for traveling to and from the basecamp of the Valley of Flowers trek. The trek begins from Govindghat, which is an 11-hour drive from Rishikesh.

For this Valley Of Flowers trek, you will have to trek from Govindghat, on the route to Hemkund Sahib, up to Ghangaria which is quite an exhilarating climb. Catch the glimpse of the Himalayan beauty while you head out on this trek. At an altitude of 14,400 ft, you will come across the large clear water lake which will make you stare at it for a long. This hidden jewel is a unique habitat and home to millions of species of wildflowers such as saxifrages, seams, lilies, poppy, calendula, daisies, geranium, zinnia, and petunia. Not just this you will come across varieties of colorful butterflies as you continue your Valley of Flowers trek.

For this Valley Of Flowers trek, you will have to trek from Govindghat, on the route to Hemkund Sahib, up to Ghangaria which is quite an exhilarating climb. Catch the glimpse of the Himalayan beauty while you head out on this trek. At an altitude of 14,400 ft, you will come across the large clear water lake which will make you stare at it for a long. This hidden jewel is a unique habitat and home to millions of species of wildflowers such as saxifrages, seams, lilies, poppy, calendula, daisies, geranium, zinnia, and petunia. Not just this you will come across varieties of colorful butterflies as you continue your Valley of Flowers trek.