Valley of Flowers and Hemkund Sahib Trek

Meet the operator at Haridwar railway station at 07:00 hrs and from here, you'll be driven to Govindghat (near Joshimath). This is a long, interesting drive of 8-9 hours. Most of the journey takes you along the Ganga and Alaknanda rivers. En route you will pass the holy towns of Rishikesh, Dev Prayag and Rudra Prayag. You'll check in to a standard hotel in Govindghat where you will spend the night in triple-sharing rooms.

Overnight in Govindghat, in Hotel Badrish or similar. You'll be picked up from Haridwar today and will be driven to Govindghat. You'll check in to triple-sharing rooms with attached washrooms and all bedding. The rooms have hot water geysers, but in case of electricity outage, you will be provided with one bucket of hot water per trekker, in the morning and evening. Today's package includes dinner.

After a filling breakfast, you'll set off on the first day of trekking for your Valley of Flowers trek. You'll walk through forested area and a few villages. It's a 14 kms trek that should take 4-5 hours, and you'll be surrounded by numerous waterfalls and absolutely lush, green landscape all around. Overnight stay at a hotel in Ghangaria in triple-sharing rooms.

Overnight in Ghangaria, in Hotel Devlok or similar. You'll check in to triple-sharing rooms with attached washrooms and all bedding. The rooms have hot water geysers, but in case of electricity outage, you will be provided with one bucket of hot water per trekker, in the morning and evening. Today's package includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

It's a delightful and short ascent to the valley today. You trek through undulating meadows laden with varieties of alpine flowers, a network of streams and big mountains all around. At the entrance of the valley stands the snow-clad peak of Ratban Parvat, towards the left is Nar Parvat, which separates the Badrinath valley from this valley, and to the right is dense birch forest on the hillsides. You spend 3-4 hrs exploring different corners and vantage points of the valley and towards late afternoon head back to the hotel at Ghangaria. Overnight stay in the hotel.

Overnight in Ghangaria, in Hotel Devlok or similar. You'll check in to triple-sharing rooms with attached washrooms and all bedding. The rooms have hot water geysers, but in case of electricity outage, you will be provided with one bucket of hot water per trekker, in the morning and evening. Today's package includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Today, you'll trek to Hemkund Sahib. Hemkund Sahib is a popular Sikh shrine built next to a beautiful lake. The lake is surrounded by wild flowers with Brahmkamal being the most popular. The gradient is steep at places and trekking to the shrine will take about 3 -4 hrs. You also visit the Laxman mandir next to the Gurudwara. You'll return to your hotel in Ghangaria for the night.

The camp in Ghangria has Swiss tents which are comfortably furnished with attached washrooms.

After breakfast, you'll trek back to Govindghat, where you can relax for the rest of the day. You'll be staying in a hotel in Govindghat.

Overnight in Govindghat, in Hotel Badrish or similar. You'll check in to triple-sharing rooms with attached washrooms and all bedding. The rooms have hot water geysers, but in case of electricity outage, you will be provided with one bucket of hot water per trekker, in the morning and evening. Today's package includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

You'll check out from the hotel after breakfast and be driven back to Haridwar Railway Station. You should reach by 18:00 hrs. Your Valley of Flowers trek ends here.

Today's package includes only breakfast. After breakfast, you'll board vehicles and will be driven to Haridwar. You'll get there by about 18:00 hrs. Your trek to the Valley of Flowers ends here, and you will be free to proceed onwards.