Deluxe Trek to Valley of Flowers

Meet the operator at Haridwar railway station at 07:00 hrs and from here, you'll be driven to Auli (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 arrive at a beautiful ski lodge in the middle of an apple orchard in Auli. Here you'll check into rooms on triple-sharing basis.

Overnight in Auli, in Himalayan Eco Lodge. You'll be picked up from Haridwar today and will be driven to this cosy ski lodge in Auli. You'll check in to triple-sharing rooms with attached washrooms and all bedding. Today's package includes dinner.

After a filling breakfast, you'll be driven to Govindghat, where your trek to the Valley of Flowers begins. It's a short drive of about 1 hour, and then you set off on foot. 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.

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.

After breakfast, you'll trek back to Govindghat, where vehicles are waiting to take you back to Auli. You'll check in to your triple-sharing rooms here, and can relax for the rest of the day.

Overnight in Auli, in Himalayan Eco Lodge. You'll check in to triple-sharing rooms with attached washrooms and all bedding. Today's package includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

You'll check out from the lodge 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.