Valley of Flowers & Hemkund Sahib Trek Package

Next morning post breakfast, we leave for Pipalkoti, a picturesque small Himalayan hamlet nestled at an altitude of 1260mts above the sea level. The town of Pipalkoti serves as a relaxing stop-over for pilgrims and tourists on their way to locations like Hemkund Sahib and Valley of Flowers. On reaching Pipalkoti check into the hotel for dinner and night stay

Next day early morning, we hit the road for Govindghat from where we trek towards Ghangaria covering a distance of 14kms. Govindghat is a scenic hamlet standing at the meeting points of two rivers; the gushing Laxman Ganga and the sublime Alaknanda. From Govindghat we embark on our trek towards Ghangaria. This is indeed a memorable trek route as it takes you through many pine groves, offering at the same time, magnificent views of the Himalayas. All through your trek, the River Laxman Ganga accompanies you. Towards late afternoon, we reach Ghangaria. Ghangaria marks the last of all human habitats in the vale. We put up at Ghangaria hotel/lodge for dinner and night stay.

Next day early morning we set out for our trek towards Hemkund Sahib. Hemkund is a well known high altitude Himalayan lake. It is considered to be a sacred lake for the followers of Hinduism as well as Sikhism. The crystal clear lake waters beautifully mirror the surrounding mountainous vistas. Along the lakeside stands Gurudwara Hemkund Sahib and small temple belonging to Lakshmana, brother of Lord Rama. Guru Govind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru is said to have acquired his spiritual nirvana at the site of Hemkund Sahib during his past life. Also, Lakshmana is said to have undertaken austere penance sitting on the banks of Hemkund Lake. Post Darshan at Hemkund Sahib we trek our way back to Ghangaria and check into the hotel for dinner and night stay.

Next day early morning we set out on our Valley of Flowers trek. The first half of this trek makes you walk a trail passing through dense woods and River Pushpawati happens to be your companion on the way. The second half of this trek makes you pass through meadows until you reach the enchanting Valley of Flowers. Valley of Flowers presents you with scores of vibrantly colored Alpine flowers that are too rare to be visualized elsewhere on earth. The riot of colors that these full bloomed flowers create is indeed worth capturing in camera. Post Valley of Flower visit, we trek our way back to Ghangaria and retire to hotel for dinner and night stay.

Next morning we trek back to Govindghat and then proceed towards Pipalkoti by cab. En route we visit Joshimath where we make a Darshan of Narasimha Temple and Shankaracharya Temple. After Joshimath sightseeing, we head for Pipalkoti straight away. On reaching we check into the hotel for dinner and night stay.

Next morning we retrace our way back to Haridwar. En route we visit Devprayag and Rishikesh. At Devprayag River Bhagirathi joins River Alaknanda to form the stream of holy Ganges. At Rishikesh, also often referred to as the country’s ‘Yoga Capital’, we visit several ashrams and places like Ram jhula, Laxman Jhula, Geeta Bhavan etc. Post Rishikesh sightseeing we head straight for Haridwar. On reaching we check into the hotel for dinner and night stay.

Next morning we drive back to Delhi and on reaching you are transferred to New Delhi railway station/airport where our representative sees you off and you proceed for your onward journey back home, taking back with you some lifetime memories of the tour.