UNESCO World Heritage alpine flower valley — at roughly ~3,300–3,650 m.
The Valley of Flowers is a high-altitude Himalayan valley inside Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, known for its meadows of alpine flowers that bloom through the monsoon months. It sits within Valley of Flowers National Park, reached by a trek from Govindghat via Ghangaria.
Unlike most Uttarakhand treks, this one is strictly seasonal — the park is only open roughly June to early October — and camping inside the valley isn't permitted, so it's usually done as a day trek from Ghangaria.
~500 km to Govindghat via Rishikesh–Devprayag–Joshimath (11–13 hours by road), then a trek in via Ghangaria.
~275 km to Govindghat via the same route (9–10 hours by road), followed by the Ghangaria trek.
Day-trek into the valley from Ghangaria, photograph the seasonal blooms, and combine with the Hemkund Sahib trek if travelling in the right window.
Cool and often wet, since the bloom season coincides with monsoon; expect rain gear regardless of forecast.
See our Valley of Flowers trek page for duration, difficulty and current pricing.
Ghangaria is the base — basic guesthouses and dormitories, as no accommodation exists inside the park itself.
Roughly June to early October each year, weather and forest department notifications permitting.
No — camping inside the park is not permitted; Ghangaria is the overnight base.
Yes — both treks start from Ghangaria, and many travellers do both on the same trip.
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