Valley of Flowers is a vibrant and splendid national park reposing in the West Himalayas. Nestled in Uttarakhand, this alluring place is famous for its charming meadows of alpine flowers. Endowed with a diverse range of endemic flora, it is picturesque in its beauty. This lush region is also home to some rare and endangered animal species. You may spot animals like Asiatic black deer, snow leopard, musk deer, red fox, brown bear, and blue sheep. High in the lofty Himalayas of the Garhwal region sprawls this enchanting valley. Legends believe it to be the place from where Hanuman had collected the Sanjeevani Buti for curing Lakshmana. This place has floral pastures, running streams and a beautiful backdrop of the mountains.
Important facts about the Valley of flowers
- Location: Near Badrinath, in the Garhwal Region of Uttarakhand.
- National Park: It was declared a National park in 1982.
- World Heritage Site: Declared as World Heritage Site on July 14, 2005, by UNESCO.
- Best time to visit: July and August
- Hotels: Blue Poppy Swiss Cottage Camps and Blue Poppy Resorts in Auli.
- Entry Fee: Rs. 150 for Indians and Rs. 650 For non-Indians
- Entry Timings: 7 am to 5 pm
- Opening Date: 1st June
- Closing Date: 4th October
- The time needed for the Valley of Flowers trek is 7 days Ex Haridwar.
Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
Location: Near Badrinath, in the Garhwal Region of Uttarakhand.
It’s a core zone of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve. A colossal expanse of 87.5 sq km and myriad alpine flowers make this place a colourful paradise. Perched at an altitude of 3658 m above sea level, Bhyundar Valley is the home to this surreal place. Historically, the beauty of the place was unknown to the world until in 1931, three British mountaineers came here. They lost their way and happened to discover this alluring valley and named it Valley of Flowers. Later in the year 1939, Joan Margaret Legge, a botanist arrived here to study flowers. She was deputed by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Krew but she lost her life by slipping from the rocky terrain. Her sister later came here and erected a memorial near the spot.
Location of Valley of Flowers
Valley of Flowers is located in Chamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand India. This is remotely located and it takes a minimum of 3 days to reach Valley of Flowers from Haridwar. The last motorable point is Govindghat. Check our trek itinerary page for more day-wise information. It is around 500 km from New Delhi and 300 km from Haridwar. On our page on how to reach a Valley of flowers, we have given distances between important points and the time required between them, as different modes of transportation are available to reach the Valley of Flowers.
It is located 300 km north of Rishikesh, near Badrinath. You need to Travel by Road to Govindghat and from there the trek to the Valley of Flowers starts. Govindghat is 20 Kms before Badrinath. Till Govidghat there is a motor-able Road. Rishikesh is 6 6-hour drive from New Delhi, India.
