Walks and treks

Valley of Flowers

India Uttarakhand Chamoli

Valley of Flowers
Photo: Original: Rohit Sharma Derivative work: UnpetitproleX, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A high Himalayan valley in Uttarakhand carpeted with wildflowers in the monsoon, part of a UNESCO site with Nanda Devi National Park. The trek starts from Govindghat, with a night in Ghangaria, then a day walk into the valley.


It's open from June to October; flowers peak in July and August. Many trekkers combine it with the Sikh shrine of Hemkund Sahib at 4,600 m.

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