About the Trek

About The Valley:

The "valley of flowers" was accidentally discovered in 1931, when a team of British mountaineers consisting of Francis Smythe, Eric Shipton and Romilly Holdsworth were returning from a successful summit of Mt. Kamet and they lost the way ending up in this beautiful valley decked up with numerous flowers. Francis later went on to publish a book about this valley which bought it to the limelight of the world.

In 1982, this valley was declared a National Park. In 2005, The Valley of Flowers National Park was declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The park is situated at an altitude of approx 3600m/11800ft in North Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, India and is famous for its meadows full of endemic alpine flowers. The park is spread across an area of 87.50sq.km and is home to a variety of birds and animals. The best time to visit the valley is from July to early September when it is filled with a variety of colourful flowers. Some of these flowers are very rare and bloom only for a short period of time in the season.

THE ENCHANTING VALLEY OF FLOWERS TREK WITH PARVAT BUDDIES

We at PARVAT BUDDIES are proud to present you our 4^th Himalayan Adventure. This time venturing in the mountain state of Uttarakhand by attempting to trek inside the enchanting valley of flowers. This trek is filled with beauty, challenges and memorable travel experiences. To suit your needs, we are offering 3 different packages with the following durations and starting points:

Ex-Rishikesh (8D/7N) 9th August - 16th August 2019

Ex-Delhi (8D/7N) 9th August - 16th August 2019
Ex-Mumbai (10D/9N) 8th August - 17th August 2019

The pricing and inclusions for all the above three offerings are mentioned here.

Major Attractions:
Twin Treks:
i. Scenic Trek to Valley Of Flowers (approx 3600m/11800ft)
ii. High Altitude Trek to Hemkund Sahib (approx 4330m/14200ft)
Flowers:
Witness variety of colourful flowers blooming inside the National park
Rains:
Experience Monsoon in the Himalayas
Memorable Road Journeys:
Make new friends and create memories while travelling to new places
Visit to Badrinath & Mana village:
subject to weather and time
Confluence of Rivers:
Confluence of rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi at Devprayag
Confluence of rivers Alaknanda and Mandakini at Rudraprayag
Confluence of rivers Alaknanda and Pindar at Karnaprayag
Confluence of rivers Alaknanda and Nandakini at Nandaprayag
Confluence of rivers Alaknanda and Dhauliganga at Vishnuprayag

Grade: Easy-Moderate
Approx Trek Distance (in kms): 44kms
Highest Point: approx 14,200 ft
Age Limit: 9yrs and above (children below 15yrs need to be accompanied by a parent/guardian)
Last Day To Book: 15^th July 2019