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Valley of Flowers and Hemkund Sahib

Duration : 10 Days / 9 Nights
Destinations : Delhi - Rishikesh - Joshimath - Gobindghat - Ghangariya - Hernkund Sahib - Valley of Flowers -

Day 01: Arrive Delhi - On arrival, assistance and transfer to Hotel Imperial or similar. After lunch, half-day visit to Gurdwaras Sisganj, Bangla Sahib and Rakhab Ganj). Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Day 02: Delhi/Rishikesh (230kms/6 hrs)-After breakfast, drive by car/coach to Rishikesh. Check-in and lunch at Hotel Ganga Kinare or similar. Visit the Laxman Jhoola, Muni-ki-Reti and the local Gurdwara. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Day 03: Rishikesh/Joshimath (290kms/10hrs)-After breakfast and a short visit to Gurdwara, drive by car/coach to Joshimath, lunch enroute. Dinner and stay at Tourist Rest House (GMVN).

Day 04: Joshimath/Gobindghat/Ghangariya - After breakfast, drive by car/coach to Gobindghat (18kms/1hr), situated near the confluence of roaring Laxman Ganga and Alaknanda rivers called Vishnu Prayag. Lunch at gurdwara. A 14kms trek takes us to Ghangariya. the base camp for Hemkund Sahib. Dinner and overnight at Tourist Rest House (GMVN).

Day 05: Ghangariya/Hernkund Sahib/Ghangariya - After breakfast, trek to Hemkund Sahib,4239m above sea-level (5kms/3hrs). Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth guru of Sikhs, is believed to have meditated here in his previous birth. A gurdwara stands here in his memory on the bank of a sacred lake. Return to Ghangariya for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 06: Ghangariya/Valley of Flowers/Ghangariya - After breakfast, trek to Valley of Flowers (4kms/2.5hrs), carrying packed lunch. Explore the valley and witness the rare Himalayan flora, i.e. Brahm Kamal (Saussurea Obvolata), Himalayan Blue Poppy (Meconopsis Aculata) and many more. Return to Ghangariya for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 07: Ghangariya/Gobindghat/Joshimath - After breakfast, trek down to Gobindghat. Lunch at Gobindghat and drive back by car/coach to Joshimath for dinner and overnight stay at Tourist Rest House (GMVN).

Day 08: Joshimath/Rishikesh (290kms/10hrs) - After breakfast, drive by car/coach to Rishikesh. Lunch at Shrinagar's local restaurant. Check-in, dinner and overnight at Hotel Gango Kinare or similar.

Day 09: Rishikesh/Delhi (230kms/6hrs) - After breakfast, drive by car/coach to Delhi. Enroute visit Har-Ki-Pauri at Haridwar. After lunch, continue journey. Check-in, dinner and overnight at Hotel Imperial or similar.

Day 10: Delhi/Back Home - After breakfast, transfer to airport for flight to onward journey/back home.