Valley of Flowers Trip : Brief Itinerary

Here's a brief itinerary of our trip to Valley of Flowers. We were fortunate enough not to face any delays due to weather/landslides. However, to be on safer side one should keep 1-2 days buffer in their plan.

Day-0: 11th August 2012 

• Morning flight from Bangalore to Delhi 
• Took a train from New Delhi Railway Station to Haridwar
• Overnight stay at Haridwar

Day-1: 12th August 2012 

• Took an early morning bus from Haridwar to Govindghat. 
• Reached Govindghat at 6 pm after strenuous journey 
• Overnight stay at Govindghat 

Day-2: 13th August 2012

• Started with hike from Govindghat at 7 am 
• Reached Ghangria at 6.30 pm in evening. Had a tuf time in last part  due to rains 
• Checked in at a decent hotel in Ghangria 

Day-3: 14th August 2012

• Started the day with hike to Valley of Flowers. 
• Reached core area by 1 pm but couldn't shoot landscapes due overcast condition
• Back in Ghangria at 5.30 pm 
• Watched documentary show on VOF at DCF office in Ghangria 

Day-4: 15th August 2012

• Hiked to Hemkund Sahib, but could not complete the hike because a mule stamped on my foot. 
• Had a tough downhill descent while getting down due to slipperiness (due to rain+mule shit).
• Was back in Ghangria at 7 pm !

Day-5: 16th August 2012

• Revisited Hemkund Sahib by taking a mule. 
• Visited Gurudwara and Laxman Mandir and had an awesome Khichdi at langar of Gurudwara

Day-6: 17th August 2012 

• Descended to Govindghat by opting for a mule again. 
• Took a taxi to Badrinath and checked in at Ananth Ashram at Badrinath 
• Visited Mana Village by taking another taxi from Badrinath 
• Explored Mana Village by hiring a guide. 

Day-7: 18th August 2012

• Left Badrinath at 5 am in morning by hiring a taxi. 
• Changed over to a different taxi at Chamoli, as our Taxi-1 had wheel wobbling issue
• Had brief stop over at Rishikesh to visited Laxman Jhula
• Reached Haridwar in evening and visited Har-ki-Pauri and the places around
• Had dinner at famoush Chotiwala restaurant 
• Overnight stay at Haridwar

Day-8: 19th August 2012 

• Took an early morning train(Jan shatabdhi express) from Haridwar to Delhi.
• Reached Delhi and checked-in at a hotel for fresh up 
• Had lunch at a south indian restaurant in at Connaught place 
• Left Delhi by taking 8.55 pm flight. Reached Bangalore around midnight. 

If you have any queries in specific please post a comment below or send me an email at sandeep@shande.in

Also read: VOF - Summary and Retrospect.