Valley of flowers

I intend to visit valley of flowers. Please guide me with a suitable itenerary and the perfect time to visit.

Hi Abanti,

When I last counted, there were references to VOF in atleast nine thread in first two pages of the Uttarakhand forum.

I would suggest you to go through them and come up with a rough itinerary so that other IMers can fine tune it

Regards,

@ Abanti Sinha

adding with "Photofreak" suggestion, just a lil' add-on; mid-Aug is the best time

Thank you so much guys for responding. will surely go through the earlier posts on the related topics.

@Abhanti : when are you planning to visit ???
Me and my wife are planning around 21-23 July ...

If you still need them... Here's what I did...

Day 1
Reached Haridwar on a train in the afternoon and moved to Rishikesh on an auto rickshaw immediately... spent the night there...

Day 2
Reached Rudraprayag on a shared car... spend the rest of the day exploring that place...

Day 3
Planned to reach Joshimath but due to landslide or something the bus got stuck and had to spend one extra night at Chamoli...

Day 4
Took a bus to Joshimath where I spend some time and then moved to Govindghat and it was too late to trek to Ghangaria... so had to spent a night there...



Day 5
Started the real trek to Ghangaria... reached it by afternoon, explored the nearby areas...

Day 6
Finally reached VOF & spent the entire day there... Came back to Ghangaria in the evening...

Day 7
Back to Joshimath

Day 8
Early morning bus and back to Haridwar...

You can save a couple of days if you travel directly from Haridwar or Rishikesh to Joshimath in the first day itself and if roads are clear...

Hope that helps...
You can also see my photographs and a more detailed Valley of Flowers travelogue...

I am planning it next summer. Please share your experiences after you come back. Need them really!!!

Thank you Travelling Slacker. Your post and site is really helpful. Sorry guys I was a little irregular in indiamike, so sorry for responding late. Tha
nks every one for being kind enough to respond.

Looking for recent update on VoF...we will be going for it next week...any latest update will help a lot, specially about weather and road condition !!

Thanks...

Travelling Slacker, thanks for your blog! Such a good and clear account! I am coming all the way to India from NYC to India to go to VOF in a week and this really helps me put!

Travelling Slacker,

Very nice and informative TR. Very useful... and nice photos.

superb snaps & TR...........amazing