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Hemkunt Sahib, Uttarakhand, India

Valley of Flowers and Hemkunt Sahib Trek, Uttarakhand, India

Posted on August 5, 2012April 23, 2025

This is the first summer when I have trekked twice and I think I am going to make it a habit. In this post I am collating all my Valley of Flowers and Hemkunt Sahib Trek links and also sharing a few more pictures.

Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand
Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand

Traveling to Rishikesh and Joshimath (Day 1 &2 of the trip)

Rest Day at Joshimath (Day 3 of the trip)

Trekking from Govinghat to Ghangaria (Day 4 of the trip, day 1 of the trek)

Trekking from Ghangaria to Valley of Flowers (Day 5 of the trip, Day 2 of the trek)

The Lake at Hemkunt Sahib
The Lake at Hemkunt Sahib

Trekking from Ghangaria to Hemkunt Sahib (Day 6 of the trip, day 3 of trekking)

Trekking from Ghangaria to Govindghat (Day 7 of the trip, day 4 of trekking)

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It took me two more days to get back to Delhi, day 8 was Joshimath to Haridwar and day 9 was from Haridwar to Delhi.

By clicking on the links you can read a detailed account of that day’s trip or trek.

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11 thoughts on “Valley of Flowers and Hemkunt Sahib Trek, Uttarakhand, India”

  1. qaminante says:
    August 6, 2012 at 12:34 am

    Wow! Looks lovely but sounds really tiring.

    Reply
  2. Niranjan says:
    August 6, 2012 at 3:30 pm

    Beautiful clicks.

    http://rajniranjandas.blogspot.in

    Reply
  3. Mridula says:
    August 7, 2012 at 12:07 pm

    Qaminante Everest Base Camp Trek was even more tiring 😀

    Thanks Niranjan.

    Reply
  4. Sanand R says:
    August 7, 2012 at 5:16 pm

    I have been wanting to explore Uttarakhand and now you’ve just made this easier! The pics look beautiful. Will check the links too, thanks a ton.

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    1. Mridula says:
      August 31, 2012 at 9:38 pm

      Sanand I hope you do explore Uttarakhand.

      Reply
  5. Raj Sundararaman says:
    September 11, 2012 at 4:50 pm

    Hi! I read with interest your hiking trip to VOF. One day I would like to do this too with my wife. We are avid hikers and have hiked up and down the Grand Canyon in Arizona among other places. I would like to know what would be the best time of the year to go to VOF.

    Raj

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    1. Mridula says:
      September 11, 2012 at 7:35 pm

      Hi Raj,

      The flowers are in bloom from late July to Mid August. However different flowers bloom at different times and some would say even early September would also have some flowers. Hope this helps a bit 😀

      Reply
  6. amar shekhar says:
    April 24, 2014 at 5:54 pm

    Hi,

    I would like to know if there is any possibility of setting up our own tent instead of living in a hotel.

    Reply
    1. Mridula says:
      April 27, 2014 at 12:26 pm

      Amar I didn’t inquire about that one. You can stay in the local gurudwara for sure.

      Reply
  7. arvind kumar anand says:
    July 27, 2018 at 10:41 am

    nice to hear your views, the timelines are a big help, i travel a lotand find your comments useful

    Reply
    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      July 27, 2018 at 1:24 pm

      Thank you so much!

      Reply

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I did my Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur. I worked full time in academics till 2015! I quit my job as a professor, thinking I will take a break for one year, which turned into five.

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