Duration:8 Days/7 Nights
Places Covered:Delhi - Rishikesh - Joshimath - Govindghat
- Ghangaria - Valley of Flowers - Hemkund Saheb - Ghangaria - Govindghat -
Badrinath - Rishikesh - Delhi
Day 01: Delhi - Rishikesh (240 kms, 5 - 6 hrs drive)
Morning transfer to New Delhi Railway station to connect train Shatabdi Express
train at 06:55 hrs. Reach Haridwar at 11:22 hrs. On arrival pickup and leave
for Rishikesh. Check in hotel The Great Ganga. Evening visit Lakshmanjhula,
Ramjhula and attend Ganga Aarti at Swarg Ashram.
Overnight at hotel. (Breakfast )
Day 02: Rishikesh - Joshimath (255 kms, 7 - 8 hrs drive)
After early breakfast leave for Joshimath. Enroute stop in Devprayag to witness
the confluence of river Alaknanda and Bhagirathi to form holy river Ganges.
Proceed further. Enroute lunch at Srinagar. Reach Joshimath by evening. On
arrival check in camp / hotel. Overnight at camp / hotel. (Breakfast )
Day 03: Joshimath - Govindghat - Ghangaria (20 kms drive, 13 km trek)
After early breakfast leave for Govindghat by road with packed lunch. Prepare
for trek on arrival and then leave on the trek to Ghangaria. Reach Ghangaria
late in the afternoon. On arrival check in hotel.
Overnight at hotel. (Breakfast)
Day 04: Ghangaria - Valley of Flowers - Ghangaria (06 kms trek)
After breakfast leave for valley of flowers (3 kms one side trek) with pack
lunch. Enjoy the beauty of rare high Himalayan flora at its best. The valley
is at a height of 3342 mts to 3658 mts and is declared a national park for
very rare high Himalayan flora. Return back to Ghangaria.
Overnight at hotel. (All meals)
Day 05: Ghangaria - Hemkund Sahib - Ghangaria (10 kms trek)
After breakfast leave with packed lunch for Hemkund Sahib (a Sikh religious
place) on the banks of Hemkund Lake at a height of 4320 mts. This trek is gradual
ascent on the cobbled path from the altitude of 3049 mts to 4320 mts in just
5 kms. Return to Ghangaria by evening.
Overnight at hotel. (Breakfast)
Day 06: Ghangaria - Govindghat - Badrinath (13 kms trek, 25 kms drive)
After breakfast trek down to Govindghat. Proceed for Badrinath by car. On arrival
check in hotel. After lunch visit the main temple of Lord Vishnu. Also visit
Mana Village, last village on Indian side to Tibet border.
Overnight at hotel. (Breakfast)
Day 07: Badrinath - Rishikesh. (300 kms / 9 - 10 hrs)
Early morning leave for Rishikesh on the full day drive. Lunch Enroute at Srinagar.
Reach Rishikesh by evening. On arrival
check n hotel.
Overnight at hotel. (Breakfast )
Day 08: Rishikesh - Delhi (240 kms / 5 - 6 hrs)
Morning after breakfast leave for Haridwar. Visit Chandi Devi temple, Mercury
Shivlinga, Daksh temple. Evening connect train Shatabdi Express at 18:10 hrs.
Reach Delhi at 22:45 hrs. On arrival transfer to hotel / airport. (Breakfast)
