Valley Of Flowers – It Is One Of The Must Visit Places Of Uttarakhand As Well As The Country

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Valley of flowers is a beautiful national park, located in Uttarakhand. It is an enchanting place, like a garden in heaven , full of flower meadows and fresh greenery.

The magnetic attraction of this place will lure you with the vibrant colours of endemic alpine flora, and with its unforgettable scenic beauty. The captivating valley is situated in the chamoli district.

One can trek to the splendid remote location to make some interesting memories of the place.

Nestled in the Garhwal region of the Himalayan range, the valley offers a great range of fauna, such as snow leapord, red fox, blue sheep, brown beer, musk deer, and Asiatic black deer.

According to popular belief this valley is considered to be the place from where Lord Hanuman collected the Sanjeevani buti to cure Lakshmana, in the popular legend in Hindu Mythlogy. The amazing backdrop of mountains adds to the charm of this gorgeous valley.

The valley is the core zone of the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve. It is situated at an altitude of 3658 mts above the sea level.

The place was undiscovered until 1931, when three mountaineers from Britain suddenly came across the place when they lost their way on a trekking adventure.

In 1939, a botanist named Joan Margaret Legge came to study the variety of endemic flowers found in the surreal valley. Her memorial can be found in the place.

The valley of flowers opens every year from 1^st June to 4^th October. You can visit the valley from 7am to 2pm. The valley is open for public only till%0’clock every day.

There is an entry free and the tickets is valid for three days , over which each day is additionally charged. One must remember that though the valley is one of the beautiful places on earth. It is also a dangerous place and one must take care while trekking.

Valley of flowers National Park is one of the most exciting places to be at. If you visit the place in August, you will see meadows of colours, filled with flowers of purple, pink, orange, blue, and other hues.

The cloudy skies, the backdrop of the Himalayan Range and the numerous waterfalls at this place will surely let you believe that you are at a fantasy land. The valley is one of the must visit places of Uttarakhand as well as the country.

By Air

Jolly grant airport is the nearest airports to valley of flowers but the roads are only connected upto Govind Ghat from where you have to commence trek of 16km to reach valley of flowers.

By Train

The nearest railway station to valley of flowers is rishikesh but the roads are only connected upto Goving Ghat from where you have to commence trek of 16kms to reach valley of flowers. Rishikesh railway station is situated 273 kms before Govindghat on NH58. Rishikesh is well connected by railway networks with major destinations of India.

By Road

Valley of flowers is connected upto Govindghat with motorable roads and from here you to commence trek of 16kms to reach valley of flowers. Govindghat is well connected by motorable roads with major destinations of Uttarakhand state.