Valley of Flowers National Park is an outstandingly beautiful high-altitude Himalayan valley renowned for its meadows of endemic alpine flowers and outstanding natural beauty. The Valley of Flowers is reputed to be an enchanting sight, a land ablaze with a bewildering variety of flowers. Set amidst majestic snow clad mountains the valley is spread over an area of 87.5 sq. kms., at an altitude of 3250 to 6750 metres. The bloom starts immediately after the melting of snow but the peak blooming period is from mid July to mid August. Almost 300 species of wild flowers bloom here unhindered by mankind.
It is located in Uttarakhand state. This richly diverse area is also home to rare and endangered animals, including the Asiatic black bear, snow leopard, brown bear and blue sheep.
The valley was declared a national park in 1982 and now it is a World Heritage Site. The valley is home to many celebrated flowers like the Brahmakamal, the Blue Poppy and the Cobra Lily.
Hemkund Sahib
Situated at a height of over 15,000 feet above the sea level in the Himalayan ranges of northern India, Sri Hemkund Sahib is a popular center of Sikh Pilgrimage which is visited by thousands of devotees from all over the world every summer. It was here that Sri Guru Gobind Singh the tenth and last Guru of the Sikhs is reported to have meditated in his previous life.
Key Attractions:
Auli
Auli is a famous hill station and a popular winter destination as ski resort of India, known for its snowy slopes, Auli has everything that an ideal tourist dreamed for like Himalayan Views, meadows, adventure activities, romantic vistas, cable cars and much more. At an astonishing height of 2909 meters Auli offers a magnificent view of crescent Himalayas.
Badrinath and Mana
Visit to the beautiful temple town of Badrinath and India's first village on this side - Mana.