REG: BOTANICAL TRIP (GARHWAL OPTION)
Please note that the blooming time of alpine flowers in Garhwal Region is during the monsoon time from Mid July to Mid August. It would be best to start the trip in the last week of July or in the beginning of August month.

DAY 01 DELHI - TO HARIDWAR
Arrive Delhi by LH760 at 0115 hrs.

Met and transferred to hotel Hans Plaza till your departure for Haridwar
Standard grade modern hotel

Evening transferred to railway station to board Mussorie Express for Haridwar
Air-conditioned second sleeper class; 2215:0540 hrs

Overnight on board the train

DAY 02 HARIDWAR - RISHIKESH
Met and transferred to Rishikesh (approx 40 minutes)

Stay at Ganga Kinare for one night
Budget hotel with modern amenities

Rest of the day is at leisure.

DAY 03 RISHIKESH - JOSHIMATH (altitude 1890 meters)
Morning drive through the forested hills to Joshimath (approx 9 hrs).

The drive along the Ganga and Alaknanda rivers is spectacular.

Arrive Joshimath and transfer to your hotel.

Dinner & overnight is at the hotel.

DAY 04 JOSHIMATH - GOVINDGHAT (altitude 1829 meters) -
GHANGARIA (altitude 3049 meters)
After breakfast drive to Govindghat (approx 1 hr).

Arrive and commence trek to Ghangaria (approx 6 hrs), the base of Valley of Flowers.

Meals & overnight is in Camp.

DAY 05 GHANGARIA - VALLEY OF FLOWERS (altitude 3658 meters) -
GHANGARIA
After breakfast, trek to Valley of Flowers (approx 4 hrs to & fro).

The valley boasts of more than three hundred varieties of flowers growing in wild profusion. Spend time to explore the floral wealth of the Valley and return trek to Ghangaria.

Meals & overnight is in Camp.

DAY 06 GHANGARIA - VALLEY OF FLOWERS - GHANGARIA
Enjoy another day exploring the Valley of Flowers.

Meals & overnight is in Camp.

DAY 07 GHANGARIA - GOVINDGHAT - AULI (altitude 2750 meters)
Morning trek down to Govindghat (approx 5 hrs) and from here board the waiting vehicle to drive to Auli (approx 2 hrs).

Arrive and transferred to Tourist Bunglow.

Meals & overnight is in Tourist Bunglow.

DAY 08 AULI - CHITRAKANTHA (altitude 3550 meters)
Today's trek (approx 4-5 hrs) is full of expectation. The trek passes through alpine meadows carpeted with many alpine flowers. We always have spectacular view of mighty Himalayan peaks of Nanda Devi (7817 mtrs), Kamet (7756 mtrs), Dronagiri (7066 mtrs), Kedarnath (6940 mtrs), Hathi Parbat (6727 mtrs) & Neelkanth (6596 mtrs).

Arrive and camp in meadows.

Meals and overnight is in Camp.

DAY 09 CHITRAKANTHA - KAURIPASS - DHAKWANI (altitude 3200 meters)
Today we trek over the Kauripass (4300 mtrs) (approx 4-5 hrs). Morning wakeup with excellent view of sunrise on High Himalayan peaks. It's a gradual walk up to the pass and then descend to Dhakwani.

Meals and overnight is in Camp.

DAY 10 DHAKWANI - PANA (altitude 2043 meters)
Morning after breakfast, we begin our trek to village Pana (approx 4-5 hrs). It's a gradual descend to Pana village. Arrive and camp at outskirts.

Meals and overnight is in Camp.

DAY 11 PANA - GHUNNI
Trek through forest and small remote mountain village to reach Ghunni (approx 5-6 hrs). Arrive and camp near the school.

Meals and overnight is in Camp.

DAY 12 GHUNNI - SUTOL (altitude 2192 meters)
Morning after breakfast, we trek start to the village of Sutol (approx 6-7 hrs). It's a long walk with many ascending and descending. Passing through some remote Himalayan village it reaches Sutol, a fairly big and attractive village.

Arrive and camp at outskirts near Nandakini river.

Meals and overnight is in Camp.

DAY 13 SUTOL - LATAKOPRI
It's a steep climb through the dense forest to Latakopri (approx 5-6 hrs).

Arrive and camp in Forest.

Meals and overnight is in Camp.

DAY 14 LATAKOPRI - SHILASAMUDRA (altitude 4250 meters)
Morning after breakfast, we start trek to Shilasamudra (approx 5-6 hrs) which means the sea of snow. The trek is a gradual ascend in the beginning through a dense forest and later we have to walk over moraine and boulders.

Arrive and camp near a stream.

Meals and overnight is in Camp.

DAY 15 SHILASAMUDRA
Full day to explore the surroundings

DAY 16 SHILASAMUDRA - RUPKUND (altitude 4450 meters) -
BAGGUWASA (altitude 4100 meters)
A gradual climb leads us to Jiuragali Col (4780 mtrs). Enjoy the stunning view from here of the other side and descend down to mystery lake Roopkund (4450 mtrs). Continue our walk and descend down to Bagguwasa (approx 4-5 hrs total).

Meals and overnight is in Camp.

DAY 17 BAGGUWASA - BEDNI (altitude 3354 meters)
Descend down to Bedni Bugyal (approx 4-5 hrs). The whole route passes through the beautiful alpine pastures dotted with alpine flowers.

Meals and overnight is in Camp.

DAY 18 BEDNI - WAN (altitude 2439 meters)
Descend down to the village of Wan (approx 4-5 hrs).

Arrive and Camp at outskirts.

Meals and overnight is in Camp.

DAY 19 WAN - SUTOL
Trek through the dense forest to the village of Sutol (approx 5-6 hrs).

Meals and overnight is in Camp.

DAY 20 SUTOL - SITEL (altitude 1850 meters)
Trek through magnificent country down to Ghat (approx 5-6 hrs).

Meals and overnight is in Camp.

DAY 21 SITEL - GHAT (altitude 1331 meters)
Trek downhill to Ghat (approx 3-4 hrs).

Meals and overnight is in Camp.

DAY 22 GHAT - RISHIKESH - HARIDWAR - TO DELHI
Board the waiting vehicle and drive back to Rishikesh (approx 9 hrs).

Evening transferred to Haridwar railway station to board Mussorie Express for Delhi
Air-conditioned second sleeper class; 2300:0700 hrs

Overnight on board the train

DAY 23 DELHI
Met and transferred to hotel Hans Plaza till your departure
Standard grade modern hotel

Late evening transferred to the airport to board your return flight.
Check-in 3 hrs prior

DAY 24 DELHI - FRANKFURT
Fly by LH761 at 0305 hrs

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