Valley of Flowers

Ram — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 19:25:56 +0000

Valley of Flowers Timings, Entry fees, Online Booking, Route Info

Area: 87.5 Sq. Km

Altitude: 3658 mt above the Sea level.

Year	Details
1931	Discovered by 3 British Mountaineers who lost their path.
1939	Joan Margaret Legge, A Botanist did research on the flowers.

Opening Dates: 1st Jun – 4th Oct.

Best Time to Visit: Jul to Sep.

Opening Timings: 7:00 am – 2:00 pm

Distance from Govindghat to Valley of Flowers: 11 Km (Approx)

Valley of Flowers Route Planning

From		Transportation Modes	Distance	Time
Joshimath	Govindghat	By Bus	20 Km
Govindghat	Pulna	By Sumo	3.5 Km
Pulna	Ghangharia	By Walk or By Mule	12 Km
Govindghat	Ghangharia	By Helicopter
Ghangharia (Accommodation available)	Valley Of flowers	By Walk	6 Km for Uphill and 6 km for DownHill	3 hours for Uphill 2 hours 30 mins for downhill

Govindghat Altitude: 5500 feet above the sea level
Ghangaria Altitude: 10200 feet above the sea level

The ticket has to be purchased from Ghangharia Ticket Counter by 6:30 am.

Details	Indian	Foreigner
Entrance fee for one person for 3 days	Rs.150	Rs.600
For additional each day	Rs.50	Rs.250
Still Camera	Free	Free
Video Camera (Non-professional)	Free	Free
Video Camera Professional	Rs.500	Rs.1500
Filming Charges Feature Film per day	Rs. 1,00,000	Rs.2,00,000
Filming Charges Documentary Film per day	Rs.10,000	Rs.30,000
Security for Filming per day	Rs.1,00,000	Rs.2,00,000
Security For Documentary Film per day	Rs.50,000	Rs.1,00,000

Total distance covered on reaching Valley: 2 Km – 2.5 Km.

Govindghat is accessible from Rishikesh which is 300 Km away.

Govindghat is 20 Km from Badrinath.

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