Valley of Flowers Trek

Valley of Flowers Trek Guide, Route, Ticket Cost, Entry Timings and Distance

Valley of Flowers Trek Charges

From	To	Transportation	Distance	Time	Ticket Cost
Joshimath	Govindghat	By Bus	20 Km	45 min
Govindghat	Pulna	By Sumo	3.5 Km		Rs.50/ person
Pulna	Ghangharia	By Walk or By Mule	12 Km		By Mule: 600/ person
Govindghat	Ghangharia	By Helicopter			One way Charge Rs.3200/ person
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

Entry Fees

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

Best Time to Visit: Jul, Aug and Sep months.

Opening Dates: 1st Jun – 4th Oct

Opening Timings: 7:00 am – 5:00 pm

Govindghat is at an Altitude of 1676 mt above the sea level and Ghangaria is at 3110 mt.

Potters are also available but charge Rs.800*4. As 4 persons required. Entry ticket is additional. ie. 800*4 + 150*4 = Rs.3800.

Instructions to be followed for the trek

1. Please be there at the ticket counter by 6:30 am as counter opens at 7:00 am
2. Plan to start by 2:00 pm from Valley for flowers so that you can reach by 5:00 pm
3. One must Sign at the time of entry and exit to track the visitors.
4. This place can be reached by walk from Ghangaria.
5. Private stay is available at Ghangaria.

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