beautiful place on earth-Uttranchal, Valley of Flowers

The valley of Flowers is a beautiful region with stunning background and flowery landscape located in the northern part of Uttarakhand near the borders of Nepal and Tibet. The Valley of Flowers National Park comes alive during the monsoon rain.

The valley of Flowers is filled with millions of varieties of flowers which attract the people from all over the world. The detailed description of the valley of Flowers are as given below.

 

History of the park

Himalayan valley has around 300 several varieties of alpine flowers that appear to have beautiful mountainous snow capped background. This park was made as national park in 1982. This park is also certified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

Size of the park:

This national park and the valley of Flowers is spread over 87.5 sqkm. The main Valley of Flowers is a glacial corridor. This is five kilometers long and two kilometers wide.

Reaching the valley of flowers:

The Valley of Flowers National Park is situated near Chamoli Garhwal. This is close to Nanda Devi National Park. The total area of the It’s about 595 km from Delhi. The altitude of this park varies from 10,500 feet to 21,900 feet above sea level. The travelers can reach this beautiful destination from the Dehradun airport which is 295 kilometers away.

The perfect time to visit:

The beauty of the Valley of Flowers can be witnessed from the month of June and it will be till the month of September and from mid July to mid August. After the first monsoon rain the flowers will bloomed fully. The remaining month will be covered by snow. If you visit this place before July only the melting glaciers can be found.

Timing of visit and the entry charges

The Valley of Flowers is opened from light hours from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Due to the security purpose camping and trekking is prohibited in this national park. The entry fee is 600 rupees for foreign visitors and 150 rupees for Indian visitors. This includes a 3 day pass. For each additional day the charges will be 250 rupees for foreigners and 50 rupees for Indians. There forest department has a check point before a kilometer from Ghangaria, which marks the beginning of The Valley of Flowers.

Places to stay:

You can have an overnight stay in the Joshimath before continuing to Ghangaria and also many government guesthouses are available for accommodation.

Rare species:

Some of the rare flora species that are found in this valley of flowers are Aconitum heterophyllum, A. falconeri, Arnebia benthamii, Dactylorhiza hatagirea, Gymnadenia orchides, Megacarpaea polyandra, Picrorhiza kurrooa, Podophyllum haxandrum and Taxus wallichiana, orchids, poppies, primulas, marigold, daisies, anemones, Sub-alpine, forests of birch, rhododendron, Dactylorhiza hatagirea, Picrorhiza kurrooa, Aconitum violaceum, Polygonatum multiflorum, Fritillaria roylei, Podophyllum hexandrum etc can be found in this valley.

The holiday in Uttranchal can be best enjoyed with this valley of flowers where the visitors will be thrilled with the beauty of this rare place in India. 

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