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The
nearest airport is Jolly Grant, Dehradun,
221 km. |
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Rishikesh is the
nearest railway station. |
| Road : |
Well connected
to Dehradun, Haridwar, Rishikesh,
Nainital and Almora. |
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| Info
Centre |
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Trekking
And Mountaineering Division, GMVN Ltd.
Tour Executive,
Muni-Ki-Reti, Rishikesh - 249201, India.
Tel.: (0135)-2430799.
Fax: (0135)-2430372.
e-mail: gmvn@gmvnl.com, yatra@gmvnl.com .
Rishikesh (Yatra Office), AGM (Tourism),
Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam Ltd., Tourist
Information Centre, (Advance Reservation
Centre), Shail Vihar, Haridwar By Pass Road,
Rishikesh - 249201.
Tel.: 0135-2431793,
2431783, 2435174, 2432648, 2430799, 2430357(R).
Fax: 0135-2430372.
Email: yatra@gmvnl.com,
yatraoffice@sancharnet.in . |
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| Joshimath Trek |
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popular centre of pilgrimage, Joshimath has
a tourist bungalow, hotels and dharamshalas.
It is the base for trekking to the famous Valley
Of Flowers. The season here is short lived:
it starts from mid-July and lasts till end-August. |
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Route One
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Joshimath (2,100 m)-Govindghat
(2,000 m, 18 km)-Ghangaria (3,000
m, 12.5 km)-Valley of Flowers (3,300
m, 3.5 km). The trek begins at Govindghat, which has
a forest rest house and a gurudwara. There is a small
market at Ghangaria during season, and overnight accommodation
is available in a tourist bungalow, a forest rest
house and a gurudwara. Please note that camping within
the Valley of Flowers is not permitted.
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Optional Route
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| Hemkund,
a centre of Sikh pilgrimage, can be reached from Ghangaria
and is 5.5 km from there. The climb is steep. There
is a lake at the top with a gurudwara by its banks.
A Laxman temple is situated close to the gurudwara.
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