Comments on: Hemkund: A Rose with a Thorn

By: Bhavika

Bhavika — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:02:58 +0000

Hey Forhad,

Thanks for stopping by:) A good time to go to valley of flowers is mid-Julyto mid- august, when the entire valley is in full bloom, although you will spot a couple of flowers end of June, not many. But the entire trip of trekking from Gobindghat to Ghangaria and then to Vof is spectacular and worth experiencing. I would want to go there again. You can try out GMVN guest house, it comes as soon as you enter Ghangaria. Let me know how else can we help you!

By: forhad

forhad — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 18:29:38 +0000

hi,it is very inspiring and helpful to see both of u go there alone without any package.me and my wife r thinking of going there.and ur experience will help us a lot.we thinking of going there at the end of this month.can u give us suggestion like how many flower we can see what will be accommodation etc.thanks again for sharing ur experience with us.by the way we r from bangladesh.

By: Fractal Enlightenment » The Resilience of Nepali Sherpas

Fractal Enlightenment » The Resilience of Nepali Sherpas — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 11:29:47 +0000

[...] a remarkable ability, plus, when you consider they aren’t well-geared either. When we went to Hemkund Sahib in Uttaranchal, at a height of 4329 m, the weather conditions became quite bad while climbing down, and walking on [...]

By: Fractal Enlightenment » Bird-Watching in India

Fractal Enlightenment » Bird-Watching in India — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 11:12:18 +0000

[...] a number of occasions. This little red birdie was having a nice time floating on the ice sheets in Hemkund Sahib, in Uttaranchal around 4329 m above sea level. You can clearly see his reflection on the icy cold [...]

By: Fractal Enlightenment » Trek to Ghangaria

Fractal Enlightenment » Trek to Ghangaria — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:59:25 +0000

[...] our significant trek of 13 km to Ghangaria, which is the base camp to go to Valley of Flowers and Hemkund Sahib. After a quick breakfast of some mind blowing Alu Parathas at the dhaba next to the lodge. We [...]

By: Fractal Enlightenment » Green Travel Tips for a Clean Earth

Fractal Enlightenment » Green Travel Tips for a Clean Earth — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:58:56 +0000

[...] Every step matters, we have traveled at a higher altitude of 4000m above sea level and seen an area littered with garbage, mainly plastic bottles, what a shameful sight. Well, that’s the case in many places in [...]

By: Fractal Enlightenment » The Valley of Flowers: Paradise on Earth

Fractal Enlightenment » The Valley of Flowers: Paradise on Earth — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:57:55 +0000

[...] Next day we set off to Hemkund Sahib. [...]

By: Fractal Enlightenment » Does the Ban on Plastic Work in India?

Fractal Enlightenment » Does the Ban on Plastic Work in India? — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:39:44 +0000

[...] our trip to Hemkund Sahib in Uttaranchal, Sikh pilgrim place over 15,200 ft in the Himalayas, we saw plastic bags and bottles [...]