The Valley of Flowers National Park

The Valley of Flowers National Park, commonly referred to as the "Valley of Flowers", is a national park in India, located in the Chamoli district in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand state. Nanda Devi National Park and Valley of Flowers National Park are jointly declared as World Heritage Sites. The Valley of Flowers Park is spread over an area of ​​87.50 km square. It was declared a National Park by the World Organization, UNESCO in 1982. Surrounded by snow-capped mountains and decorated with over 500 species of flowers, the region has become a world-famous destination for flower lovers. 

History

It was discovered by the British mountaineer Frank Smith in 1931 and since then it has become a tourist destination. It is believed that this is the place from where Hanumanji brought Sanjeevani to Lord Rama's brother Lakshmana, but the locals still shy away from coming here considering it "the abode of fairies and eunuchs". 

It is said that the flowers here have amazing medicinal properties and all the flowers found here are used in medicines. And medicines with the ability to cure terrible diseases like heart disease, asthma, sugar, mental hysteria, kidney, liver and cancer are also found here. Apart from this, hundreds of valuable herbs and vegetation are found here which are extremely rare and are not found anywhere else in the world, which makes this reduction even more beautiful and important. Travelers can see here more than 300 species of flowers like white and yellow anemoneus, dinthus, calendula, daisy, Himalayan blue poppy and snake lily in the valley.

Location

The Valley of Flowers is situated on the way to Hemkund Sahib via Govindghat. Located at a distance of 2 km from the village of Ghangharia, the area is surrounded by snow-capped hills. The last bus base in Chamoli district, Govindghat is 275 km to reach the Valley of Flowers. The distance from here to the entry point is 13 km from where tourists can roam in a valley of flowers 3 km long and half km wide.