A Brief Introduction Of Valley Of Flowers

Valley Of Flowers is a picture perfect land of countless flowers that bloom throughout the year and make a heavenly view. This charming valley remains hidden for several centuries. During the winter season, the whole valley of flowers lay frozen, but as soon as the summer season begins, the valley dotted with colors of different types of alpine flowers.

General Info:

Location:- The "Valley of Flowers" stands at a height of 3,600 m above sea level, enclosed by mountains covered with shiny snow.

Date of Discovery and Establishment: - In the monsoon of 1937, the Valley of Flowers has been discovered by Frank S. Smythe, a mountaineer, explorer and botanist. He has also written a book called "The Valley of Flowers" which reveals the splendor of the regional flora. It got the status of National Park in the year 1982 and as a World Heritage Site in 2004 due to its diverse flora.

Floral Species available here:-Valley of Flowers is a beautiful land where some 520 species as Brahmakamal floral, blue poppy and the Cobra Lily can see. This region is dotted with abundant alpine flowers and home to rare wildlife such as Asiatic black bear, snow leopard, brown bear, musk deer, blue sheep and colorful butterflies. Let us discuss see in details of its flora and fauna.

Flora:

Valley of Flowers has some of the most captivating and exotic Himalayan flora counting the famous Brahma Kamal, who is also the state flower of Uttarakhand. Other famous flowers that are here are blue poppy and lily cobra. According to a study, there are about 520 species of higher plants and about 498 species of flowering plants are found in the valley. Beside that here you will also find many rare medicinal herbs like Picrorhiza kurrooa, Aconitum violaceum, Polygonatum multiflorum, Podophyllum hexandrum etc.

Fauna:

The valley is home to a large number of rare species of animals, some of which are particularly available here. These comprise of the Asiatic Black Bear, Snow Leopard, brown bear, musk deer, Blue Sheep, Red Fox, Common Langur, Bharal, Mouse Hare (Pika), Serow, Brown Bear Tahr etc. If you are a bird love
than this valley is a heaven for you for you will find number of birds like snow pigeon, vulture, golden eagle, snowcock Himalayan Snow Partridge, and Sparrow Hawk etc.

Valley of Flowers Trek:

Trek Valley of Flowers(http://gio.in/about-us.html) is accessible only through a long walk of 17 miles of Gobindghat, a village located close to Joshimath. As you come close to the valley you will come across a small settlement when you can find shelter for the night to stay in is in Ghangharia. When you reach here you need to collect permit to enter in the park from the Forest Check post in Ghangaria. You will be charged for it and the permit is valid for 3 days only.

Time to visit: The best time to visit this attractive valley of flowers is from July to August. During this summer, the snow began to melt area and flower colorful flowers.