Govindghat

Govindghat is the road-head gateway to the Valley of Flowers and Hemkund Sahib trek at 1,828 m, situated at the confluence of the Alaknanda and Laxmanganga rivers on the Badrinath Highway. A major Sikh pilgrimage town with a large gurudwara, it is the registration point for Valley of Flowers trekking permits. From here, a 13 km trek leads to Ghangaria base camp. Well connected by road from Rishikesh and Haridwar. The starting point of one of India's greatest Himalayan treks.