Long before the Sikhs started frequenting Sri Hemkunt  Sahib,the local inhabitants of  that area held the lake there with great awe and reverence and called the area around it lokpal, i.e. sustainer of people. In spite of the fact that Hemkunt was mentioned in the autobiography of Guru Gobind Singh, its site remained in oblivion for well over two centuries. This happened in spite of indication of its location having been provided been provided in the guru’s own account. It was the Sikh historian-poet Bhai Santokh Singh(1787-1843) who set his imagination to describe and elaborate the story of the Dusht daman, the name the chose for the guru (literally’ vanquisher of the evil’).
He also provided the description of his tapasthan or the place where he mediated. In the late nineteenth century , a Nirmala scholar, Pandit Tara Singh Narotam , prepared a compendium of the various Sikh pilgrim spots along with their description . That included Sri Hemkunt Sahib. On the basis of the indication provided in the Mahabharata (1:199) about the site where the pandu king had mediated. Narotam trekked up to the spot and was able to verify the site of Sri Hemkunt Sahib.

By Bus

Govindghat is the last road head to Hemkund Sahib and Valley of Flowers. It is 40 km away from Joshimath, which traditionally is a night stop to travellers to Badrinath. Gobindghat is well connected by road to Rishikesh, Kotdwara, Dehradun and Haridwar.

By Train

The nearest well connected railway station is Haridwar, which is approximately 300 km away.

By Air

Jolly Grant Airport at Dehradun, 268 km from Hemkund Sahib is the nearest airport.

Valley Of Flowers
Valley of Flowers is beautiful four km, the easy trek from Ghangaria. The region of Valley of Flowers is rich in varied flora and fauna. The valley of flowers was declared as the National Park of India in the year 1982, and it is now a world heritage site. The virgin beauty of this mystical valley has always lured botanists, nature lovers and adventure lovers.

Ghangaria
It is the last human habitation centre on the way to Hemkund Sahib and the Valley of Flowers. Ghangaria is a scenic hamlet perched at an altitude of 3,050mts above sea level at a distance of 13km from Govind Ghat and 4kms before Valley of flowers. The trek becomes easy to moderate from this point if you are travelling towards Hemkund Sahib. The region is prone to heavy snowfall in winters. Therefore the area remains opened from May to October. A Gurudwara, GMVN rest houses and a few more hotels provide accommodation facility at Ghangharia.

Gurudwara Gobind Dham
Gobind Dham is located at a height of 3,048 m. It is here that both pilgrims and trekkers halt for the night before heading for the final sojourn to Hemkunt Sahib. Gobind Dham is a place that becomes active only between the months of June and October. Along with first places Hemkunt Sahib, Gobind Dham was amongst the first places at such altitudes to be surveyed by the Survey of India. Similar to Gobind Ghat, Gobind Dham also consists of shops and lodges beside the government tourist and forest rest houses.

Hemkunt Sahib
Situated at a height of over 15,000 feet above the sea level in the Himalayan ranges of northern India, Sri Hemkunt Sahib has emerged as a famous centre of Sikh Pilgrimage which is visited by thousands of devotees from all over the world every summer. According to Bachitra Natak, the autobiographical account of the tenth Guru, Gobind Singh, it was at Hemkunt ‘adorned with seven snow peaks’ that he meditated in his previous birth.
It is here that one must stress the significance of the gurdwara, for it is the gurdwara that stands as the epitome of all the principles that constitute the Sikh faith.

Inclusions

• Accommodation. (Guest house, Home stay, Camping)
• Meals while on trek
• Trek equipments.
• Permits
• First aid medical kits and oxygen cylinder.
• Qualified & experienced trek Leader, Guide and Support staff
• Transport from Haridwar to Joshimath and return .