Gangotri National Park is famous among tourists as treks, Valleys, Gaumakh, Tapovan, Expedition, Adventures, Himalayas, Mountaineering and Peaks.
Gangotri national park is idyllically situated in the natural surroundings of Uttarkashi at Uttrakhand and it is among one of the famous High altitude wildlife sanctuaries in India.
It is lavishly spread over the area of 2,390 square km.
The park is named after the Gangotri glacier which drains into holy river Ganga, nourishing the entire human race.
River Bhagirathi also flows through the park
Sustaining the animal and bird species of the region.
This Park is enveloped by dense coniferous forests, mostly temperate.
The region experience a sustainable climate which is great for some of the rare animal species to thrive such as Snow leopard, Black bear, Brown bear, Musk Deer, Bharal Himalayan Tahr, Koklass and the Himalayan Snow-cock.
Gangotri National Park also boasts of the 150 bird species and about 15 species of mammals.
This Park is popular destination for watching birds, national park, wildlife sanctuaries, wildlife tourism.
There are lots of places you can visit at this park such as Nelong Valley, Bhojbasa, Gaumakh Trek, Tapovan Trek, Kedartal and Gangotri temple.
Among with all we went on Gaumakh- Tapovan Trek which is for 5days and 4night .
This trek not only gives the opportunity to camp at the foot of lofty Himalayan peak but it also involves crossing the massive Gaumakh glacier which is the origin of Ganga river.
Gaumakh is the 2nd largest glacier of India with 30km in length and 4km in width.
The trail of Gaumakh is open for trekkers and pilgrims from May to October. Gangotri National park remain close during winter season as it prone to heavy snowfall.
This trek is moderate -difficult and you need to be physically fit to complete this trek.
The next destination of this trek is Tapovan which has my heart.
We stayed at Tapovan for one night.
Took this picture nearly at 1pm using Samsung galaxy S21 ultra and I'm in love with the picture.
Tapovan in naturally diverse area carpeted by the lush green grassland and it is situated near the famous Gangotri shrine.
This was 46 km trek. In past few years people from far-off places come to see the enchanting grassland of Tapovan that were decorated with flowering plants.
We carried snacks with ourselves which we purchased before starting the trek and we had a cook with us who cooked for us using the ration taken along. Covered this trek in
August 2019 ( and now i'am left few photographs )with the brother, friend and lovely strangers which turn into friend at the end and obviously the guide.
Packaged food is usually the best option when traveling to higher altitude.
These are some of the place we covered on our trek and if you also wish to visit this park then please do according to me it's a must have once in lifetime experience.
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