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Auli
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Auli

Joshimath, Uttarakhand, India

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Overview

India's premier ski bowl at 9,500–10,500 ft, its meadows staring point-blank at Nanda Devi — reached by Asia's longest ropeway from Joshimath.

Why visit: Ski in winter, meadow-walk in summer, Nanda Devi always watching.

Things to do
  • ›Joshimath–Auli ropeway
  • ›Ski lessons at GMVN slopes
  • ›Gorson Bugyal walk
  • ›Artificial lake viewpoint
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Travel Information

Best time

Jan–Mar (ski), Apr–Jun & Sep–Nov (meadows)

Entry fee

Ropeway ~₹1,000

Est. budget

₹3,000–8,000

Duration

2–3 days

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2.2 km
📍 Meadow
4.6

Gorson Bugyal

Joshimath, Uttarakhand

The alpine meadow shelf above Auli at 11,000 ft — a 3-km oak-forest climb opening onto grass oceans beneath Nanda Devi and Dronagiri.

Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov (snowfield in winter)1 dayExplore
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📍 Pilgrimage
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Joshimath

Joshimath, Uttarakhand

Adi Shankaracharya's winter seat of Badrinath — the Jyotirmath of the north, with the sage's cave, the Kalpavriksha mulberry and Narsingh temple.

Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov1 dayExplore
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💎 Hidden Gem📍 Temple
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Kalpeshwar Temple

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The only Panch Kedar open year-round — Shiva's matted hair worshipped in a cave shrine above the idyllic Urgam valley's apple terraces.

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📍 Gurudwara
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Hemkund Sahib

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The world's highest gurudwara (15,197 ft) beside a glacial lake ringed by seven peaks, where Guru Gobind Singh meditated in a former life.

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📍 Trek
4.8

Valley of Flowers

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A UNESCO alpine wonderland at 3,600 m that erupts each monsoon into miles of blue poppies, brahma kamal and 600 other species beneath Rataban's snows — reached by a lovely 17-km trek from Govindghat shared with Hemkund's pilgrims.

Jul–Sep4–5 daysExplore
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💎 Hidden Gem📍 Temple
4.6

Rudranath Temple

Chamoli, Uttarakhand

The hardest-won Panch Kedar — Shiva's face in a natural rock cave shrine amid rhododendron meadows at 11,800 ft, trekked via Sagar village.

May–Jun, Sep–Oct3–4 daysExplore
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📍 Temple
4.8

Badrinath Temple

Badrinath, Uttarakhand

The northern seat of Vishnu at 10,170 ft between the Nar and Narayana peaks — the crown of the Char Dham, framed by Neelkanth's pyramid.

May–Jun, Sep–Oct (closed in winter)1–2 daysExplore