Chamoli Attractions - Tourist Places To Visit In Chamoli

Renowned across the world as a revered religious site, Badrinath in Uttarakhand, is a popular pilgrimage destination. Being one of the four Char Dham and Chota Char Dham pilgrimage yatras, Badrinath attracts visitors from all over the world with its undeniable natural aura and transcendental natural grandeur. Situated on the banks of the Alaknanda River, Badrinath sits atop a Garhwal hill with an average height of 3100 meters, in the backdrop of the mighty Neelkanth mountain. Served by the twin mountain ranges of Nar and Narayan, Badrinath Dham is perched at an altitude of about 10,000 feet in the Kumaon Himalayas.

The temple is dedicated to lord Vishnu and finds its mention in the 108 Divya Desams which is devoted to lord Vishnu. The temple abodes a 1m tall black stone idol of Lord Vishnu which is considered to be one of the 8 self-manifested statues of Vishnu.

The fourth of the Panch Kedars in the world, Rudranath is situated in the Chamoli district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The famous town abodes a large temple dedicated to lord Shiva. One of the highly respected temples with immense religious significance in Uttarakhand, Rudranath temple is gracefully housed in the Garhwal Himalayas.

The famous temple has one of the five body parts of Lord Shiva which was divided by himself in order to avoid the Pandavas. The temple also has idols of Kunti, Pandavas, and Draupadi. There is a holy kund called Narad Kund near the temple. All the Devotees, in order to follow a ritual of cleanliness, take bath in the kund before entering the temple. The devotees and tourists need to trek a 21 km long challenging trek to reach the temple. The trail offers some breathtaking views of forests and the nearby peaks such as Nanda Devi Trishul, and Nanda Ghunti, making the path itself a beautiful attraction towards a beautiful destination.

The Valley of Flowers

A multicolored blanket made of hundred of kinds of flowers, that bloom in different period of time and makes the valley looks like changing its colors, got the valley of flowers placed on the list of UNESCO world heritage sites. Valley of Flowers is located in the Chamoli district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Its location near Badrinath and Rishikesh (approximately 300 km) makes it one of the most visited places in Uttarakhand. Fanned over an area of 87.50 square km, this 8 km long and 2 km wide valley sits at 3658 meters in Bhyuder valley.

Its mesmerising position at the meeting point of the Himalayan ranges, Zanskar, and Western and Eastern Himalayas makes the valley fertile and perfect land for the wild untamed blooms of flowers. Surrounded by white peaches the valley was hidden until 1931 when Mountaineer Frank S Smith discovered it while exploring the place. the valley of flowers was declared The National Park of India in 1982 and now it is a famous tourist attraction in Uttarakhand.