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Auli

Auli is a serene hill station. It offers good treks to nearby places and is a good ski resort from November - March depending on snowfall. The ropeway from Joshimath to Auli is one of the longest in India covering a distance of 4.15 km.

Auli is acclaimed as one of Asia's finest ski resorts, and has been credited with some of the finest powder in the world. The 180 degree view from the top of Auli is mindboggling. Nanda Devi, Kamet, Mana etc are some of the highest peaks that one can see from Auli.The GMVN Guest house and Log huts are reasonably good, and the Tourism Deppt also offers courses in ski ing etc. The people of Auli are nice and warm and are very helpful. From here one can also go to the Valley of Flowers and to Hemkund sahib, the Sikh Gurudwara is located in hemkund sahib.

Accomodation in Auli

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Badrinath (50 Kms):
One of the Chaar-dhaams.

auli valley of flowers

Valley of flowers (45 Kms) : High in the Himalayan ranges of Garhwal hills of Uttaranchal lies an enchanted valley.

The unofficial things to do

Skiing is the main attraction here and a winter resort is run by the Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam (GMVN). A 3 km long slope ranging from a height of 2,519 m is maintained by them, and it is kept fit for skiing at all times. The top of the slope is reached by cable car. GMVN also provides equipment for safe skiing. Besides amateur skiing, there are courses for beginners and professionals, which are held for 7 to 14 days. Auli often hosts the National Winter Games in the months of February and March

Around Auli

On the route to Auli are the confluences (prayags) of various tributaries of River Ganga. In fact, it is at Deoprayag where Bhagirathi and Alaknanda merge to be named the Ganga. Brief stopovers at these prayags - Deoprayag, Rudraprayag, Karnapryag, and Nandprayag - are an absolute must. There is a temple at Joshimath, 16 km away from Auli where the famous Guru Adi Shankaracharya lived in the 8th century AD. He built a temple here, which still exists.

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Accessibility to Auli

Air: For those traveling by air, the nearest airport is at Jolly Grant Airport (Dehradun) 273 km from Joshimath, 17 km from Rishikesh.

Rail: Coming from any part of India, the nearest rail head is Haridwar 299 km from Auli.

Road: Auli is only a 13 km drive from Joshimath. State transport and Union buses play regularly between Joshimath and Rishikesh (253 kms). Local Transport Union buses and State Transport buses operate between Joshimath and Rishikesh (253 km), Haridwar (277 km), Dehradun (298 km) and Delhi (500 km).

From Joshimath onwards, both bus and taxi services are available for Auli. Deluxe coaches can also be arranged with prior notice for the group of 15 people or more.

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