Sightseeing around Hotel Kanak Nandi

Auli

  • Distance: 7km
  • Time: 25-30 min (Via car)
    15-20 min (Rope way)
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Auli is located in between of the beautiful Himalayan range. One of the best place to offer you skiing and winter sports.

Fully covered in the snow during winter gives you a glimpse of white heaven on earth.

Narsingh Mandir

  • Distance: 5km
  • Time: 15-20 min
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Narsingh Mandir is the place where the Gaddi of Shree Badrinath Ji to be worshipped during the winter time. Located in the lower area of Joshimath town with beautiful architecture & surrounding make this temple a must visiting place.

Joshimath Town & Shankra-Charya math

  • Distance: 4.5 km
  • Time: 15-20 min
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Surrounded with the natural beauty & snow covered mountains Joshimath is a town that gives you a vibe similar to any other beautiful hill-station in India. The 5000 years old Kalpvriksh, Local market & Shankra-charya math are the places to visit. Joshimath also known as Jyotirmath or Shankra-charya math named after Shree Adi Guru Shankra-Charya ji while he was on his journey to establish the Char-dham in India.

Shree Badrinath Ji

  • Distance: 44km
  • Time: 2 Hours
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Shree Badrinath Ji is a Hindu holy place and is one of the four sites in India's Char Dham pilgrimage. According to legend, Adi Shankaracharya discovered a black stone image of Lord Badrinarayan made of Shaligram stone in the Alaknanda River. He originally enshrined it in a cave near the Tapt Kund (hot spring) in the sixteenth century, the King of Garhwal moved the murti to the present temple.

Start your tour from Hotel Kanak Nandi in the morning and visit the Mana(the first village of India) followed by the Evening Aarti & darshan at the main temple and finally coming back to our hotel is the best way to escape the hustle bustle during peak season.

Hemkund Sahib

  • Distance: 25 km road + 14 km trekking
  • Time: 1 Day
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Hemkund Sahib is an important pilgrimage site for both Sikhs & Hindus and is dedicated to the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Sikh. The sacred Sikh Gurudwara lies in the heart of the region .It is situated amidst the 7 snow cap crest and splendid hoary glaciers.

According to the Hindu mythology, it also referred to the place where lord Rama's brother Lakshman had meditated here in Hemkund after the severe harm he received from Meghnath during Ramayana war. There is a small Lakshman temple near the Gurudwara.

Valley of flowers

  • Distance: 25 km road + 16 km trekking
  • Time: 1 Day
  • A UNESCO World Heritage site
  • Flowery meadows
  • Heaven for photographers
  • Panoramic views of the Himalayas
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As the name suggests, Valley of Flowers is a destination where nature blooms in full glory offering a breathtaking experience. Exotic flowers like orchids, poppies, primulas, marigold, daisies and anemones are an eye-catching spectacle. Sub-alpine forests birch and rhododendron cover parts of the park's area. The trek to the valley offers eye-catching spectacles like cascading waterfalls and wild streams.