ROHODRENDRON (Flowers) FESTIVAL SPECIAL

This 6N7D flower tour will take around Thimphu to glimpse the flowers- the famous are the bright yellow blooms of Piptanthus with their silvery leaves, the Pieris Formosa with its red leaves and sprays of little white flowers, and the extremely rare wild cherry, Prunus Carmesina with its deep pink blossoms, there are verities of other wild flower which you may take an interest while touring for the colorful flowers.

While enjoying the scenic drive to Punakha with a stop at Dochu La Pass (3,100 meters), where on a clear day you can get spectacular views of the Himalayas and on the way to Dochula Pass two varieties of Primula Denticulata emerges through the frost covered ground. The bold magenta and purple varieties of Primula Gracilipes adorn the steep banks of the road. These flowers are like shy harbingers of the more spectacular blooms. Rhododendrons are at its bloom in this month.

Small shrub with fragrant white flowers, covering the slopes where a myriad of colorful prayer flags stand and little further on, vivid bursts of scarlet amidst the dense forest and the magnificent white blossoms of the Magnolia Campbelli adorning the tall, leafless trees. The magnolias and the rhodies flowers at this month. The scarlet rhodies being succeeded by other varieties: deep and pale pink, lavender, white, yellow, and orange. Some 54 varieties of this magnificent species are found in Bhutan.

From the pass, drive downhill through the forests of rhododendron, fir and hemlock. That is where you could join the Festival Special.

ROHODRENDRON (Flowers) FESTIVAL SPECIAL 2013 is from 11th to 13th May.

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