Rhododendron Festival

Sikkim International Rhododendron Festival

Sikkim is the home of Rhododendrons and the Government of Sikkim is hosting three weeks long Rhododendron Festival from 25th April to 14th May 2010. The main venue will be at Singba Rhododendron Sanctuary in Yumthang Valley in North Sikkim- spread over 43 sq. km. of rhododendron forests. The Sanctuary was established some 20 years back and it is the repository of around 26 large leaved species of which R. hodgsonii, R. falconeri, R. thomsonii, R. campylocarpum, R. campanulatum, R. decipiens, R. cinnabarinum, R. wightii, R. niveum, R. sikkimense and many others will be at their best. The Rhododendron Festival, first of its kind in the Indian Himalayas, will showcase the importance of this spectacular genus in the plant kingdom both from tourism and conservation standpoint.

The venue, 5 hours drive from Gangtok, is well connected by motor able road and modest accommodation is available. Short botanical tours in the interior with base at Lachung and Lachen could also be organized with prior arrangement.

It is a unique opportunity to see the rhododendrons flowers at their best and mingle with the fun-loving people of Lachung and experience their way of life – their music, songs & dance, cuisines in the accompaniment of rhododendrons all around

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