Spring sets the hills alight
For a few weeks each spring the hillsides turn scarlet, pink, and white. Walk the high trails at Chele La and Dochula when dozens of rhododendron species flower
at once.
Arrive Paro (spring departure).
Chele La slopes in full bloom, picnic among the flowers.
To Dochula: Royal Botanical Park at Lamperi, rhododendron garden walks.
Lungchutse hike through old-growth rhododendron forest, descend to Punakha.
Punakha valley, flowering roadsides toward Pele La viewpoint.
Return to Paro, Tiger’s Nest hike.
Runs mid-March to mid-May when the blooms peak.