Smell the orchids at
Tipi Orchidarium in January
Over 2,600 orchids from 80 species.
Quick answer. Deep winter at altitude. Snow closes or slows high passes; Sela conditions rule the Tawang circuit. For Tipi Orchidarium specifically, January is a comfortable month with the usual hill-state caveats.
The essentials
- Collection
- 2,600+ orchids, 80 species
- Road
- Bhalukpong-Bomdila highway
- Month
- January, Arunachal Pradesh
- This month
- Deep winter at altitude.
Why January here
The orchid research station between Bhalukpong and Bomdila, a rain-forest glasshouse of the Kameng.
Tipi’s orchidarium, between Bhalukpong and Bomdila, cultivates over 2,600 orchids from 80 species, with a glasshouse and hill-side trails. It is a half-hour stop that rewards anyone who loves plants.
What to do
Glasshouse
Blooms across the seasons, best in flowering months.
Pair it with
Tipi Orchidarium in January, planned properly
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