The name itself brings flowers to the mind, YUMTHANG VALLEY meaning ‘valley of flowers’ in the local language. You will fall in love with the exotic view of the flowers whether you are a nature lover or not, while several tourists line up to encourage this valley every year, a majority of them end up going somewhere else because of weather situations.

The Valley has an astounding, over 24 species of Rhododendrons which paint the Valley red in spring. Rhododendrons are shrubs or trees, and different species of Rhododendron embrace different large reaches of the Valley. In spring, the Valley looks like a photomontage of little forests of different colors. The flowering of Rhododendrons is over by May end. During monsoons, starting in June, the Valley blooms with all kinds of tiny Himalayan flowers, like the Primroses, Cinquefoils, Louseworts, and Cobra-lilies. This is a much more enchanting scenario, but takes a keen viewer, with an eye for detail, to truly appreciate.

There is no direct way of going to Yumthang Valley – one has to first go to the capital, Gangtok, and get permission to go to the Valley. Yes, everybody needs consent to go to the Valley because of its proximity to the Indo-China border.