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As Japan's sakura fades, Nepal's hillsides bloom red with rhododendron. Spring — clear skies, warm days, flowers — is one of the two best times to…
By Laxman Rawal · Jun 12, 2026
When the cherry blossoms fall in Japan, the Himalaya is just putting on its own flower show. From March to May, Nepal's hillsides blaze red, pink and white with blooming rhododendron — the national flower, lali gurans — beneath clear skies and warm spring…
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Spring brings a particular magic that autumn cannot match: flowers. Whole hillsides of rhododendron forest come alive, especially in the Annapurna foothills and on the Poon Hill trail, where ancient gnarled trees turn crimson. The days are warm and…
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There is something poetic about following Japan's cherry blossoms with Nepal's rhododendron. The Annapurna Base Camp and Poon Hill trails are at their most beautiful in spring, walking up through flowering forest to an amphitheatre of white peaks. And because…
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