At a glimpse :

Location : West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, India

Placed : Between the Bhalukpong and Bomdila

Established in : Year 1989

Coverage area : 100 square kilometer

Nearest town : Bomdila

Best season to visit : October to April

Facts :

Located in the northern eastern part of India, Arunachal Pradesh is certainly one of the enchanting lands with rich, diverse and vivid flora and fauna. This state is enclosed with the amazing background of stunning mountains and natural beauty that draws the attention of various tourists. The thriving green forests that spreads all over the abundant wide range of hills that rises from over 100 meter to an elevation of around 7000 meter encamped with the eternal snow. These white snowy areas later turns into numerous rivers that offers a pleasant atmosphere to myriads of species of life that dwell here harmoniously. Among all the attractions, people who are fond of wildlife hail here to witness some of the national parks that are present here. If you are a nature lover, make sure you visit the Sessa Orchid Sanctuary which is an idyllic place to explore. This sanctuary is renowned for its varieties and vivid range of orchids that grow in this place. The most prominent feature of the Sessa sanctuary is the exhaustive flora where visitors can find some of the lovely and vibrant orchids. There are various species of orchids that grow and also enhance the sanctuary. While exploring in this place, each and every corner of the place is enclosed with the vivid orchid species that please the eyes of visitors with delight and charm. In the Sessa Orchid Sanctuary, an extensive range of colorful and forms of orchids blooms the sanctuary with pleasant atmosphere.

This sanctuary nestled in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India is one of the big storehouses of the orchids in the world. It gobbles up an area of around 100 square kilometer, which comprises over myriads of orchids. The orchid sanctuary is located between the Bhalukpong and Bomdila, which is rich in diversity of orchid in various size, shape, and amazing colors. The sanctuary is situated in Tipi, that is not only popular for the orchids, but also for the wild animals that have their habitat here, they are serow, pheasants, and red panda.Just closer to the Sessa Orchid Sanctuary, it is surrounded with some of the small remote village areas near the park that are populated by three main tribe communities of Arunachal Pradesh; they are Sherdukpans, Mijis, and Akas.

Due to the Sessa, Arunachal Pradesh is recognized as the "Orchid Paradise" of India.Around a large number of orchids species are found here that are rare and endangered to watch. They are mainly used by the tribal communities that have their habitat near the sanctuary. By overlooking the sanctuary, visitors can get to see exquisite view, where you can see the colorful adorn of not only the area but also the state of India. The species of orchid is used as ornamental in various houses in both urban and city side. The tribal hang them in front of their house that decorates their small unusual huts. Orchid is the only flower in the world which remains fresh for over a few days. Due to its interesting shape, dazzling color and eternal quality of the flowers, orchid’s species are considered as the "gems" in the grassland of floriculture. Tourists with extraordinary hunger for the orchids would adore witnessing the natural home ground of orchids in the Sessa Orchid Sanctuary at Arunachal Pradesh state of India. The sanctuary is house of over two hundred species of striking orchids that embellish the place beautifully to seek the attention of visitors. Myriads of visitors visit the sanctuary every year, just to learn about the orchids. This place is not only a perfect place for the visitors, but it is also popular among the researchers, where they use the orchids in their experiment for scientific study.

Other attractions in Sessa Orchid Sanctuary :

Ecosystem :

The Sessa Orchid Sanctuary is located in the Sessa, district of West Kameng, which lies at a distance of around 20 kilometer away from the Tipi region. This shelter is home for the wide range of orchids that are in different shape, size and dazzling colors. This orchid sanctuary in state of Arunachal Pradesh develops and preserves an effort to maintain the natural habitat of the numerous orchid species.

Ideal home of orchids :

The Sessa Orchid Sanctuary is the most wonderful place that is located between the 900 to 3100m MSL surrounding with the tropical, vegetation, moderate climatic condition, and sub tropical.Such diverse climatic condition physical geography favors the natural events of over 200 species of orchid with five new and prevalent species that grow inside this area.

Cherished with species of Orchids :

The department of Forests and Environment has originated some of the routes for Trekking that leads towards the sanctuary. While trekking or passing through the Sessa Orchid Sanctuary, visitors will definitely enjoy the tremendous habitat of the orchids in this pristine place. There are also some of the areas like the deep valleys and gorges, difficult terrains, and high peaks that will make your trip more adventurous, and people who are nature lover. Tourists will have an exciting trip when on tour in Arunachal Pradesh, India.

Sessa has extended the range of floriculture connected with the tourism activities in this state of India. There are various orchids’ species that are placed in different altitude in the Sessa Orchid Sanctuary of Arunachal Pradesh. This place is one of the major attractions for tourists who hail from both national and international part of the world.

The orchid species that grow here are known for its die beauty and hence is purely an ornamental product. Because of the large amount of the orchid species that grow here, the sanctuary is also home for various different species of birds that are worth watching. The two winged birds that are spotted in the Sessa Orchid Sanctuary are the local, while rests of them are migratory. Make sure before coming on a vacation to this place, you carry your camera and binoculars to watch the beautiful birds and other attractions, which visitors can capture in their camera as a memory. The view of the sanctuary is so mesmerizing and lovely that it please the eyes of voyagers with delight and pleasure. Plan your trip to the Sessa Orchid Sanctuary of Arunachal Pradesh, to experience one of the unique, but memorable vacations in lifetime.

Where to stay :

If you are planning to take a trip to Sessa Orchid Sanctuary, you don’t have to worry because accommodation is not a trouble here. There are various accommodation facilities offered for visitors where they can stay while exploring in this state. Among all of the choices, tourist can choose one of them like the Forest Rest House that is offered in Tipi village and the PWD Inspection Bunglows that are available at Tenga, Dedza (Jamiri), and Bhalukpong. All these accommodations that are available near the sanctuary are well equipped with all the required amenities that are necessary for visitors while staying. Visitors accommodating in rest house or the bungalows can experince a comfortable and relaxing stay here.