Best flower destinations in South America
Best flower destinations in South America
High-altitude orchid paths and colorful flower fields in South America
The Amazon basin holds extraordinary floral biodiversity, while jacaranda-lined streets in a southern capital turn entire neighbourhoods purple each spring, a more urban, predictable kind of seasonal bloom than the rainforest's scattered flowering.
The destinations on this list range from rainforest regions with species that flower unpredictably throughout the year to city streets with a single, reliably timed seasonal spectacle each spring. Both offer genuinely distinct versions of floral travel.
Visiting jacaranda-lined streets in late spring tends to offer the most reliable timing, with a flowering window considerably more predictable than the rainforest's. Local tourism boards typically publish a rough timing guide each year. Checking seasonal timing carefully before travelling also matters considerably, since flowering windows can shift from year to year.
Lists by region
Town in Ecuador
Baños
Vibrant riverside town amid lush volcanoes
The Pailón del Diablo waterfall drops into a green gorge wrapped in ferns, bromeliads and orchids. Ecuador has more than 4,000 orchid species and cloud forest like this is where many grow. The town has a mild climate year-round. Hire a bike and ride the waterfall route downhill.
City in Brazil
Gramado
Brazil’s Alpine Escape in the South
At about 2,700 feet in the Serra Gaúcha highlands, the town has mild summers that suit hydrangeas. The flowers line streets and gardens from late spring through summer. They usually peak around December and January. Parque Knorr has a large flower garden with walking paths. Pink and blue blooms are easy to spot.
Valley in Chile
Elqui Valley
Stargazing paradise amid Andes' quiet charm
Poet Gabriela Mistral grew up in the village of Montegrande and won the Nobel Prize in 1945. In wet years the dry hills nearby turn pink and yellow with wildflowers. Clear night skies and pisco vineyards fill out the trip. Spring blooms usually come in September and October.
City in Brazil
Curitiba
Green City of Urban Innovation
Bright flower beds in symmetrical patterns frame a glass and metal greenhouse in the city's Botanical Garden. The greenhouse was inspired by London's Crystal Palace. The garden opened in 1991 and also has a forest trail with native Atlantic Forest plants. It is close to the city centre.
City in Colombia
Bogotá
Vibrant Culture in the Andean Highlands
Colombia's cut flower trade began on the high plains around Bogotá in the 1960s. The country is now the second largest flower exporter after the Netherlands. The José Celestino Mutis Botanical Garden opened in 1955 and has a glasshouse of Andean plants. Roses and carnations leave nearby farms by plane every day.
City in Colombia
Medellín
The City of Eternal Spring
Silleteros from the village of Santa Elena carry huge flower arrangements on their backs. Each wooden frame, called a silleta, can weigh as much as 150 pounds. They parade through the city during the Feria de las Flores, held every August since 1957. The mild climate earned Medellín the nickname City of Eternal Spring.
Desert in Chile
Atacama Desert
Endless dunes under starlit desert skies
Llanos de Challe National Park turns pink and purple when the flowering desert, called desierto florido, blooms. Rare rains wake seeds that wait years underground. Pata de guanaco and other wildflowers carpet the plains, usually in September and October. It does not happen every year because it needs enough rain.
Region
Patagonia
Untamed Beauty at the End of the World
Summer days in Patagonia are longer than in Buenos Aires, with about 16 hours of light in December. That light feeds purple lupins along the roadsides from November to January. Notro shrubs, also called Chilean firebush, cover forest edges with red flowers. Calafate bushes bloom yellow in spring, then give blue berries.
Archaeological Site in Peru
Machu Picchu
Lost Inca city among clouds
The Inca Trail closes each February for upkeep, so hikers go from March to December. Wiñay Wayna, a ruin on the trail, is named for a local orchid. The name means forever young in Quechua. The surrounding cloud forest has hundreds of orchid species, along with tree ferns and bromeliads.
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