A lone farmhouse on a green hillside below steep mountains and low cloud

Central Bhutan · about 2,900 m

Phobjikha (Gangtey)

Glacial valley where black-necked cranes spend the winter.

Phobjikha is a wide, quiet glacial valley watched over by Gangtey Monastery. Endangered black-necked cranes arrive from the Tibetan plateau in late autumn and stay until early spring. The Gangtey Nature Trail is an easy walk through pine forest and farmland.

Highlights

Gangtey Monastery
Gangtey Nature Trail
Black-necked Crane Information Centre
Crane season (late Oct–Feb)

Tours that visit Phobjikha (Gangtey)

Iron chain bridge strung with prayer flags over a rocky river, with a small temple on the hillside

October–February

Nature · 5 days / 4 nights

Crane Valley Escape

Black-necked crane walks and the Gangtey Nature Trail in Phobjikha.

Thimphu · Phobjikha (Gangtey) · Paro