Hundreds of cranes feeding and calling across the marsh through winter.
RSPN's observation hides and the story of their protection.
An easy loop through the valley below the monastery.
Phobjikha is managed around the cranes — even the local power lines were laid underground to protect them in flight.
It is the wildlife centrepiece of a western Bhutan circuit, paired with Paro and Punakha.
We time Phobjikha to the crane season and base you for dawn and dusk at the roosts.
From the hides and the valley floor through winter.
The hilltop monastery over the valley.
The gentle Gangtey loop through farmland and forest.
We choose the lodge and guiding that fit your dates and pace, not whatever is left.
We build your visit around the season that delivers — cranes, whales, fruiting-season bears or breeding birds.
Watch the black-necked cranes and walk the Gangtey valley. Tell us your dates and we will build the route around it.
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