Bhutan · Asia
Bhutan: the Lateral Road
A cross-country route through pristine Himalayan forest from Paro to Trashigang.
When to go
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- AprApril: Best
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Black-necked Cranes winter at Phobjikha Nov–Feb.
Why go
The Phobjikha Valley ཕོབ་སྦྱིས་ཁ spelled as Pho-sbis-kha, (the suffix kha is an element in many place-names in Bhutan and its use is generally optional both in colloquial speech and in literary forms) is a vast U-shaped valley in central Bhutan. The valley houses one of the impressive ancient Buddhist monasteries in Bhutan known as Gangteng Monastery of the Nyingma sect in central Bhutan. The graceful black-necked cranes in Bhutan (Grus nigricollis) from the Tibetan Plateau visit the valley during the winter season to roost. On arrival in the Phobjikha Valley in the last week of October, the black-necked cranes circle the Gangteng Monastery three times and also repeat the process while returning to Tibet.
The broad valley, with its best-known marshland in Bhutan, is popular for its scenic splendour and cultural uniqueness.
Background from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
