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Shortly after Punakha, we stop to visit Rinchengang Village which is less than 20-minutes hike from the road. It's a picturesque village of about 45 compact mud-houses and is one of the oldest communities in Bhutan. Unlike other parts of the country, here, multiple families may own and share a home.

We hike back down and continue to Phobjikha. Now, the road winds up through oak and rhododendron forests, over the Lowa-la pass (3,360 m or 11, 020 ft.) and down into the picturesque Phobjikha Valley. We stop to visit the Gangtey Gompa monastery, which is the only Nyingmapa Monastery in this region.

Now, while your luggage goes with the vehicle, you hike on Gangtey Nature Trail that covers the distance of 2.5 miles in 1.5 hours or little more.. It's an easy hike through the pine forests, and bamboo bushes and the trail offers views over the broad Phobjikha valley. The beautiful glacial valley bowl contains quaint villages, potato fields, and temples. Phobjikha Valley is also the winter home of black-necked-cranes that come all the way from Mongolia and Central Asia for nesting. We finish the hike in Khewa Lhakhang village where we meet our driver and transfer to our lodge. Time permitting, we stop at the Black-Necked Crane Information Center.

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