Day 1: Arrival
Day 2:Thimphu to Punakha
Day 3: Punakha to Phobjikha
Day 4: The Black Necked Crane Festival at Gangtey Gompa
Day 5: Phobjikha to Punakha
Day 6: Punakha to Thimphu
Day 7:Thimphu to Paro
Day 8: Departure
The annual Black-Necked Crane festival is celebrated at the courtyard of Gangtey Goenpa in Phobjikha valley. The festival is an occasion for the locals to rejoice and celebrate the arrival of this endangered and majestic bird which becomes an inseparable part in their daily lives during the winter months. The annual blacknecked crane festival is organized to generate awareness and understanding on the importance of conserving the endangered Black-Necked Cranes. The festival includes cultural programs such as folk songs and dances (some with black-necked crane themes) and mask dances performed by the local people, crane dances and environmental conservation-themed dramas and songs by school children.
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