Phobjikha-Although Phobjikha is a Ramsar-designated wetland, the valley is experiencing increasing environmental pressure from stray animals, unregulated grazing, unmanaged waste, and tourism-related ...
Phobjikha is a U-shaped valley, which is surrounded by the irregular formation of mountains carved by the glacial action. It is also known as the Gangteng Valley, named after the Gangteng Monastery in ...
High in the Himalayas, Bhutan’s Phobjikha Valley transforms into one of the most enchanting winter spectacles of nature. Every year, hundreds of black-necked cranes descend from the Tibetan plateau to ...
This summer, Sherab Dorji ’20 traveled as a Social Innovation Fellow back to his home in Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan. He went to pursue his dream of making a self-sustaining economic contribution to his ...
The valley was unspeakably beautiful: honey-colored hills flanked by mountains covered in pine trees. Dark shrubs dotted the expanse, as did wandering cows, temples and clusters of 108 white Buddhist ...
From a forest of wild rhododendrons, a cool wind greets me, bringing the wails of Tibetan horns and the chants of monks drifting from the ancient monastery in Phobjikha Valley below. Like the rest of ...
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