Gangtey Nature Trail
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Distance: 4 km
Walking time: 1-2 hr
Attraction: Gangtey Goemba, view of valley, local community school & Khewa Lhakhang
This pleasurable walk will give you a nice feel of Phobjikha valley. Gangtey Nature Hike-Gangtey Nature Trail can be combined with a visit to Gangtey Goemba, the local school and Khewa Lhakhang. Gangtey Goenpa is the landmark structure of Phobjikha valley. It is the most tourists visited the place during the winter season to see the magnificent black-necked cranes that migrate from far-flung remote parts of Tibet.
This hike takes you through the pine forest and small bamboo plants provide a spectacular view of the Phobjikha Valley.
Longtey Hike
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Walking time: 4 hr
Attraction: Longtey village & Kumbu village
If you are looking for a picturesque hike through some of the most beautiful parts of Gangtey, this is the one. The path will lead through bush bamboo towards a small cluster of village houses. There are beautifully colored rhododendron forests on both sides of the valley, and in the winter months, yaks graze in the area. We climb up gradually through the thickets of dwarf bamboos, birch, rhododendron, hemlock and fir to Kayche La, marked with some prayer flags. The other side of the pass is mostly meadows, and from here it is all downhill through the long and beautiful stretch of meadows and farms.