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A few days prior to the 11th of November and the festival is celebrated on the 11.
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Places Covered: Thimphu, Paro, Punakha, Wangdue
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The annual Blacked- Necked Crane festival is celebrated on November 11 every year 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 rare and glorious bird which becomes an inseparable part of their each day lives during the winter months. The festival is organized to create awareness and understanding of the significance of conserving the endangered Black-Necked Cranes.
When the majestic birds migrate to and from Bhutan, these rarest of the rare birds are said to circle the Gangtey Goenpa 3 time. The locals believe this is a gesture of gratitude the birds convey for their peaceful stay in the valley of Phobjikha.
The 11th of November is also the birth anniversary of the Fourth King of Bhutan which makes the celebration even more auspicious.
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
The welcoming of the rare and majestic birds in the country.
We being a licenced travel agents operating directly under the Tourism council of Bhutan are mandated to provide our valued guests with a few services and the others are because we wouldn't want our guests to have anything less.
ambo Tip: Extend your stay for about 15 days and explore the mesmerizing eastern Bhutan
A few days prior to the 11th of November and the festival is celebrated on the 11.
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