{"id":140,"date":"2025-10-29T04:04:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T04:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ntsbhutan.com\/?page_id=140"},"modified":"2025-10-31T04:04:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T04:04:59","slug":"phobjikha","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ntsbhutan.com\/index.php\/phobjikha\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOBJIKHA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nestled in Wangdue Phodrang District, about 130 km from Thimphu and 60 km from Punakha, Phobjikha Valley is a broad glacial plain home to the famous Gangtey Monastery of the Nyingma school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every winter, the graceful black-necked cranes migrate here from Tibet, circling the monastery three times upon arrival and before departure \u2014 a sight of spiritual significance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The valley\u2019s open meadows, scenic hiking and biking trails, and serene atmosphere make it ideal for meditation, wellness retreats, and hot stone baths. Visiting local villages offers a unique cultural experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nestled in Wangdue Phodrang District, about 130 km from Thimphu and 60 km from Punakha, Phobjikha Valley is a broad glacial plain home to the famous Gangtey Monastery of the Nyingma school. Every winter, the graceful black-necked cranes migrate here from Tibet, circling the monastery three times upon arrival and before departure \u2014 a sight [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":142,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-140","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntsbhutan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntsbhutan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntsbhutan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntsbhutan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntsbhutan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntsbhutan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":141,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntsbhutan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/140\/revisions\/141"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntsbhutan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntsbhutan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}