The graceful black-necked cranes in Bhutan (Grus nigricollis) from the Tibetan Plateau visit the valley during the winter season to roost.

On arrival in the Phobjikha Valley in the last week of October, the black-necked cranes circle the Gangteng Monastery three times and also repeat the process while returning to Tibet.

[3][4][5]: 152–154 The broad valley, with its best-known marshland in Bhutan, is popular for its scenic splendour and cultural uniqueness.

[8] Longchen Rabjam, a buddhist lama who visited Bhutan also established the Ngenlung Drechagling in valley in the 14th century.

The valley also hosts one of the eight Lings built by a great Buddhist saint Longchenpa which is called Ngenlung Drechagling.

The valley is covered by a rich sward of grass in the marshy land where special variety of dwarf bamboo (Yushania microphylla) grows on which the black-necked cranes feed.

The Phobjikha Valley, with its agrarian economy, is mostly underdeveloped with least modern facilities of water and sanitation.

B-Mobile installed its first cellular network in the year 2008 during the consecration ceremony of the newly built Gangteng Monastery.

[15] The Phobjikha Valley is located in the Wangdue Phodrang District (Phobji and Gangteng Gewogs) in central Bhutan.

Henkha means the early language and the speakers of dialect are confined to the northern, eastern and western areas surrounding the Black Mountains range.

The picturesque Phobjika Valley, in the backdrop of the Black Mountain Range, has a rich biodiversity of flora and fauna.

[5] The Phobjika valley is marshy land and has a sward of grassy pastures where cattle and horses graze.

A special kind of dwarf bamboo grows here, which attracts the black-necked cranes to roost and feed in the valley during the winter season.

[5] The Phobjika Valley has several vulnerable species of birds in the Protected Conservation Area established in 2003.

[19] The other vulnerable species are the chestnut-breasted partridge (Arborophila mandellii), wood snipe (Gallinago nemoricola), Blyth's tragopan (Tragopan blythii), greater spotted eagle (Aquila clanga), imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca), Baer's pochard (Aythya baeri), Hodgson's bushchat (Saxicola insignis), dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda), and grey-crowned prinia (Prinia cinereocapilla).The Conservation Area of 163 square kilometres (63 sq mi), which includes Gewogs of Phobji, Gangte and Bjena under the Wangdue Phodrang dzongkhag, has been leased out for Conservation Planning and Management to the Royal Society for the Protection of Nature (RSPN), a non-governmental organization (NGO) set up in Bhutan in 1987 (legally incorporated in 1997).

[5][20][21] Another special festival observed by the people of the valley is the annual Tsechu, which is held in the Gangteng Monastery from the 5th to 10th days of the eighth lunar month, as per the Bhutanese calendar.

The temple is believed to be the residing place of the Ma Sripa Gyalmo, the Bonpo religious protectress.

[8] Ngenlung Drechagling Lhakhang is one of the eight temples built by Kuenkhen Longchen Rabjam who is popularly known as Longchenpa.

The health care centre in the valley mainly consists of a hospital and a few outreach clinics.

Phobjikha Valley trek is popular trekking that takes three days to complete and is part of the religious tourism and ecotourism that is promoted by the Government of Bhutan and other concerned NGO organizations.

[5] Gangtey treks are also popular tourist attractions in the Phobjikha Valley, which covers the Gangteng Gonpa.

[28] A short trek of about 90 minutes known as the 'Gangte Nature Trail' starts from the Mani stone wall to the north of the Gangteng Gonpa and ends in Khewa Lhakhang.