Wander off the beaten track and stay at this intimate hotel surrounded by quaint villages, forests and fields.

Situated in the Phobjikha Valley near the village of Gangtey, the eight-suite Amankora Gangtey Lodge is set on a forested knoll with stunning views of the valley and the 16th-century Gangtey Goemba monastery. Part of the Black Mountains National Park wildlife reserve, the valley is home each winter to a flock of 300 endangered black-neck cranes.

Spends your days trekking and taking in the scenery, visit remote hamlets or experience meditating with monks, then return to the lodge for a spa treatment or a Bhutanese hot stone bath.