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Six short guides covering everything travellers ask before they come — written by a Bhutanese team, and kept current.
Bhutan asks a little more preparation than most destinations — a visa issued before you fly, a nightly fee, a guide for the dzongs, and a festival calendar that moves every year. None of it is complicated once it is written down.
Four seasons, four different countries. What changes is the light, the crowd, and what is flowering on the pas…
By air into Paro, or overland from India — the routes, the airlines and the connections that actually work.…
Exactly what Bhutan asks of a visitor, what it costs, and which parts we handle for you.…
Tshechu dates move with the lunar calendar. Here is what happens when, and how to plan a journey around one.…
Government-approved hotels, valley lodges, farmhouse rooms and tented camps — what each is actually like.…
The things travellers ask us before they book, answered plainly and kept current.…
The Sustainable Development Fee is US$100 per adult per night. Children aged six to twelve pay US$50 and under-sixes are exempt; Indian nationals pay Nu. 1,200. The current rate runs until 31 August 2027.
A one-off, non-refundable application fee. Apply yourself on the Department of Tourism’s online system or let us submit it with your booking — about five working days either way.
March to May and September to November for clear skies and festivals; June to August and December to February for green valleys or sharp winter light, and far fewer people.
Tell us your dates and what you would like the journey to include. You will get a written day-by-day itinerary and a full quotation back, with nothing to pay while we work it out.
