Flight Schedule and cost

See the flight schedules and costs or contact us for more information.
Drukair
Bhutan Airlines.
As your tour company, we can arrange your flight tickets to save you time. Whether you purchase from us or Druk Air’s website, the airfare will be the same.

Travel by Land

Phuentsholing is in the southwest, approximately 170 km from Bagdogra airport. Your journey begins there and reaches Phuentsholing. Then, travel to Thimphu, the current capital of Bhutan.

Gelephu in south-central Bhutan is approximately a one-day drive from Bagdogra and Guwahati airports.

Samdrup Jongkhar in Assam’s southeast Bhutan border region, approximately 150 km from
Guwahati airport. Tourists entering Bhutan through Samdrup Jongkhar will travel to Trashigang, central Bhutan, and finally to the capital.

Bhutan Tourism Policy
Bhutan is known as one of the high-end tourist destinations in the world. Bhutan enjoys a reputation for authenticity, remoteness, and a well-protected cultural heritage and natural environment. Bhutan Tourism Policy is on a vision of high-value, low-impact. Bhutan as an exclusive travel destination based on Gross National Happiness. Bhutan tourism’s primary goal is to achieve sustainability, where tourism must be environmentally and ecologically friendly, culturally acceptable, and economically viable.

Bhutan Visa procedure
Tourists visiting Bhutan must obtain a valid visa clearance document issued by the Department of Immigration of Bhutan before travelling to Bhutan. Unlike most countries that issue visas from their embassies and stamp them in your passport, Bhutan operates differently. Bhutanese embassies abroad cannot directly issue visas for visits to Bhutan. Your Bhutan visa will be processed online by a registered Bhutanese tour operator. Bhutan Travel Light Tours can
proceed with your Bhutan visa. For that, you have to send a scanned copy of the front photo page
of your passport, which should be more than six months of validity from the travel date. Visa will
be processed by the Immigration Department and Department of Tourism Bhutan (DoT) unless
the full tour payment, including the $ 40 Visa Fee, has to be wire transferred to the corresponding
bank of Bhutan. It takes a maximum of one week of working hours to obtain the visa. At your
point of entry at the airport, show your visa clearance document. The Bhutan visa gets stamped
into your passport. Tourists without a valid visa clearance document are denied at the airport.

Important note: Except for visitors from India, Bangladesh, and Maldives, all other visitors to Bhutan require an E-visa.

Indian, Bangladeshi, and Maldives nationals can obtain a visa/entry permit at the entry point by
showing a valid passport with a minimum of 6-month validity (Indian nationals can use their
Voter Identity Card if they don’t have a passport).

Bhutan Tour Package Tariff
The Royal Government of Bhutan has set a daily tariff for tourists visiting Bhutan, which must be
paid in USD before issuing a Bhutan visa. Bhutan tariff differs according to the number of people,
the season, and the program.

Peak season: (March, April, May, September, October, & November)
Solo traveler: USD 350 per day
2 people: USD 320 per person per day
3 people and more: USD 300 per person per day
Off-Peak season: (June, July, August, December, January, & February)
Solo traveler: USD 320 per day
2 people: USD 300 per person per day
3 people and more: USD 270 per person per day

Note: On the above cost, there will be a charge of USD 40 as a visa fee, a one-time fee when visiting Bhutan.
What is included in the package?
✓ Accommodation at a 3-star hotel/resort (4- and 5-star hotels/resorts require an additional premium)
✓ Airport Transfer
✓ All three meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner)
✓ Bottled drinking water throughout the journey.
✓ All transfers and sightseeing are done in a luxury vehicle with a professional driver.
✓ Full-time English-speaking licensed Bhutanese tour guide throughout the trip
✓ Monumental / Entrance Fees as per the itinerary.
✓ Tourist SIM card
✓ Bhutan Government Fee: USD 100 per person per night.
✓ Bhutan government taxes + hotel taxes

In the case of trekking
✓ Camping Equipment and Porter Service for Treks
✓ Trekking cook and other staff.
✓ Horse or yak for baggage hauling

What is excluded in the Package?
✓ Airfare / Flight fares
✓ Personal expenses
✓ Alcoholic and non-Alcoholic beverages
✓ Single room supplement charge USD 30 per room per night
✓ Tips/Gratuities to your guide and driver.
✓ Travel / Medical Insurance.
✓ Language guides available on supplement cost.

Sustainable Development Fee
The Sustainable Development Fee is a daily levy paid by tourists visiting Bhutan. This fee goes
towards education, healthcare, agriculture and poverty alleviation. The SDF for US dollar-paying
tourists are as follows;

✓ 100 USD per night per person.
✓ 50% of SDF is waived off for children between the ages of 6 and 12
✓ Full SDF is waived off for children under the age of 5

A regional leisure tourist must pay a sustainable development fee of Nu. 1200 per night halt.
Regional leisure tourists include nationals of India, Bangladesh and Maldives

Bhutan Travel Insurance
Tourists can apply for travel insurance while visiting Bhutan to protect themselves and their
families. The Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan has initiated a travel plan for our visitors.
We can also assist with travel insurance.

Dress code
Visitors are encouraged to dress well and respect our culture, especially while visiting Fortresses,
Monasteries, and other religious institutions. Long pants and long-sleeved tops are recommended.
When you enter these sites, kindly remove your hats, caps, etc., and also in an area where the
national flag is raised as a sign of respect.

Photography
Bhutan is a gift for photographers who want to capture amazing outdoor pictures of landscapes,
mountain views, unique colorful Bhutanese architecture (Fortresses and temples), rich
biodiversity, and countless flora and fauna. However, there are some prohibited places, like inside
fortresses and temples. We suggest consulting with your tour guide.

Currency and Banking
Bhutan’s currency is Ngultrum (Nu). It is currently on par with the Indian Rupee, which is widely
accepted in the country. Foreign currency can be exchanged at the airport and any of Bhutan’s
banks. Point-of-sale services are available, where visitors can pay by credit card at most hotels and
handicraft shops.

Climate and Season (Best time to visit Bhutan)
The best time and season to visit Bhutan is from March to April. Spring is delightful as various flowers bloom and plants budge after a long, cold winter. Colourful flowers like rhododendrons, wild azaleas, and edelweiss cover the meadows like carpet, adding a new wonder to Bhutan’s landscape. Trekking will open after a long, cold winter. Another season to visit is from September to November. Autumn is the time when the entire landscape turns into a golden colour. Blue skies are just amazing views of Bhutan’s landscape, and it is time for outdoor activities like trekking to reopen. Winter is quite cold as the evening hour turns chilly, and summer brings rainfall to most parts of the place.

Click the link for the Climate forecast for Bhutan meteoblue.

Tour Dates
We are flexible about tour dates and can organize a tour on the dates of your preference. Client travel requirements and tour itineraries can be customized.