Plan your trip to Bhutan

Bhutan is simple to visit once you know how it works. You need a visa, you pay a daily Sustainable Development Fee, and you travel with a licensed guide to the dzongs, temples and trails. We arrange the visa and the fee as part of your trip.

The essentials

• Visa: US$40, approved before you travel. We apply for you. Visa details
• Sustainable Development Fee: US$100 per adult per night, until 31 August 2027. It is included in our prices. How the fee works
• When to come: March to May and late September to November for the best weather. Month by month
• Getting here: by air to Paro with Drukair or Bhutan Airlines. Flights and borders
• What it costs: from US$755 per person for four days, with the fee and visa included. Where the money goes
• How long: four days at the least, six or seven for the western valleys, ten for central Bhutan.
• From India: no visa, an entry permit, and a fee of Nu. 1,200 a night. Bhutan from India
• From Bangladesh or the Maldives: a visa you can get on arrival. The rules for regional visitors
• From further away: the route, the time difference and how long to stay, for travellers from the USA, the UK, Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Germany and France.
• Trips around one interest: birdwatching, cycling and motorbike tours, and wellness and spiritual journeys.
• Before you decide: is Bhutan safe?, travelling to Bhutan alone, twenty things to do in Bhutan, and combining Bhutan with Nepal.

How a trip is arranged

1. You tell us your dates, how many of you are travelling and what you want to see.
2. We send a day-by-day itinerary and a price per person within 24 hours.
3. We adjust it together until it is right.
4. You send a passport copy and photograph, and we apply for your visa.
5. We email your visa clearance letter. You show it when you check in for your flight to Paro.
6. Your guide and driver meet you at the airport.

The rules on this page and those below are checked against the Department of Tourism’s own website, and each page shows the date it was last checked. If you cannot find an answer here, try the frequently asked questions or ask us.