Travelling to Bhutan? HERE’S EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW.

Bhutan was closed to foreign travelers until 1974. In the first year when Bhutan opened up to tourism, just 287 tourists visited the country. In 2018 the amount had increased to 325,800 tourists visiting the nation. More than 60% of these are Indian vacationers.

Bhutan is your unique travel destination in the world. Being such a unique country, it also requires particular rules to be followed closely.

In reality as per a survey performed by the magazine Business Week, Bhutan was shown to be the happiest nation in Asia and 8th happiest nation on the planet. A small nation, lying in the middle of the Himalayas with a stunning landscape, a one of a kind and secluded culture and a variety of diverse flora and fauna, Bhutan is your opportunity with an adventure you shouldn’t miss.

Getting into Bhutan

Getting to “The Land of the Thunder Dragon” is an adventure by itself.

The country’s only international airport is located at Paro, and landing there is a thrilling encounter. Both landing and takeoff must be performed manually, and only eight pilots in the world are certified to land and takeoff from Paro International Airport.

There are currently just two airlines flying to Paro Airport.

Druk Air, the national airlines and the independently owned Bhutan Airlines.

Two airlines Now have flights to Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bagdogra, Guwahati & Gaya in India, Kathmandu, Bangkok, Dhaka & Singapore.

Flights to and from Paro are just permitted under visual meteorological conditions and therefore are limited to daylight hours from dawn to sunset, so delays are extremely common.

If flying isn’t feasible, Bhutan has three land border crossings with India, Phuntsholing from the west, Gelephu at the central place and Samdrup Jongkhar from the east.

There are NO open boundaries between Bhutan and China.