Bhutan Tours

13/07/2025

In an increasingly interconnected world grappling with challenges of sustainability and technological evolution, Bhutan recently carved out a significant space for its unique development philosophy at the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) meets Blockchain Summit and Awards 2025.

23/02/2021

Fareed looks into how a small and relatively poor nation tackled the pandemic so well, and the lessons wealthier nations can learn from it.

08/07/2020

The secluded Himalayan country that charges tourists by the day is seen as a model for sustainable for tourism.

21/05/2020

The tiny Himalayan Kingdom will create new authentic well-being experiences for future travelers.

14/05/2020

The 76-year-old was the first confirmed coronavirus case in the tiny Himalayan nation.

12/04/2020

The Ministry of Health joins the nation and fellow Bhutanese in wishing HRH Gyaltsab Jigme Dorji Wangchuck a very happy 34th Birthday.

Prime Minister's Office - PMO, Bhutan
Sowai Lyonpo
Dechen Wangmo

05/02/2020

Regional Tourism SDF update: The National Assembly today saw agreement to fix the SDF Levy for regional tourists at Nu 1,200 instead of 25% of USD 65.

However tourists visiting 11 of the 20 districts which are Trashigang, Lhuntse, Trashiyangtze, Mongar, Samdrupjongkhar, Pemagatshel, Zhemgang, Tsirang, Sarpang, Dagana and Trongsa will be exempt of SDF for both tariff paying tourists and regional tourists.

The PM announced that Gelephu and Samdrupjongkhar will also be open to entry by regional tourists.

Regional tourist children under the age of 5 do not have to pay the levy and those between 6 and 12 only need to pay 600.

To help hotels, they will be allowed to handle and get in tourists.

The Bill which has been renamed and introduced as a new Bill in the form of Tourism Levy and Exemption Bill of Bhutan 2020 will be passed tomorrow.

15/01/2020

A Bhutanese film, “Lunana: a Yak in the Classroom” directed by Pawo Choyning Dorji won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 31st Palm Springs International Film Festival held in California.

12/12/2019

Lonely Planet: “Bhutan, the best country to visit in 2020” Article December 6, 2019December 6, 2019 businessbhutanLeave a Comment on Lonely Planet: “Bhutan, the best country to visit in 2020” What does this mean to me? – A perspective A gush of gratitude, “Thank you Lonely Planet!”, an...

01/12/2019

11/11/2019

Two days before we flew to Bhutan, somebody mentioned that the descent into the country’s main airport in Paro can be fairly hairy — fewer than 20 pilots in the world are qualified to land between the sheer, 5,000m-high cliffs of the Paro Chhu valley. If that sounds like an off-putting start, ...