Arrival, departure, and visa process
Your travel agent should take care of processing your visa. The actual visa will be stamped in your passport at the immigration desk at the Paro airport if you are arriving by air and at the immigration office in Phuntsholing if you are arriving overland. It is not necessary to bring copies of your passport photo for the visa.
Your guide and driver will meet you at the Paro airport upon your arrival in Bhutan, and they will accompany you throughout your Bhutan trip.
When exiting Bhutan, after the security checks and customs formalities are finished, you will need to identify your luggage outside the terminal before boarding the plane.
Druk Air weight limit
There is a weight limit on Druk Air: 20kg or about 44 pounds. If you cross this weight limit Druk Air will charge $5 for each kg over the limit. The weight limit is 20kg for all combined checked luggage. Your hand baggage weight should not exceed 5kg and dimensions: 45cm x 30cm x 20cm
If you are bringing a bicycle, it will be considered checked luggage and will count toward the total weight limit of your checked luggage.
Hotels
All of the hotels the travel agents use are clean, comfortable, and of the highest quality in Bhutan for standard tourist hotels. They are all approved by the Department of Tourism. Your hotels in Bhutan will provide you pillows, blankets, sheets, towels, bathroom tissue, and soap. You should bring your own toothbrush, toothpaste, lotions, and other items. Most hotels will have telephones, and some hotels have Internet cafes.
Five Star hotels: You can book these hotels at extra cost (ranging from around US$400 to over $1,000 per night
Vehicles
We use comfortable, clean, well-maintained Toyota vehicles: a four-seater car for groups of one or two people; a minivan for groups of three to seven; and a bus for larger groups.
Food
The hotels and restaurants will serve a variety of dishes (Bhutanese, Indian, Chinese, and Continental). You can request spicy or nonspicy, depending on your preference. It is no problem if you are a vegetarian or have food allergies. Just let your guide know, and he will instruct the chefs about what type of food to prepare for you. Coffee and tea are included, and other beverages are available at an additional cost. Bottled water is available for purchase in the hotels and restaurants.
Your travel agent should take care of processing your visa. The actual visa will be stamped in your passport at the immigration desk at the Paro airport if you are arriving by air and at the immigration office in Phuntsholing if you are arriving overland. It is not necessary to bring copies of your passport photo for the visa.
Your guide and driver will meet you at the Paro airport upon your arrival in Bhutan, and they will accompany you throughout your Bhutan trip.
When exiting Bhutan, after the security checks and customs formalities are finished, you will need to identify your luggage outside the terminal before boarding the plane.
Druk Air weight limit
There is a weight limit on Druk Air: 20kg or about 44 pounds. If you cross this weight limit Druk Air will charge $5 for each kg over the limit. The weight limit is 20kg for all combined checked luggage. Your hand baggage weight should not exceed 5kg and dimensions: 45cm x 30cm x 20cm
If you are bringing a bicycle, it will be considered checked luggage and will count toward the total weight limit of your checked luggage.
Hotels
All of the hotels the travel agents use are clean, comfortable, and of the highest quality in Bhutan for standard tourist hotels. They are all approved by the Department of Tourism. Your hotels in Bhutan will provide you pillows, blankets, sheets, towels, bathroom tissue, and soap. You should bring your own toothbrush, toothpaste, lotions, and other items. Most hotels will have telephones, and some hotels have Internet cafes.
Five Star hotels: You can book these hotels at extra cost (ranging from around US$400 to over $1,000 per night
Vehicles
We use comfortable, clean, well-
Food
The hotels and restaurants will serve a variety of dishes (Bhutanese, Indian, Chinese, and Continental). You can request spicy or nonspicy, depending on your preference. It is no problem if you are a vegetarian or have food allergies. Just let your guide know, and he will instruct the chefs about what type of food to prepare for you. Coffee and tea are included, and other beverages are available at an additional cost. Bottled water is available for purchase in the hotels and restaurants.
Clothing
General: It is best to dress modestly, meaning no tank tops, short skirts, shorts (except for hiking), or revealing clothing. You should be conservative for festivals and while visiting monasteries and temples.
Festivals: In general, you should wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants/skirts, and you cannot wear hats, shorts, short sleeves, jeans, sneakers, or flip-flops.
General: It is best to dress modestly, meaning no tank tops, short skirts, shorts (except for hiking), or revealing clothing. You should be conservative for festivals and while visiting monasteries and temples.
Festivals: In general, you should wear long-
In this section I attempt to give some information that might be helpful or useful for our trip to Bhutan
Information
Acknowledgement: most of the information was provided to me by my travel agent Bhutan Gateway Travel.
