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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his counterpart Lotay Tshering from Bhutan launched phase two of the RuPay card in Bhutan on Friday the 20th NOV2020. At the online launch function of the card, Prime Minister Modi announced that RuPay cards issued by the Bhutan National Bank can be used at ATMs for INR 1 lakh and for INR 20 lakh at point-of-sale terminals. This will allow Bhutanese cardholders to access the RuPay network in India. The Rupay Card Phase I was launched in August last year during Modi’s state visit to Bhutan. The RuPay card is an Indian ... Read more

The Tourism Council of Bhutan has decided to raise the entrance fee for monuments across Bhutan starting January 2020. The council also called the relevant stakeholders and agencies concerned to take note of the revision of the fees and inform their clients. The highest visiting fee has been revised on Tiger’s nest in Paro district, from 7.14 US dollars to 14.25 US dollars for adults, while monuments including Trashichho-Dzong, Memorial Chorten and others were raised from 4.28 US dollars to 7.14 US dollars. However, student visitors were given discount of 50 per cent.  

Bhutan has been named as the best country to visit in 2020 by Lonely Planet. The ‘Best in Travel 2020’ highlights the top 10 countries, cities, regions and best value destinations among near 200 countries. Bhutan receives around 1.5 lakh visitors a year. Out of it, nearly 50 thousand coming from non SAARC countries. employment creation amongst others. A total of 274,097 foreign individuals visited Bhutan in 2018 which is an increase of 7.61% over 2017. International leisure arrivals grew by 1.76 per cent to 63,367 over 2017 while arrivals from the regional market grew by 10.37 per cent resulting ... Read more

The last of the Himalayan kingdoms, there’s nowhere on earth quite like the majestic Bhutan. And, this is the perfect time to visit this beautiful land, if you like to experience the traditional Buddhist dances and rituals. Paro tshechu, held every Spring in the Paro Dzongkhag, is considered the most spectacular and colourful of all the festivals here. This year, the festival has started on March 17 and will be concluded on March 21, 2019. The Paro Tshechu is one of the biggest festivals in the country. On the first day, all mask dances are held inside the courtyard of the Dzong. ... Read more

The governments of India, Nepal and Bhutan are actively considering having a joint task force for allowing free movement of wildlife across political boundaries and checking smuggling of wildlife across the Kanchenjunga Landscape, a trans-boundary region spread across Nepal, India and Bhutan. The developments comes up after forest officials and representatives of non-government organisation of the three countries visited parts of the landscape and later held a meeting at Siliguri in north Bengal earlier this month. Participants from India and Bhutan who attended the meeting said that setting up of a joint task force was a key requirement in the ... Read more

The seventh edition of Bhairabkunda festival will be held with a five-day spectacular event from January 8, 2019 at Bhairabkunda, a picturesque tri-junction located in the Himalayan foothills of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Bhutan. It is also known for the Shiva temple, where thousands of pilgrims visit for prayers and poojas. The picturesque location is also renowned among photography enthusiasts and honeymooners. The objective of the event is to exploit the unexplored tourism potential of Bhairabkunda and to register its unmatched natural beauty on the tourism map of the country. The decision to conduct the event has taken in a ... Read more

According to Tourism Council of Bhutan’s (TCB) exit survey 2017, nine out of every 10 international tourists have voted Bhutan as a safe tourist destination. About 91 per cent of the regional tourists from India, Bangladesh and Maldives also said Bhutan is a safe tourist destination. About 1,428 international visitors were surveyed at the Paro International Airport using administered questionnaire survey. A small number of international tourists were interviewed at exit points of Phuentsholing, Samdrupjongkhar, and Gelephu. A total of 1,534 regional visitors were surveyed at all exit points as part of the survey. Value for money stands the highest for ... Read more

Those who like long drive have a golden opportunity to fulfill their dream – that too crossing the border of the country. The event is organized by ByRoad, a group of travel enthusiasts. The event named “Bhutan By Road”, is a long drive to our neighbouring country Bhutan, through Silguri, West Bengal. ‘Bhutan-by-Road’ is a 14 day self-driving tour starts from Siliguri (West Bengal) through Bhutan and ends in Guwahati. Travellers have three options to take the car from their home to Siliguri and back. You can either drive it down yourselves from your residence/home city. ByRoad will provide necessary ... Read more

The international tourist arrivals recorded a growth of 14.1 per cent last year in Bhutan whereas the number of regional tourists visiting the country in terms of percentage saw a dip by more than 50 per cent in 2017 compared to the previous year. A total of 183, 287 regional visitors visited Bhutan in 2017, recording an increase of 24.9 per cent as compared to 2016, which saw a total of 146,797 visitors. The percentage increase of regional tourist decreased in 2017 by more than 50 per cent. Bhutan saw an increase of 50.43 per cent in 2016 compared to ... Read more