Some of the drawbacks in visiting this beautiful country:
- The government regulates the number of tourists who enter the country and we ask that if you are going to go to Bhutan you give us and our representatives in Bhutan at least 3 to 4 weeks to obtain your Visa.
- You can access Bhutan from several airports. DRUK Air, Bhutan’s only airline and only airline into the country, flies daily out of Bangkok and twice a week from Delhi to Kathmandu to Paro. The planes are new, AirBus 319, and extremely clean.
- Your trip into Bhutan must be paid in full at around $200USD a day or more, depending on what you choose to do. That may seem high, but that price includes hotel, a car and driver, a guide and three meals a day, and also all entrance fees to monasteries and other places.
- The other drawback is that you cannot pay with a credit card anywhere and there are no ATM machines to ease that difficulty.
- Lastly, immigration at the airport is slow and very frustrating. No computers and they take about 5 to 8 minutes per person. We spent 80 minutes in line and the flight from Kathmandu was only 55 minutes.
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