Monday, May 6, 2013

Getting into Bhutan (or leaving)...

Today I wish to talk about, well, the topic up there...


Entering Bhutan is interesting (avoiding the Himalayan peaks for a start. Spotting a Yeti hiding. The last one could be hallucination. But then again, is it?). You most likely have to fly in with the Royal Bhutanese Airlines, Druk Air either from Bangkok, New Delhi, Calcutta, Kathmandu, Dhaka and (off and on) Bodhgaya, Rangoon, Singapore and Bombay. The first four are the reliable ones. The flight is interesting if your interests include roller coasters and similar thrills. I don't mean up and down- I remember once when I was a passenger this lady from somewhere abroad actually let out a scream while the plane was circling to land at Paro, our only international airport. But let me not get sidetracked.

Most tourists enter and depart from Paro, one hour from Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan. However, some tourists include Sikkim and Darjeeling in India in their itinerary.  They have the option of going (or coming) by road from Phuentsholing in the south (5 hours from both Paro or Thimphu, the capital). There's also another gateway in the east in Samdrup Jongkhar where you can exit (or enter) from Gauhati in Assam.

These here then are the comings and goings into and out of the tiny Kingdom of Bhutan... can I mention here details of everything (everything about Bhutan, well, traveling to Bhutan) can be found (that is, if you click there) at http://www.bhutanrebirth.com. Go for it, nothing to lose, let us welcome you to the website at least... it's not that bad, I promise....worth some clicks... ;)

- Keshav (Bhutan Rebirth Tours & Treks), and no, that's not my surname, hence the brackets

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