Responsible travel
High value, low volume, by design.
Bhutan decided long ago that it would rather welcome fewer visitors well than many visitors badly. We agree, and we build every journey around it.
The Sustainable Development Fee
$100
per adult · per night
- Children 6–11: $50 per night
- Children under 6: exempt
- Indian nationals: ₹1,200 per night
- Visa fee: $40 one-off
Fees verified as of 2026-10-14. Valid until 2027-08-31. Verify against bhutan.travel before launch.
Every visitor pays the Sustainable Development Fee for every night in the kingdom. It is not a tax on travel so much as a contribution to the place that makes the travel worth doing.
We include it in every price we show, labelled “SDF included”, so there are no surprises and no small print. When the rate changes, we change it in one place and every price on this site updates.
What the fee actually pays forWhere it goes
Three things your nights pay for.
Free healthcare
Every Bhutanese citizen receives free primary and hospital care. Your nights help keep it that way.
Free education
Schooling is free, including in the most remote valleys, where some children still walk hours to class.
Conservation
The constitution requires that at least sixty percent of the land stay forested. Bhutan absorbs more carbon than it emits.
How we travel
Small promises, kept.
- Locally owned stays and family farmhouses wherever they suit the journey.
- Guides, drivers and crews paid fairly and directly by our partner operator.
- Refillable bottles and no single-use plastic on treks.
- Respect for dress codes, photography rules and sacred sites, briefed before you land.
- Slow routes with fewer drives and more nights in each valley.
- Carbon guidance on flights, and honest advice about when not to come.
Begin
Tell us a little. We will shape the rest.
One specialist, one conversation, and a first sketch of your journey within two working days.