Bhutan
Warnings and insurance
Summary
Before you travel
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If you chooseplan to travel,pass researchthrough another country on your destinationsjourney, andcheck the travel advice for the country you’re transiting.
It is more important than ever to get travel insurance and check it provides appropriate cover. See the FCDO’s guidance on foreign travel insurance.
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Before you travel
Notravel, travelcheck canthe be‘Entry guaranteedrequirements’ safe.section Readfor allBhutan’s thecurrent adviceentry inrestrictions thisand guiderequirements. andDue anyto specificCOVID-19, travelthese advicemay thatchange applieswith tolittle you:
- women
warning. travellers
- disabled
Monitor travellers
- LGBT+
this travellers
- solo
advice andfor independentthe travel
- volunteering
latest updates and adventurestay in contact with your travel
Travel insurance
provider.
If you chooseplan to travel,pass researchthrough another country on your destinationsjourney, andcheck the travel advice for the country you’re transiting.
It is more important than ever to get travel insurance and check it provides appropriate cover. See the FCDO’s guidance on foreign travel insurance.
You Insurancemust shouldarrange coverany yourvisit itinerary,to plannedBhutan activitiesthrough andan expensesauthorised intravel anagent emergency.
Aboutwell FCDOin traveladvance. advice
See Entry requirements
TheBritain Foreign,is Commonwealthrepresented &in DevelopmentBhutan Officeby (FCDO)an providesHonorary adviceConsul. aboutConsular riskssupport ofis travelnot toavailable helpfrom the British nationalsgovernment makein informedBhutan. decisions.However, Findthe outBritish moreDeputy aboutHigh FCDOCommission travelin adviceKolkata, India. can provide consular support to British nationals.
FollowCar and contactmotorbike FCDOaccidents are one of the biggest causes of injury and death overseas. If possible, avoid travelling at night. Always travel onin Twitter,a Facebookwell-maintained vehicle with seatbelts. See Safety and Instagramsecurity.
Although Youthere’s canno alsorecent signhistory upof toterrorism getin emailBhutan, notificationsattacks can not be ruled out. See Terrorism
In whenBhutan thisyou should take local law and customs seriously. If in doubt, you should take advice isfrom updated.your tour guide. See Local law and customs
Before you travel
Notravel, travelcheck canthe be‘Entry guaranteedrequirements’ safe.section Readfor allBhutan’s thecurrent adviceentry inrestrictions thisand guiderequirements. andDue anyto specificCOVID-19, travelthese advicemay thatchange applieswith tolittle you:
- women
warning.travellers - disabled
Monitortravellers - LGBT+
thistravellers - solo
adviceandforindependentthetravel - volunteering
latestupdatesstayincontactwithyour
Travel insurance
If you chooseplan to travel,pass researchthrough another country on your destinationsjourney, andcheck the travel advice for the country you’re transiting.
It is more important than ever to get travel insurance and check it provides appropriate cover. See the FCDO’s guidance on foreign travel insurance.
You Insurancemust shouldarrange coverany yourvisit itinerary,to plannedBhutan activitiesthrough andan expensesauthorised intravel anagent emergency.
Aboutwell FCDOin traveladvance. advice
TheBritain Foreign,is Commonwealthrepresented &in DevelopmentBhutan Officeby (FCDO)an providesHonorary adviceConsul. aboutConsular riskssupport ofis travelnot toavailable helpfrom the British nationalsgovernment makein informedBhutan. decisions.However, Findthe outBritish moreDeputy aboutHigh FCDOCommission travelin adviceKolkata, India. can provide consular support to British nationals.
FollowCar and contactmotorbike FCDOaccidents are one of the biggest causes of injury and death overseas. If possible, avoid travelling at night. Always travel onin Twitter,a Facebookwell-maintained vehicle with seatbelts. See Safety and Instagramsecurity.
Although Youthere’s canno alsorecent signhistory upof toterrorism getin emailBhutan, notificationsattacks can not be ruled out. See Terrorism
In whenBhutan thisyou should take local law and customs seriously. If in doubt, you should take advice isfrom updated.your tour guide. See Local law and customs
Update history
2025-12-10 13:09
New information about dual nationals returning to the UK (‘Entry requirements’ page).
2024-12-18 13:06
This travel advice was reviewed for accuracy and reissued without any significant updates
2024-05-01 17:11
Information on visa application fees, entry and exit points, the sustainable development fee and taking money into or out of Bhutan (‘Entry requirements’ page).
2024-02-28 14:47
This travel advice has been rewritten to make it easier to read and understand.
2023-06-22 09:28
Information about the global terrorism risks to British nationals abroad on all FCDO travel advice pages.
2023-05-17 14:11
Updated information about altitude sickness (‘Health’ page).
2022-09-29 10:21
Addition of information that on 23rd September 2022 all COVID-19 restrictions on entry to Bhutan were relaxed, and travellers no longer need to provide a PCR test or undergo quarantine. (‘Coronavirus’ and ‘Entry requirements’ page).
2022-07-06 13:07
Updated information on quarantine requirements for Bhutan (‘Entry requirements’ page)
2022-05-18 12:04
Updated information on entry rules now that Bhutan is open to non-Bhutanese nationals arriving by air (‘Entry requirements’ page)