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🇧🇹 Bhutan

Bhutan sets its own visa rules: most visitors need an e-visa before travel, while Indian nationals get an entry permit and Bangladeshi and Maldivian nationals a visa on arrival. Below: visa rules for every passport, cash limits at customs and the tourist traps official travel advice warns about.

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Explore Bhutan: things to do, shopping, food and getting around

A short guide based on Bhutan Travel, the official tourism website.

Places to visit

  • Tiger's Nest Monastery (Paro Taktsang)

    Paro

    Built in 1692 and seen as Bhutan's holiest site, it clings to a cliff about 3,000 ft above the valley. The trail starts about 6 miles from Paro. Allow a steady two-hour climb to 10,000 ft, with ponies available for part of the way.

    Source: Bhutan Travel (official) – Family-friendly Bhutan

Summarised in our own words from the linked pages, official tourism boards and transport authorities first; items marked "Not official" come from other guides. Prices and opening times change, so check the source before you go. Last checked 24 Oct 2026.

Common tourist traps and how to avoid them

Scams and risky spots named in official travel advice for Bhutan, in our own words.

Official travel advice for Bhutan doesn't name specific tourist scams. Normal precautions apply.

Official advice: FCDO: no areas advised against.

Emergency numbers in Bhutan

Paraphrased from official travel advice: FCDO travel advice – Safety and security · FCDO travel advice – Warnings and insurance · FCDO travel advice – Getting help (emergency numbers) · FCDO page updated 10 Dec 2025 · Last checked 2 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cash you can bring in and take out

Customs rules for banknotes and other cash when you enter or leave Bhutan.

Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan – Foreign Exchange Rules and Regulations 2022

Bringing cash in
Foreign exchange (cash, traveller's cheques, bank drafts) can be brought in without limit, but declare it to the Department of Revenue and Customs on arrival if it exceeds USD 10,000 (equivalent).
Taking cash out
You may take out up to USD 10,000 (equivalent); more needs clearance from the Royal Monetary Authority and a customs declaration.
Local currency (BTN) in
Up to Nu 25,000 in Ngultrum notes/coins.
Local currency (BTN) out
Up to Nu 25,000 in Ngultrum notes/coins.
Foreign currency
No import limit (declare over USD 10,000); export over USD 10,000 needs RMA clearance.
  • Ngultrum notes cannot be sent in or out by post or courier.

Official source: bhutan.eregulations.org · Last checked 2 Nov 2026

Bhutan visa rules by passport

The general rule for each passport, from official sources. Open a passport to see conditions and options that depend on where you live.

Visa on arrival3 passports
eVisa195 passports

Verified rules for Bhutan: 198 of 198 passports; awaiting verification: 0; not yet covered: 0. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet.

⚠ Unofficial sources: 1 rule for Bhutan is not from an official Bhutan government source (based on other governments' travel advice or secondary research). They are labelled on each page, are not counted as verified above, and should be confirmed with the embassy before travel.

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Verify with the embassy before you book. Visa rules change without notice. We link every rule to its official source and last checked it on 2 Nov 2026, but the embassy, official e-visa portal and your airline have the final say. MyVisaPort is not a visa agent and is not affiliated with any government.