Cultural
Paro and Thimphu in 4 Days
A long weekend in the two western valleys: the capital's sights, Paro's fortress and museum, and the walk to the Tiger's Nest.
Price on request
Discover Bhutan beyond the ordinary
Bhutan Tours & Treks, Privately Guided
Dzongs and festivals, forest trails and high passes, with a Bhutanese guide beside you and a route shaped around how you like to travel.
Destinations
Valleys worth the journey
Bhutan tours
Journeys to start from
Each one is a private trip with your own guide and driver. Take it as written, or as the first draft of your own.
Cultural
Three Valleys in 5 Days
Paro, Thimphu and Punakha, with the crossing of Dochu La and an afternoon at Punakha Dzong before the Tiger's Nest.
Price on request
Cultural
Western Bhutan in 7 Days
Four valleys in a week: the capital, the warm rice terraces of Punakha, the crane valley of Phobjikha, and Paro for the walk to the Tiger's Nest.
Price on request
Festival
Paro Tshechu Festival Tour
Eight days built around Paro's spring festival, ending with the dawn unveiling of the great thongdrel on the last morning.
Price on request
Cultural
To Bumthang and Back in 10 Days
West to the centre by road through Trongsa, three nights among Bumthang's temples, and a flight back over the mountains to Paro.
Price on request
Ways to travel
Choose how you want to see Bhutan
Bhutan treks
On foot through the high country
From two days above Paro to weeks among the northern passes, with a crew, pack animals and camps set for you.
Trekking
Bumdra Trek
Two days and one night in camp on the ridge above the Tiger's Nest, walking down to the monastery from above.
Price on request
Trekking
Druk Path Trek
Six days along the ridge between Paro and Thimphu, past a ruined dzong and a chain of high lakes, with Jomolhari on the skyline in clear weather.
Price on request
Trekking
Jomolhari Trek
Seven days on foot to the base of Jomolhari and over two passes close to 5,000 m, coming down a different valley to Thimphu.
Price on request
Why Rhema
A Bhutanese company, start to finish
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A Bhutanese operator
You deal directly with the company that runs your trip, not with an agent abroad passing messages on.
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Private by default
Your own guide, driver and vehicle, moving at your pace. Groups and company trips are arranged on request.
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Built around you
Every itinerary here is a starting point. Add a day in a valley you like, swap a drive for a hike, or begin from a blank page.
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Plain answers
Visa, fees and permits explained with their official sources and dates, and arranged for you when you book.
Bhutan travel guide
What to know before you book
Visa, fees, seasons and flights, checked against the official sources and dated.
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Bhutan Visa and Entry Permits
Who needs a visa, what it costs, how long it takes and what to send us. Indian nationals need a permit instead.
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The Sustainable Development Fee (SDF)
What the fee is, how much it is for adults, children and Indian nationals, how it is paid, and what is known…
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The Best Time to Visit Bhutan
Bhutan's four seasons, month by month: the weather, the festivals, and which months suit trekking, festivals, cranes and mountain views.
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Getting to Bhutan
The two airlines that fly to Paro and where they fly from, the land crossings from India, and how you travel once…
From the blog
Notes for planning your trip
Things to Do in Bhutan Beyond the Dzongs
Ten things to do in Bhutan besides visiting fortresses: walks, a raft trip, a festival, cranes, archery, markets and a night in camp.
Paro to Thimphu: The Drive and the Stops Worth Making
The road from the airport to the capital is 54 km and takes about an hour. What you pass on the way, and how to arrange the journey.
Dochula Pass and Punakha Dzong: A Day Across the Mountains
From Thimphu over a 3,100 m pass with 108 chortens to the dzong between two rivers: the best day's drive in western Bhutan.
Tell us how you like to travel
A few lines are enough: when, how long, and what draws you to Bhutan. We answer with a suggested route and what it would cost.
We reply ["within 24 hours"].