Safe Travel.

Travelling Safe in Bhutan.

Bhutan has a truly unique approach to travel. Nestled against the Himalayas, this beautiful, green country doesn’t permit independent travel, but instead invites visitors to apply for visiting permits and a daily fee. This may irk some at first glance, but the truth is it offers fantastic value for money, as that fee covers all your food, transport, entry fees and accommodation. You can choose from a diverse group of professional, government-accredited travel partners, who host your entire trip.

Bhutan – Phobjikha Valley.

They tailor your journey from when you land to each visit, curating and narrating what you are seeing, hearing, tasting and feeling. This may sound unusual or even awkward to some, but the truth is that it creates a unique experience, where you emerge immersed in the culture, food and the spirit of the country.

Culture and Food.

Being accompanied at all times means it gives you time to build a true rapport with your hosts, who will feel more like a family than a professional organisation. This also creates a feeling of safety, as you’re never alone or lost or with people who do not have your best interests at heart at any time.

On my journey in 2019, the close bond me and my friends formed with Karma meant I felt I was in safe hands for the entire trip.

Capital Thimphu.

Roads wind a fair amount in Bhutan, but traffic is light, and in busier places like the capital Thimphu are policed by elegantly choreographed traffic wardens. Safety isn’t only about crime or traffic, it’s also about what we eat and breathe. As the warning signs on the climate crisis get louder and louder, Bhutan benefits from being the world’s first carbon-negative economy. This means the air is clearer, fresher than you may be used to if you’re visiting from one of the world’s urban centres like London, New York or Shanghai. It means views extend into clear horizons and are not obscured by clouds of smog. That also extends to Bhutan’s incredible biodiversity. It’s efforts to preserve its natural world that in contrast to so many other place on the planet, Bhutan is a safe place not just for humans, but for plants and animals too. Whether its yak peacefully grazing on the hills of the Punakha Valley, or the cranes that dance in the winter, or its spectacular national animal, the Takin… here is a world that creates spaces for them to thrive, and the for plants that sustain to grow thick and tall. Even the street dogs in Bhutan live safe, well-fed lives, snoozing blissfully in the middle of the road as people drive slowly around them

Beautiful Landscape – Bhutan

When you visit Bhutan, you’re not just visiting a country, you’re visiting the future…. it means you know you are supporting modes of tourism which create a greener future and a safer world for all of us.”