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Travel report: 20 days through Bhutan from Samdrup Jongkhar to Puentsholing

by dirkv46 08 February 2012

Tour: 20 days through Bhutan from Samdrup Jongkhar to Puentsholing Date: 29 Oct 2011 - 16 Nov 2011 Participants: 5 adults tour highligh…
Re: Entering Bhutan at Samdrup Jongkhar and onwards to Trashigang

by ranga82 14 September 2011

Yes, Indians can enter Bhutan through Samdrup obtaining permits at the immigration office. I confirmed this in 3 ways - calling up Bhutan…
RE: Entering Bhutan at Samdrup Jongkhar and onwards to Trashigang

by Tashidorji 14 September 2011

The offices are open from 9 to 5 in the evening and the bus leaves at 6am. you should be there by 5 :30. Regarding going to Merak and…
Re: Entering Bhutan at Samdrup Jongkhar and onwards to Trashigang

by abzzie 14 September 2011

Are you sure you will get permits from Samdrup?? As far as i know, tourist permits are not issued from Samdrup. If you are already having…
Entering Bhutan at Samdrup Jongkhar and onwards to Trashigang

by ranga82 13 September 2011

Hello, My wife and I are Indian citizens looking to enter Bhutan at Samdrup, and then travel onwards to Trashigang in time for a trek…
RE: Please give your opinion on this itinerary

by gitarist 05 September 2011

Hi! Firstly, it seems like a great itinerary, and in this time you will see the majority of Bhutan's sites. Don't worry about the driving…
RE: Enter in Buthan

by anillos_de_saturno 23 August 2011

The only legal points are Phuntsholing, Gelephu and Samdrup Jongkhar. More info on [here|www.tourism.gov.bt/plan-your-trip/getting-to-bhutan…
RE: Enter in Buthan

by himalayandragon 23 August 2011

Ya from Pling and Samdrup Jongkhar
RE: Internet in Eastern Bhutan

by dynastytravel 08 August 2011

Yes broadband is available in Tashi gang and Samdrup Jongkhar, and you could access to skype. I hope you would enjoy the trip! Happiness!!…
Internet in Eastern Bhutan

by danzar09 08 August 2011

Hello everyone Just a simple question – is the internet readily accessible in Trashigang and Samdrup Jongkhar? I googled and noticed…
RE: Please give your opinion on this itinerary

by himalayandragon 01 July 2011

I would advise you to do sight seeing from paro, Thimphu and then head to East Bhutan where you don't need to drive all the way back.…
Re: Please give your opinion on this itinerary

by savvytraveller49 29 June 2011

I also did a West to East tour and saw most of the highlights you mentioned. Remember, the road is about 1 1/2 lanes wide, very winding…
Bhutan - Help! Lol

by f0kk0 28 March 2011

Hello. My girlfriend and I were hoping to travel to Bhutan in late June - early July 2011. We are pretty well travelled and am a little…
RE: indepenet cycling in bhutan

by rinchen2t 03 March 2011

Hi Amit, You can enter from Samdrup Jongkhar as well. you can get the permit from the immigration office at samdrup jongkhar. But the…
RE: indepenet cycling in bhutan

by idlysambar 01 March 2011

I haven't entered Bhutan through Samdrup Jongkhar so I have no information about that. At Phuentsholing when you enter you will get a…
indepenet cycling in bhutan

by laspal 28 February 2011

Hi, I am indian citizen and planing of covering full bhutan on cycle. (Sep-oct 2011). I wanted to know how difficult is it to get permissi…
RE: entry/exit location (safety in Assam, India)

by hiker69 10 January 2011

Hello, Last year I made a trip which was planned and organised from and to Guwahati, a 3 hour drive from Samdrup-Jongkhar. The Bhutanese…
Possible to leave Bhutan via Assam border?

by Sophie8 11 March 2010

I will leave for Bhutan soon. I will enter Bhutan via Jaigaon but would like to leave Bhutan at the Assam Border via Samdrup Jongkhar.…
RE: To do or not to do Eastern Bhutan?

by videshi 07 August 2009

GO EAST!! I lived in a village in Lhuentse for a few months last summer and +loved+ it. I liked the east much more than the west. To be…
RE: bhutan with Bhutan Wilderness Travel

by santos_g15 11 July 2009

Can you comment on these two itinaries ands say which is best.can you also comment on places which i must see. plan 1: ===== available…
Do you need a tour guide for travel in Bhutan?

by lewiscameron 19 November 2008

Dear travelers, I am currently in India and will visit Bhutan after Nepal. I will fly in from Sikkim and overland via Phuntsholing or…
RE: setting up/ joining Bhutan group tour from around Darjeeling??

by duploboy 13 August 2008

Hi Josh, I have been in touch with a very friendly and helpful agent who is organising an itinerary based on my suggestions. There was…
Re: crossing the north-eastern indian border into bhutan and on to Paro

by venusli 06 August 2008

You can enter overland into Bhutan only via Phentsholing (west-south part of Bhutan, on the border with Indian West Bengal state), and…
Re: booking for buthan

by venusli 06 August 2008

Just a small correction on my previous post - you can enter overland via Phuentsholing but not flying to Guwahati in India (as I said…
RE: Bhutan in the end of April and beginning of May

by killeroogs 22 February 2008

Hello, I am from Bhutan. First off be very careful, of anyone trying to sell you trips through anywhere. I think itenarary that Blue…