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darkjedidave
Joined: 19 Aug 2009
Location: Shanghai/Seoul
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 Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:58 pm Post subject: Anyone been to Bhutan? |
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| I've wanted to go for a few years now, and might plan a trip in September over Chusok. Has anyone been there? Thoughts? |
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alwaysbeclosing100
Joined: 07 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:20 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone been to Bhutan? |
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| darkjedidave wrote: |
| I've wanted to go for a few years now, and might plan a trip in September over Chusok. Has anyone been there? Thoughts? |
unless you are working for an NGO or have an extremely rare special invitation Bhutan is expensive. my understanding is a group tour is required and tours start at around $200 per day. personally i have never found a way to do Bhutan on a backpacker budget. i could spend two months in most southeast asian countries for the price of one week in Bhutan. |
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desertdust
Joined: 09 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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| I haven't but I know someone who did about six years ago. They went on an organised tour and really enjoyed it. The holiday snap shots looked good. Sorry, can't be anymore helpful than that. Are you a smoker? Cigs and smoking is banned apparently. |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:14 am Post subject: Re: Anyone been to Bhutan? |
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| alwaysbeclosing100 wrote: |
| darkjedidave wrote: |
| I've wanted to go for a few years now, and might plan a trip in September over Chusok. Has anyone been there? Thoughts? |
unless you are working for an NGO or have an extremely rare special invitation Bhutan is expensive. my understanding is a group tour is required and tours start at around $200 per day. personally i have never found a way to do Bhutan on a backpacker budget. i could spend two months in most southeast asian countries for the price of one week in Bhutan. |
I believe the tax JUST TO BE IN BHUTAN as a foreigner is $200 per day, so if you stay a week, that's $1,400. I'd love to go but it is very pricey. |
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:34 am Post subject: |
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| Is there something about Bhutan that is worth $200 per day? Probably not. |
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alwaysbeclosing100
Joined: 07 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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| young_clinton wrote: |
| Is there something about Bhutan that is worth $200 per day? Probably not. |
the tiger nest monastery looks pretty amazing but im also extremely cheap |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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| young_clinton wrote: |
| Is there something about Bhutan that is worth $200 per day? Probably not. |
I've never been there but from what I've seen in videos, it's a very scenic country and a Buddhist paradise. It's also been relatively untouched by globalism and modern technology.
I knew a Bhutanese in college and he got me interested in that country, but well, I could do $50 a day but not $200. |
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