The Itinerary Nepal and Bhutan itineraries
Day-by-day routes through Nepal and Bhutan, each 12 days — with what every trip actually costs.
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Planning a trip to Nepal and Bhutan
Pulled from the route below — so it says what it does, not what a brochure would.
When to go
Mar–Apr, Oct–Nov — the months this route recommends.
How long you need
Every route here runs 12 days.
What it costs
≈ AED 1,000 per person per day. Beds, food, getting around and things to do — costed line by line in each guide, not estimated from a daily rate.
Entry on an Indian passport
Two sets of rules on this trip, and both have to be sorted before you fly.
- Nepal: No visa needed, No limit. No visa at all, and a voter ID or Aadhaar will do instead of a passport. The 1950 treaty carries rights to live and work.
- Bhutan: No visa needed, No limit. No visa, but a permit beyond the border areas and the regional Sustainable Development Fee, far below what other nationalities pay.
Checked 2026-11 against Wikipedia’s compilation of IATA Timatic entries. Entry rules depend on your passport and where you live, and they change with little notice — confirm with each embassy or your airline before you book. Check another country.
Where these routes go: Kathmandu · Pokhara · Paro · Thimphu · Punakha.
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Best for: Two Himalayan kingdoms that answered modernity in opposite ways
Nepal and Bhutan in 12 days: Kathmandu, Pokhara, Punakha and Tiger's Nest
Kathmandu → Pokhara → Paro → Thimphu → Punakha → Paro
One opened its doors in 1951 and has been absorbing the world since; the other charges you a daily fee to come in and spends it on forests and free healthcare. Stupas and trekking lodges on one side, dzongs and a monastery on a cliff on the other.
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