Bangalore to Bhutan road trip with my wife on our V-strom 650

This time there had to be a plan. Bhutan policy for Indian tourists had changed.

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Wife, Strom & I - Bengaluru -> Bhutan -> Bengaluru, 2023

Bengaluru -> Nellore -> Vishakhapatnam -> Bhubaneshwar -> Durgapur -> Phunsholing -> Thimphu -> Phobjika -> Punakha -> Paro -> Siliguri -> Patna -> Ambikapur -> Bhilai -> Hyderabad -> Bengaluru.

Wife & I had been to Bhutan back in 2019. No SDF (Sustainable Development Fee), Green Tax, mandatory guide etc. We rented an extremely well maintained RE Thunderbird 350 back then. Did a similar route within Bhutan and returned home via flight.

Once again, the itch to ride back to Bhutan on our own steed

This time there had to be a plan. Bhutan policy for Indian tourists had changed. I do believe it was largely owed to a bunch of bikers who stood atop their stupas and danced to glory, while recording it for social media.

This thread should act as a solid guide if you want to head to Bhutan on bike/car yourselves.

The short of it is, the following charges are nearly non-negotiable -

• 4500 per day green tax for your own vehicle (regargless of whether it's a car or bike).
• 1200 per person per day SDF.
• Guide + car (yes, the guide needs a car even if you don't lol) - negotiable, can range between 3000-4500. If you have space in your car, the guide comes along and you save the cost of the rented car.

Sounds expensive yes, but once we decided we wanted to go, we went.

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