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Bhutan – Air and Road Transports
The concrete jungle phobia is yet to enter this beautiful, picturesque Bhutan. 80 % of Bhutan’s landscape consists of forest which is preserved by the Government. This greenery that is found everywhere in Bhutan is a pleasing site to the eyes. Apart from this greenery, the picturesque landscape and snow capped mountains are the nature’s blessed attractions. The tall monasteries and the vibrant festivals are examples of its rich culture. If you wish to spend your holidays in this unpolluted environment, then select this place as your choice. Definitely you are going to get an exotic experience.
There are only two ways to enter Bhutan. One is through Paro. The only international airport is in this Paro. So the Government’s rule of flying with Druk Air is possible when you get into this place. This National Carrier flies into Paro, so the rule can be easily followed by the tourists. Bangkok, Katmandu and New Delhi are some of the places that are connected by Druk Air twice a week. Try to take this Druk one way at least as flying in this Druk itself is worth experiencing. But almost all the flight tickets are booked under any agency which needs your visa documents and other related details to fly, stay and travel within Bhutan. Everyone gets mesmerized by the scenic beauty of the valleys and mountains when they take the Air Way.
Bhutan saw proper roads only during 1961. Till then people of that place used to travel on mule back or horse back. Now in this century the traveling hours has been shrunk to notable size. Another way to enter Bhutan is through Siliguri of West Bengal. The road leads to the town of Phuentsholing. If you are planning to travel from Katmandu, then you need to travel whole night from Katmandu to Kakarbhitta a city which lies in between Nepal and India. Because of the mountainous landscape and deep valleys, the road journey may be tiresome. Once reached Kakabhitta after 15 hours of travel, you need to proceed towards Indian Border “Pani Tanki”. Here the authorities verify your papers and from there many other varieties of transport are available to reach Darjeeling or Silugiri. From here, Public buses and share taxis are available at reasonable costs. From Silugiri, you can take the local mini buses to reach Jaigoan. This is how you can travel on road to Bhutan.
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