Skip to main content

Bhutan to start discounting $200 a night sustainability fee after 'feedback'

Operators
Gary Noakes
5 June 2023

Bhutan has begun discounting its $200 a night Sustainable Development Fee only months after increasing it from $65 per adult.

Bhutan's Taktshang (Tigernest) monastery

The tiny state hiked the SDF in September from $65 per person per night as the country reopened to visitors for the first time in two and a half years.

The new tariff sees the basic $200 a day retained, but visitors for four nights will be able to stay another four without charge. Similar concessions apply to seven night stays, while those paying for 12 nights can stay up to 30 nights without further fees. A sliding scale is used for other durations, with discounts offered for travel until 31 December 2024. The 24-hour waiver for entry to border towns remains in place.