Trip Notes

The writer used the services of Bridge To Bhutan ( bridgetobhutan.com), which offers both fixed and bespoke itineraries in Eastern Bhutan from US$185 per person per day. While there are thriceweekly domestic flights between Paro and Trashigang, the service is weather dependent. A more reliable way in is via Guwahati in India’s Assam state, whose airport is served by nonstop flights from Singapore and Bangkok. From there it’s a two-hour taxi ride to the Bhutanese border town of Samdrup Jongkhar, where you’ll be picked up for the half-day drive to Trashigang.