Pricing
Departures: Throughout the year as a private journey.
Prices:
Per person sharing room from $5,990 for this 10-day sample itinerary. Upgrade to Aman hotels is at additional cost; for details, please speak to an R. Crusoe tour specialist.
For more information, to book, or to speak to an R. Crusoe & Son tour specialist, please call us at 800-585-8555.
Local Flavor
A very important message: If you want to see Bhutan as it's been for centuries, go now. Right now.
King Jigme Singye Wangchuck has given up his day job, and the nation
has held its first election as a constitutional democracy. Change is
imminent, so don't delay.
In the meantime, the king has been very cautious. It's not that he's not a progressive thinker (on the contrary—the change in government was his idea). In fact, he's the first in a line of recent Bhutanese kings to open his kingdom up to foreigner visitors. But King Wangchuck is also intent on maintaining the integrity of his people's culture, protecting the pristine mountainsides on which they live, and preserving nature's delicate balance here.
Which explains why you need an invitation from the king himself to cross into Bhutan's border (at least for the time being). R. Crusoe is on his short list.
Farther Inside Bhutan.
This is a 10-day sample itinerary. Remember that R. Crusoe can create a Bhutan journey of any length to meet your exact specifications.
On a custom guided tour, join us for an unusual exploration of one of Asia’s most untouched countries. Arriving in tiny Bhutan is like stepping into a time machine. Things are done pretty much as they have been for centuries—and the Bhutanese are a happy lot.
If you are short on time, R. Crusoe offers an eight-day Bhutan journey. But if you have a bit more time to spend, we suggest this journey. The first two days are identical to the eight-day jaunt. Then enter the Phobjikha Valley, winter home of the endangered black-neck crane. Experience Gangte Goemba, an important monastery built in the 1600s. Punakha, next, winter HQ of the kingdom’s Central Monk Body. A private tour of a nunnery allows us insight into the monastic life of Bhutan’s devout women. The remainder of the journey is the same as that of the eight-day tour.
If you have a bit more time, R. Crusoe also offers a longer Deeper Inside Bhutan tour. Be sure to have a look.
To request a detailed itinerary for this journey (and others), click here.