04/02/2020
Please refer the post if upu are planning to visit Bhitan. Applied to Regional tourist only
Regional Tourism SDF update: The National Assembly today saw agreement to fix the SDF Levy for regional tourists at Nu 1,200 instead of 25% of USD 65.
However tourists visiting 11 of the 20 districts which are Trashigang, Lhuntse, Trashiyangtze, Mongar, Samdrupjongkhar, Pemagatshel, Zhemgang, Tsirang, Sarpang, Dagana and Trongsa will be exempt of SDF for both tariff paying tourists and regional tourists.
The PM announced that Gelephu and Samdrupjongkhar will also be open to entry by regional tourists.
Regional tourist children under the age of 5 do not have to pay the levy and those between 6 and 12 only need to pay 600.
To help hotels, they will be allowed to handle and get in tourists.
The Bill which has been renamed and introduced as a new Bill in the form of Tourism Levy and Exemption Bill of Bhutan 2020 will be passed tomorrow.