Recently Introduced Bhutan SDF Discounts / Incentives

Bhutan has recently announced  another travel incentive on the SDF( Sustainable Development Fee ) / Royalty, which is mainly designed to encourage tourists to visit for a longer period of time that would enable visitors to explore more places of Bhutan with its unque cultural heritage,traditions and biodiversity hotspots.

Currently, Bhutan SDF /Royalty is set at USD 200 per night per person for all tourists visiting Bhutan except Indian Nationals,who are charged Rs.1,200  per night  per person. There is a concessionary levy rate of 50 percent for children between the ages of six and 12 years, and travellers aged 12 years and above have to pay same the full SDF as adults. Children below the age of 5 years are free of SDF/Royalty. 

The incentives and measures shall consist of the following: 

1. A fifty percent discount shall be granted on the prevailing SDF of USD 200 for US Dollar paying tourists visiting Bhutan. The effective SDF with the discount shall be USD 100 per person per day for US Dollar paying tourists.

2. In addition, a fifty percent discount on the SDF shall be granted on the rates applied to children aged between 6 to 12 years for US Dollar paying children visiting as tourists.  

3. The 24 hours SDF waiver for tourists staying in the border towns shall continue.

The above incentives will come into effect from 1 September 2023 and shall remain effective for four years till 31 August 2027.

The Royal Government shall conduct periodic assessments of the domestic and international tourism scenarios and may discontinue the above incentives to uphold and promote High Value Low Volume Tourism Policy of Bhutan after 31 August 2027.

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