Bhutan
Largely safe — some caution advised.
Government advisories
For informational purposes only — always verify with official government sources before travel.
Entry requirements
For informational purposes only — always verify with official government sources before travel.
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Opinion on Bhutan is divided, though not dramatically: ratings run from level 1 to level 2. Five of the eleven take the stricter view, and the remaining six see no cause for it. A one-level split of this kind usually reflects differing thresholds between governments rather than a dispute about the facts.
These assessments are not equally current. Japan's dates from April 2022 — roughly 4.5 years old — so it describes conditions that may have changed several times over since. Worth weighing: the stricter ratings are also the more dated, which raises the possibility that the disagreement is about when each government last looked rather than about conditions today.
Your own government's rating is the one your insurer and embassy will act on, so read that source first — the one level of daylight between the strictest and most relaxed assessments here is context, not a substitute for it.
Derived from 11 government assessments for Bhutan, most recently reviewed in October 2026.