Your dream trip to Bhutan only takes shape once you have paid your local tour operator or travel agent who will arrange everything for your visit to Bhutan. Most tour operators will insist on full payment upfront, and rightly so as per the tourism guidelines laid by the government.
Bhutan National Bank is the local bank for all Bhutanese tour operators. To transfer money to your tour operator in Bhutan, use either of the following banks:
Standard Chartered Bank Ltd.,
One Madison Avenue, New York,
NY 10010-3603
SWIFT Code: SCBLUS33
CHIPS ABA: 0256
FED ABA: 026002561
Beneficiary bank account: 358-202-171-9001
Beneficiary bank:
Bhutan National Bank, P.O Box 439,
GPO Building, Chang Lam, Thimphu, Bhutan
SWIFT Code: BNBTBTBT
Beneficiary/ultimate beneficiary (name of your tour operator): Account No……….of………. maintained with BNB, Thimphu, Bhutan.
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Bank of America,
New York, USA
SWIFT Code: BOFAUS3N
Beneficiary bank account: 6550691700
Beneficiary bank:
Bhutan National Bank, P.O Box 439,
GPO Building, Chang Lam, Thimphu, Bhutan
SWIFT Code: BNBTBTBT
Beneficiary/ultimate beneficiary (name of your tour operator): Account No……….of………. maintained with BNB, Thimphu, Bhutan.