How to transfer your tour money to Bhutan?
The only way you can transfer your tour money to Bhutan is to wire transferred through a bank. No credit cards, visa cards or debit cards are accepted.
Your tour money wired to Bhutan will be deposited into Tourism Council of Bhutan’s bank account maintained with Bhutan National Bank; not directly to your tour operator’s personal bank account.
However remind your bank at the time of wiring your tour money to reflect your Tour operators name and its bank account number as the ultimate beneficiary, so that once your money gets deposited into Tourism Council of Bhutan’s account, they will figure out on behalf of which tour operators the money has been deposited.
Your tour money to Bhutan have to wire transfer prior to your arrival in Bhutan and failing to do so will result in Tourism Council of Bhutan not issuing your visa. Only after receiving your full tour payment along with visa fee, Tourism Council of Bhutan will issue you a visa clearance letter to visit Bhutan.
Your Tour money will remain with Tourism Council of Bhutan till you have left Bhutan. Your tour operator will get access to the money only after your departure from Bhutan.
Bank details to wire transfer your tour money from various parts of the world to Bhutan, while booking your tour to Bhutan with See Bhutan Travels is as follows:
To transfer money to Bhutan National Bank, from any place outside Bhutan and India, please request your bank to remit money through Bhutan National Bank Ltd, Correspondent Bank as follows:
United States
Travelers from United States can use the following correspondent banks to transfer tour money to Bhutan.
1. Bank Address (Correspondent Bank): Standard Chartered Bank Ltd,
One Madison Avenue, New York,
NY 10010-3603
SWIFT Code: SCBLUS33
CHIPS ABA: 0256
FED ABA: 026002561
2. Beneficiary Bank Account: 358-202-171-9001 (USD A/C)
3. Beneficiary Bank: Bhutan National Bank, P.O Box 439
GPO Building, Changlam, Thimphu, Bhutan
SWIFT Code: BNBTBTBT
4. Ultimate Beneficiary Account # 0000083365201 of See Bhutan Travels maintained with BNB, Thimphu, Bhutan
Germany
Travelers from Germany and any other European countries can use the following correspondent bank to transfer tour money to Bhutan. Travelers to Bhutan have to pay a minimum daily tariff or rate set up by royal government of Bhutan and it must be paid in the form of US Dollar but German and other European travelers can pay an equivalent amount in EURO. Confirm the exchange rate with your bank during the time of transfer.
1. Bank Address (Correspondent Bank): Standard Chartered Bank (Germany) GmbH
Franklinstrasse 46-48
60486 Frankfurt am Main Germany
SWIFT Code: SCBLDEFX
2. Beneficiary Bank Account: 18155200 (EURO A/C)
IBAN- DE05512305000018155200
3. Beneficiary Bank: Bhutan National Bank, P.O Box 439
GPO Building, Changlam, Thimphu, Bhutan
SWIFT Code: BNBTBTBT
4. Ultimate Beneficiary Account # 0000083365201 of See Bhutan Travels maintained with BNB, Thimphu, Bhutan
Japan
Travelers from Japan can use the following correspondent bank to transfer tour money to Bhutan. Travelers to Bhutan have to pay a minimum daily tariff or rate set up by royal government of Bhutan and it must be paid in the form of US Dollar but Japanese travelers can pay an equivalent amount of YEN. Confirm the exchange rate with your bank during the time of transfer.
1. Bank Address (Correspondent Bank): Standard Chartered Bank Ltd
21F Sanno Park Tower 2-11-1, Nagata-cho
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6155 Japan
SWIFT Code: SCBLJPJT
2. Beneficiary Bank Account: 2342855-1110 (YEN A/C)
3. Beneficiary Bank: Bhutan National Bank, P.O Box 439
GPO Building, Changlam, Thimphu, Bhutan
SWIFT Code: BNBTBTBT
4. Ultimate Beneficiary Account # 0000083365201 of See Bhutan Travels maintained with BNB, Thimphu, Bhutan
United Kingdom
Travelers from United Kingdom can use the following correspondent bank to transfer tour money to Bhutan. Travelers to Bhutan have to pay a minimum daily tariff or rate set up by royal government of Bhutan and it must be paid in the form of US Dollar but travelers from United Kingdom can pay an equivalent amount in GBP. Confirm the exchange rate with your bank during the time of transfer.
1. Bank Address (Correspondent Bank): Standard Chartered Bank Ltd,
37 Gracechurch Streets,
London EC3V 0BX
Sort Code: 60-91-04
SWIFT Code: SCBLGB2L
2. Beneficiary Bank Account: 01706885901 (GBP A/C)
IBAN-GB21 SCBL 6091 0417 0688 59
3. Beneficiary Bank: Bhutan National Bank, P.O Box 439
GPO Building, Changlam, Thimphu, Bhutan
SWIFT Code: BNBTBTBT
4. Ultimate Beneficiary Account # 0000083365201 of See Bhutan Travels maintained with BNB, Thimphu, Bhutan
Thailand
Travelers from Thailand can use the following correspondent bank to transfer tour money to Bhutan. Travelers to Bhutan have to pay a minimum daily tariff or rate set up by royal government of Bhutan and it must be paid in the form of US Dollar.
1. Bank Address (Correspondent Bank): Kasikorn bank PCL,
400 / 22 Phahon Yothin Avenue, Bangkok
10400, Thailand
SWIFT Code: KASITHBK
2. Beneficiary Bank Account: 400-95-1003-1 (USD A/C)
3. Beneficiary Bank: Bhutan National Bank, P.O Box 439
GPO Building, Changlam, Thimphu, Bhutan
SWIFT Code: BNBTBTBT
4. Ultimate Beneficiary Account # 0000083365201 of See Bhutan Travels maintained with BNB, Thimphu, Bhutan
India
Travelers from India can use the following correspondent bank to transfer tour money to Bhutan.
1. Bank Address (Correspondent Bank): Axis Bank
Spectrum House, Sevoke Road, Siliguri
734401, India
SWIFT Code: AXISINBBXXX
IFSC Code: UTIB0000035
2. Beneficiary Bank Account: 035010200012537 (INR A/C)
3. Beneficiary Bank: Bhutan National Bank, P.O Box 439
GPO Building, Changlam, Thimphu, Bhutan
SWIFT Code: BNBTBTBT
4. Ultimate Beneficiary Account # 0000083365201 of See Bhutan Travels maintained with BNB, Thimphu, Bhutan
Nepal
Travelers from Nepal can use the following correspondent bank to transfer tour money to Bhutan. Travelers to Bhutan have to pay a minimum daily tariff or rate set up by royal government of Bhutan and it must be paid in the form of US Dollar.
1. Bank Address (Correspondent Bank): Standard Chartered Bank Ltd,
GPO Box 3990, Naya Baneshwor
Kathmandu, Nepal
SWIFT Code: SCBLNPKAXXX
2. Beneficiary Bank Account: 01185233751 (USD A/C)
3. Beneficiary Bank: Bhutan National Bank, P.O Box 439
GPO Building, Changlam, Thimphu, Bhutan
SWIFT Code: BNBTBTBT
4. Ultimate Beneficiary Account # 0000083365201 of See Bhutan Travels maintained with BNB, Thimphu, Bhutan
Singapore
Travelers from Singapore can use the following correspondent bank to transfer tour money to Bhutan. Travelers to Bhutan have to pay a minimum daily tariff or rate set up by royal government of Bhutan and it must be paid in the form of US Dollar.
1. Bank Address (Correspondent bank): Standard Chartered Bank Ltd.
6 Battery Road
Singapore 049909
SWIFT CODE: SCBLSGSG
SORT CODE: 60-91-04
2. Correspondent Bank’s account No: 01-7-005970-7 (USD A/C)
3. Beneficiary’s Bank: Bhutan National Bank Ltd
Post Box No. 439
GPO Building, Changlam, Thimphu
SWIFT CODE: BNBTBTBT
4. Ultimate Beneficiary Account # 0000083365201 of See Bhutan Travels maintained with BNB, Thimphu, Bhutan
Travelers from those countries which do not have correspondent bank to transfer tour money to Bhutan can use Standard Chartered bank of New York. The bank details are provided above.
