The Ultimate Guide of Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary

Bhutan

Everything you need to know before your visit

Bhutan is an exclusive, remote destination. Its golden-roofed temples, magnificent fortress-like monasteries, and timeless rural villages makes it the most timeless and unique destination. Bhutan’s tourism mantra has long been “high value, low impact,” and its aim is simple: to maximize the financial benefits of tourism while minimizing its environmental and cultural impact. For the traveler who is searching for balance, who wants to learn about culture and history, who wants to benefit from pristine nature, for that traveler, Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary was created. A place where you can find the peace to let go of the daily craziness, find the balance between body, mind, and spirit, and experience the essence of Bhutan.

Travelling to Bhutan

Guests can apply for their visa through the Department for Immigration: https://visit.doi.gov.bt/

The following documents are needed:

Copy of your passport, which must be valid at least six months after your arrival date in Bhutan.
Travel insurance for the duration of your trip.
A recent passport-size photograph.
The visa will cost US$40 per person, and the process will take at least five working days.

Travel Permit: Please note that only Indian passport holders can apply for a travel permit on arrival at the international airport in Paro.

Sustainable Development Fee (SDF)

The mandatory SDF is levied by the Government of Bhutan to all tourists visiting Bhutan and is used to upgrade infrastructure and services, elevate tourists’ experiences, and maintain carbon-neutral tourism. The SDF is US$200 per person per night and is paid directly to the Bhutanese Government during the visa application process.

ABOUT THE RESORT

The perfect choice for travelers seeking the essence of Bhutan. Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary seeks to offer the best discovery journey of Bhutan while avoiding long car drives or changing accommodations. So you’ll get the most complete Bhutan experience in the comfort of your hotel.

Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary is the only 5-star resort that offers traditional spa-inclusive, including personalized wellness programs. Guests can get a personalized wellness program, including dietary advice, focused on balancing the body, mind, and spirit. Guests can enjoy the benefits of traditional massages, herbal treatments, yoga, meditation, and hot stone baths.

Rooms

Every room in Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary has a beautiful view of the scenic Neyphu Valley.

Whether guests stay in the balcony rooms or terrace rooms, king or twin bed configurations, walk-in closets, air conditioning, mini-bar with refreshments, and tea & coffee making facilities, among other amenities for you to indulge in a relaxing getaway.

Each room includes:

Breakfast
4-course set lunches
6-course set dinners
Free use of all wellness services and facilities.

Dining

On a daily basis, guests can enjoy the dining-inclusive concept. The very skilled Culinary Team is eager to surprise guests with healthy and tasty breakfasts, 4-course set lunches, and 6-course set dinners whereby a variety of Bhutanese, Western and Indian dishes are served, all in due respect of the guest’s diet or personal preferences. Guests can enjoy their meals at the time and location of their preference. The Sanctuary has its own greenhouse, and vegetable-herb garden, and uses as many local products as possible. During the season we enjoy juicy apples (and tasty apple pie) from the apple orchard. Upon request, the Chefs take guests for a tour through the gardens and explain the traditional Bhutanese cuisine and ingredients.

The Restaurant

The Sanctuary’s restaurant is subtly divided by a big “social table”, where guests can engage with each other or interesting Bhutanese people that are invited for dinner. Smaller tables and the tea bar flank this central area, and the grand double staircase does extra duty as a stage for music performances and storytelling. The floor-to-ceiling windows give a view to the terrace with a fireplace making the dining experience even more special.

tea bar

The tea bar in the restaurant offers over 20 herbal infused teas, each focusing on a different aspect of balance between the body-mind-spirit. The restaurant team gladly informs guests about the benefits of each tea.

Experiences

day trips

Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary arranges day trips to a wide variety of places and cities in Bhutan, such as Paro and Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan, and only a one-hour car ride from the Sanctuary. Besides the traditional tourist locations, we also organize visits to places and meetings with people of particular interests, such as Bhutanese writers, artists, and monks. The day trips incur extra costs.

classes

Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary offers cooking classes with one of the Bhutanese Chefs in the restaurants’ kitchen or on the open terrace. In the art studio guests can enjoy a pottery class and take home their hand-made ceramics. Upon interest we also arrange traditional Bhutanese sports such as darts and archery in the apple orchard. All activities are included in the room rate.

Neyphu Valley

Home to the Sanctuary, guests can take short or long hikes beyond the Neyphu valley. Guests can also visit the Eutok Goenpa Monastery, right across the Sanctuary. Guests will always be accompanied by professional and licensed guides and can take a delicious picnic with them.

Tiger's Nest

Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary organizes a trek to the world-famous Tiger’s Nest, a Buddhist monastery high up in the mountains, and only a 45-minute car ride from the Sanctuary. During the whole trek guests are accompanied by licensed and English-speaking guides. After this intense hike, we recommend a herbal hot stone bath in the Sanctuary to allow guests to recover. This activity will incur extra costs.

Wellness

Guests of the Sanctuary can make free use of all wellness facilities. Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary houses six rustic and simply designed treatment rooms with ten treatment beds. Central in the Wellness Center is the lounge area with comfortable chairs, where guests can enjoy a fresh cup of herbal tea, providing them with the opportunity to pause, relax and focus on their well-being.

The Sanctuary specializes in Traditional Bhutanese Medicine. After arrival, guests may benefit from a private consultation with the in-house Traditional Medicine Doctors (included in the room rate). The doctors will provide guests with a program to achieve a healthy balance between body, mind, and spirit while they are in the Sanctuary and teach them how to sustain it once they are at home.

The skilled and well-trained Wellness therapists offer a wide range of treatments rooted in the nature and well-being tradition of Bhutan. Try Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary’s signature treatments: herbal compression, hot oil compression, moxibustion, herbal Jacuzzi, herb-infused hot stone bath, and Ku Nye massages (full body, neck, feet, and back). All guests are entitled to one traditional treatment per day per person. In the lounge area, there’s a collection of more than 100 original Bhutanese herbs, which the in-house Traditional Medicine Doctors use for Himalayan plant- and herb-based treatments and therapies. Upon interest, the Traditional Medicine Doctors take guests for a herbal walk around the Sanctuary to point out and teach about the benefits of the herbs.

So, what are you waiting for? Hope in the journey of a lifetime in a unique escape that feels out of this world, a truly relaxing and indulging hideaway. Prepare for the most spiritual, relaxing, healing, vacation, and immerse yourself in Bhutanese culture. Have an extraordinary trip at one of the top eco-luxury resorts in Bhutan!

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