Getting there

The heart of the Himalayas isn't easy to get to - we'll show you the way.

Planes

Bhutan's only airline, Druk Air (www.drukair.com.bt), has just two planes touching down in the pretty little airport in Paro (45 minutes' drive from the capital, Thimphu), from nearby destinations such as Bangkok, Delhi, Calcutta, Dacca, and Kathmandu.

Automobiles

Bhutan's road network is patchy but improving. The daily tourist tariff includes the use of a car, driver and tour guide to ferry you around the mountains. The capital city, Thimphu, is the only Asian capital without traffic lights - when installed, the population complained they were too impersonal, and the traditional system of police directing the traffic (with almost dance-like manoeuvres) was swiftly re-established.