Before your visit

Across three days in spring, BIF-27 takes place in the open fields of Paro, bringing together global conversations and Bhutanese culture. Register your interest to be notified when tickets open, then follow the steps below.

Paro Taktsang, the Tiger's Nest monastery, clinging to a cliff above the Paro valley

Plan your trip

All international guests require entry clearance, arranged before travel. The sections below outline the arrangements available to support your arrival.

Explore more of Bhutan

Staying on after the festival? Here’s a first look at the places, people and values that make the extra days worth it.

Masked cham dancers performing in a dzong courtyard during a tshechu, watched by a crowd in traditional dress.

Culture

Step into a country where dzongs, tshechus, prayer flags and Buddhist values are part of everyday life.

A gilded thunder dragon carved into a temple roof beam, painted in gold and turquoise.

Sacred sites

The Druk lives across Bhutan’s architecture and national imagination. It gives form to a culture shaped by conviction and wisdom.

Mist rolling over a dense evergreen forest on a Bhutanese mountainside.

Sustainability

Bhutan is one of the world’s few carbon-negative countries, committed to forest conservation and clean energy.

A masked cham dancer in ornate red and gold robes, mid-performance before a crowd.

People

Across Bhutan’s twenty dzongkhags, family, faith and festivals shape everyday life. These give mindful progress its human centre.

An architectural rendering of Gelephu Mindfulness City's folded timber pavilions at golden hour, with people walking through a landscaped plaza.

Innovation

From renewable energy to digital systems, Bhutan combines modern ideas with long-held values to shape mindful progress.

A Himalayan monal, Bhutan's iridescent national bird, standing among fallen leaves in the forest.

Flora and fauna

In Bhutan, forests are living habitats for rare birds, animals and plants. Its biodiversity is part of its identity and future.

A prayer-flag pole beside a still mountain pond, with pine forest and Himalayan ridgelines reflected in the water.

Geography

Bhutan rises from subtropical plains to Himalayan peaks. Between them, rivers and valleys shape how communities live.

A close-up of a handwoven Bhutanese textile with intricate red, gold and turquoise geometric patterns.

Craft

Bhutanese textiles carry memory through colour, pattern and craft. Across generations, they connect families and communities.

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