Six Senses Bumthang

Travel in Bhutan is a little different from elsewhere. The government requires tourists to spend a Daily Sustainable Tourism Royalty fee (ask your Smith specialist for details). It’s used to keep tourism in check and goes towards protecting the environment, funding free education and healthcare, and alleviating poverty – so, it’s for a good cause. If you stay at Six Senses’ Bhutanese lodges for five consecutive nights you’ll get a free English-speaking driver, guide and vehicle; stay for six consecutive nights and you’ll get a free 60-minute spa treatment for each guest; and if you stay for nine nights or more, you’ll get a free one-way business-class flight from Paro to Bumthang (or vice-versa) for each guest.

Bhutan hasn’t quite embraced contactless – or cards, for that matter. Stocking up on local ngultrum currency and a few US dollars will see you through your trip.