Who are the best luxury tour operators for Bhutan?
By Richard Jasinski·Updated 4 November 2026
These 13 luxury tour operators say on their own websites that they plan or sell trips to Bhutan. Of them, Backroads, Red Dot Tours and Walk into Luxury have the most Google reviews. Each card gives what the company's own Bhutan page says, with the trip, length or price where it names one.
Who are the best luxury tour operators for Bhutan?
The 13 luxury tour operators below say on their own websites that they plan trips to Bhutan; Backroads, Red Dot Tours and Walk into Luxury have the most Google reviews. Compare what each sells there, then how each company protects your money.
Ampersand Travel
- Best for
- Private trips planned to order
- Bhutan
- Sells a 10-day Luxury Amankora Journey in Bhutan.
- Limits it publishes
- Sets a minimum spend of £3,000 per person, covering accommodation, flights, transfers, guides, activities and sightseeing in the itinerary.
- Money protection
- ATOL number 6065 covers its air holiday packages.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.8 out of 5 from 6 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- ampersandtravel.com
Artisans of Leisure
- Best for
- Private trips planned to order
- Bhutan
- Arranges private tours in Bhutan, from the 6-day Introduction to Bhutan to the 13-day Journey Through Bhutan.
- Reviews
- Google: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review; Trustpilot: 3.2 out of 5 from 1 review, newest 30 July 2025. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- artisansofleisure.com
Backroads
- Best for
- Group departures and private trips
- Bhutan
- Runs an 8-day Bhutan Hiking & Walking Tour from $9,799 per person.
- Founded
- 1979
- Reviews
- Google: 4.2 out of 5 from 123 reviews; Trustpilot: 2.3 out of 5 from 12 reviews, newest 28 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- backroads.com
GeoEx
- Best for
- Group departures and private trips
- Bhutan
- Plans small group tours and custom trips in Bhutan, for example the 9-day Bhutan Revealed custom trip at $13,150.
- Reviews
- Trustpilot: 3.4 out of 5 from 2 reviews, newest 9 December 2025. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- geoex.com
Greaves Travel
- Best for
- Private trips planned to order
- Bhutan
- Plans whole itineraries across the Indian subcontinent, from India to Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, the Maldives and Sri Lanka.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.8 out of 5 from 12 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- greavesindia.com
Inspiring Travel Company
- Best for
- Private trips planned to order
- Bhutan
- Sells a 14-night Bhutan trip with Six Senses that begins and ends in Delhi, from £14,499 per person.
- Reviews
- Trustpilot: 4.9 out of 5 from 745 reviews, newest 27 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- inspiringtravel.co.uk
Ker & Downey World Travel
- Best for
- Private trips planned to order
- Bhutan
- Plans Southern Asia trips that include trekking through the mountains of Nepal and Bhutan.
- Website
- kerdowney.com
Lightfoot Travel
- Best for
- Private trips planned to order
- Bhutan
- Sells an 8-night Trekking in Bhutan itinerary on the Druk Path, from $6,330 per person.
- Money protection
- Says each sales location has the maximum level of industry bonding possible, including ATOL membership in the UK, with licensing in Singapore and Hong Kong; no ATOL number is given.
- Website
- lightfoottravel.com
MyBhutan
- Best for
- Private trips planned to order
- Bhutan
- Plans journeys in Bhutan and plants trees before each arrival to offset the carbon emissions of every guest's journey there.
- Reviews
- Google: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- mybhutan.com
Pelorus
- Best for
- Private trips planned to order
- Bhutan
- Plans honeymoons in the Bhutanese Himalayas, hiking between sacred temples, remote valleys and mountain lodges.
- Money protection
- ABTOT protects non-flight packages for Pelorus Adventures Limited.
- Reviews
- Google: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- pelorustravel.com
Red Dot Tours
- Best for
- Private trips planned to order
- Bhutan
- Sells Bhutan trips such as Classic Bhutan, 9 nights from $5,600 per person.
- Limits it publishes
- Arranges partial bookings that are normally at least 2 or 3 nights away.
- Money protection
- ATOL number 5517 covers its flight-inclusive packages. ABTOT membership number 5664 covers non-flight packages.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.6 out of 5 from 94 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- reddottours.com
Steppes Travel
- Best for
- Group departures and private trips
- Bhutan
- Sells a 12-day Highlights of Bhutan trip from £7,995 per person.
- Money protection
- ATOL covers its flight-inclusive packages; clients should check that everything booked is listed on the ATOL certificate. ABTOT covers non-flight packages (number 5488). Money for ATOL-protected bookings is held in an independent trust account managed by Serenity Trust; no ATOL number is given.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.7 out of 5 from 23 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- steppestravel.com
Walk into Luxury
- Best for
- Group departures and private trips
- Bhutan
- Runs a 13-day private trek that starts in Kathmandu, Nepal and spends its second half in Bhutan, ending in Paro, from A$11,850 per person.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 72 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- walkintoluxury.com
Which of these companies protect your money?
5 of the 13 name a scheme that protects guest payments on their own websites, such as ATOL for UK flight packages, ABTA or USTOA membership, or a trust account; the rest do not name one on the pages read.
- Ampersand Travel: ATOL number 6065 covers its air holiday packages.
- Lightfoot Travel: Says each sales location has the maximum level of industry bonding possible, including ATOL membership in the UK, with licensing in Singapore and Hong Kong; no ATOL number is given.
- Pelorus: ABTOT protects non-flight packages for Pelorus Adventures Limited.
- Red Dot Tours: ATOL number 5517 covers its flight-inclusive packages. ABTOT membership number 5664 covers non-flight packages.
- Steppes Travel: ATOL covers its flight-inclusive packages; clients should check that everything booked is listed on the ATOL certificate. ABTOT covers non-flight packages (number 5488). Money for ATOL-protected bookings is held in an independent trust account managed by Serenity Trust; no ATOL number is given.
Which of these publish a price for Bhutan?
7 of the 13 give a price in the line quoted on their card; ask the others for a written quote with the same inclusions.
Which other companies on this page plan trips to Bhutan?
Backroads has the most Google reviews of the 13; these 3 share the same kind of trip by its Best for label.
- Walk into Luxury: Group departures and private trips
- Steppes Travel: Group departures and private trips
- GeoEx: Group departures and private trips
Who to contact first
Start with the 5 companies on this page that name a scheme protecting your payments on their own websites, then add any other card that fits your dates.
What to ask each one to set out in writing:
- What the price includes and excludes, line by line: stays, guides, transfers, internal flights, park or entry fees.
- The deposit, when the balance is due and what you lose if you cancel.
- Which scheme protects your money and the number to check it.
Bhutan tour operators: the questions people ask
What should I ask a tour company before booking?
What the price includes, line by line; the deposit and when the balance is due; what you lose if you cancel; and which scheme protects your money.
Do these companies publish prices?
Some do on their trip pages and some quote only on request. The cards give what each company says; ask for a written quote with the same inclusions from each.
Which of these companies protect my money if they fail?
5 of the 13 name a protection scheme on their own websites: Ampersand Travel, Lightfoot Travel, Pelorus, Red Dot Tours and Steppes Travel. Check the number with the scheme itself before you pay.
Which of these have Trustpilot profiles?
4 of the 13: Artisans of Leisure, Backroads, GeoEx and Inspiring Travel Company. Each card gives the TrustScore, the review count and the newest review date, read 3 November 2026.
Which of these have the most Google reviews?
Backroads, Red Dot Tours and Walk into Luxury, in that order. A count says how many people reviewed a company, not whether it fits your trip; each card gives the rating and count, read 3 November 2026.
Where can I check these facts myself?
Each card links the pages of the company's own website its lines were read from, with the date they were read.
How were these companies chosen?
Each one is in the Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table, built from the luxury tour operators ChatGPT names most often; its own website says it plans or sells trips to Bhutan, with the trip's name, length or price where the page gives one. A company is on the page because its published facts fit the question, never because it paid.
Is any company on this page paying to be here?
No. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel; none paid to be on it.
Read next
Built to answer the question in the main heading. What is shown: what each company published on its own website, read on 3 and 4 November 2026, with links to the pages read, with its Google and Trustpilot figures where the listing carries the company's own name, from the Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table. Cards are in alphabetical order. Photos show the places named in their captions, not any company's trips. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel. How this site earns · How we work.