Is it easy to travel from India to Butan to Burma to Thailand... Or a similar route

India to Buthan is easy...and return.

No direct flights from Buthan to Burma, most people are going through Bangkok....but it is also possible through Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hanoi and few cities in China. Reply to this

The rule is something like...you have to spend a minimum of 200usd per day per person...but this will include your food, transport and lodging....to be honest, for backpacking, 200usd is a seriously high amount of money.

Didn't go to Buthan yet, but hope to make it end of 2011 or 2012...hopefully...

so put it simply...Buthan is not cheap! Reply to this

Bhutan is on my list as well, I believe that one of the reasons for the restriction on tourists is to preserve their cultural heritage, and avoid turning Bhutan into places such as Thailand and Nepal, which can be overrun with foreigners.

The cheapest place to get to Bhutan is via India (flight or on foot) or from Dhaka in Bangladesh. Flights from Bangkok are twice the price because they always stop in India or Dhaka first, hence you are paying for an extra flight each way. The only two airlines allowed to fly into the country are Druk Air (India, Bangladesh, Thailand), or Buddha Air (Nepal). Reply to this

There is not much I can add to what has been said, though I do know that the rates vary. While the official rates are as Johan says, the actual rates that agents charge can be slightly higher or slightly lower. There are agencies that offer Bhutan for 180 dollars a day and I for instance went for 200 dollars a day despite that I was on my own. For this i got a driver, a guide and of course three meals a day. Meals are buffet with plenty of choice, so while you might indeed not be able to get pancakes if you feel like them (possibly difficult to get good pancakes in Bhutan anyway) the buffets generally have both western and Bhutanes dishes. Accomodation is excellent (at least if you are a backpacker like me and used to 2 dollar a day accommodation) in the bigger towns. But as said if you go hiking and staying in tents or if you want to go to some remoter parts of Bhutan and staying in local lodgings you will still be paying the same.

Also the longer you stay the cheaper it gets, though not much. For three weeks and longer I think you can pay as little as 160 dollars a day. Also in my case they told me I had to fly into Bhutan or fly out of it, going in and out overland was not allowed. One way had to be by plane and by Druk Air! Anyway, you might as well arrange it all with whatever agency you go with, flights and all.

Also be aware that there is no overland route from India to Burma, so you will either have to go around via Tibet and China into S.E. Asia if you want to do it overland or else fly.

If you want to incorporate as many countries as possible in Asia a possible route would be the overland route from Turkey through the Caucasus, through Iran, then up via the Central Asian republics into China, down into Pakistan over the Karokoram Highway (safe enough if you are worried about terrorism) into India via Amritsar, down to Sri Lanka, back up again into Bangladesh and a short jaunt into Bhutan (if you have the money), than to Nepal, up into Tibet and China and maybe Mongolia and then down into S.E. Asia and perhaps towards Indonesia and the Phillipines. That would take you through probably about eighty percent of the countries in Asia. Reply to this

Hey seelsy,
That's also my intention too, but now I and my boyfriend have no time enough to go around the countries in Asia.
As far as I see, it's worth going to Myanmar and Cambodia and Vietnam among all. 'Cause those have lots of traditions and customs within and not be affected by the modern so much. Therefore, there are a lot of things to see and experience.
Within Cambodia, attractions are spectacular with temples and pagodas, so called "The country of pagodas and temples". Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Angkor Thom... in short term it call the Angkor temple complex, then the countryside Battambang, ...

And my advice is just you should access to a professional website of traveling with helpful consultancy. A friend of mine who has just come back from a successful journey which organized by a travel company, give me some suggestions before going any where:

To the one who travels to Cambodia at the first time like me, I thought that it might not be easy or simple to get throughout this country. Just collect information and then get preparation for the journey. However, the truth appears differently. After the journey from Cambodia, I give you- the man going to Cambodia one day some advices – the fastest way to get information- from my experience:

1. Get access the websites about Cambodia and its destinations and tours. The more the webs are professional, the better you have information and guides for your trip.

2. The website’s language must be in good English versions.

3. The images on website should be real and show out activities of daily life in the place where you want to come.

4. The quality of photos must be good. It displays the professional of the people who take photos.

5. Website on traveling is informative and helpful anyway.

6. Connect with a travel consultant or tour operator to help you beforehand.
Make contact to some travelers who have just had a successful journey to Cambodia; and learn from their experience. Thus, I think I can help you give some names: David and Carmel Fletcher “We have only recently arrived back in the UK. Just a line to say our trip to Cambodia on the 05/01 was very good. Your guide and driver that was provided in Siem Reap were exceptional for both the knowledge and care provided to us over the trip. We may go back to Cambodia next year, with approx 4 days in Siem Reap and 4 in Sihanouk ville, but we would not need the guide, just hotels and transportation” in <snip>
You get access the web and ask the host for their emails to talk to.

7. Directly connect with the travel consultants in a reliable travel company to get helpful information for your journey.
To the first – experience traveler, this experience may be helpful.

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