Sending Mail

You can send mails from hotels and post offices. The mail services in Bhutan are quite reliable and no special procedures are necessary. It would be advisable, however, to avoid sending important letters, money or film through the mail.

If you mail cards or letters from the Thimphu post office, you can buy exotic postage stamps from the philatelic bureau. Bhutan Post Office offers both outgoing and incoming Expedited Mail Service(EMS), which is a reliable and fast international mail delivery facility that is cheaper than courier services.

DHL on Thori Lam in thimphu provides efficient international courier service to and from Bhutan.

Receiving Mail

The best way to receive mail is to have it sent to the post office box of the Bhutanese tour operator that is handling your trip.

Telephone

Telephones were introduced in Bhutan in 1963. Most of the towns in Bhutan have both domestic and international direct dial facilities. The country code for Bhutan is 975. The international access code is 00. There are numerous PCOs through out the country.

Bhutan Telecom Ltd also provides satellite phones using the Thuria system, which allows direct calling from anywhere in the country, even on trek. Some tour operators have these phones and can rent them, though the charges are higher than for normal calls.

Fax

Nearly all hotels and some PCOs have the facilities to send and receive faxes. Tour operators in Bhutan now rely mostly on email for most of their communication but still use fax for documents such as visa authority letters.

Internet

Full internet service was inaugurated on 2nd June, 1999, the 25th anniversary of the fourth king's coronation. You can access druknet(http;//www.druknet.bt), Bhutan's largest Internet Service Provider, from any telephone in Bhutan by dialing 100 or 101. A local druknet account is needed to log in. There are internet cafes in many large towns.