( alt 300 metres) :- Popularly known as the “Gate-Way to Bhutan”, it is a vibrant town located on the Indian border town of Jalpaiguri, a district of the Indian state of West Bengal. The town is a bustling commercial centre providing a glimpse of Indian merchants in their particular attire and Bhutanese in “ghos” and “Kiras”. A town that is a boiling couldron of two different cultures. The climate of Phuntsholing contrasts greatly with the higher lands. It is more tropical, hot and humid during the summer and, warm and pleasant in the winters. A 180 kms from Thimphu, driving would take about 6 hrs. Phuntsholing can be used as entry point or exit point from the country. The closest Indian domestic airport is the Bagdogra Airport. About 160 kms from the boarder. There are daily flights to and from Delhi and Calcutta. BTCL also offers extention tours to the neighbouring places of Jaldapara Wild Life Sanctuary, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, and Sikkim.

Accommodation in Phuentsholing

HOTEL DRUK
Room Capacity: 31 Rooms
16 AC Rooms. 3 AC Suites. 12 Non-AC Rooms. All with attached bathrooms.

Facilities

• Bar and Restaurant
• Running Hot and Cold water
• All rooms have Phone facilities
• In-House Care-Taker
• Laundry Services
• Money Exchange
• Conference Hall
• Lawn Service
• Discotheque
• TV and Refrigerators provided in Suites
• 24 Hours Room Service

Telephone:
975-2-22966, 22977

Fax:
975-2-22677

Telex:
207 TCC TPU BT

HOTEL NAMGAY
Room Capacity: 16 Rooms 8 AC Rooms. 8 Non AC Rooms

Facilities

• Bar and Restaurant
• Attached Bathrooms
• Running Hot and Cold water
• Rooms with Phone Facilities
• In-House Generator
• All Rooms with Refrigerators
• Money Exchange
• Channel Music in all Rooms

Telephone:
975-2-52374