Yunnan and Sichuan: Kawakarpo - The Inner Pilgrimage
Offered: July, September
If Kailas in western Tibet represents the body of Buddha, Kawakarpo, unknown to most Westerners and one of the holiest mountains to the Tibetan Buddhists, represents the mind emanation. Join…
Trekking the Monasteries of Tibet: From Samye to Chimpu to Reting
Offered: July, September
Your journey begins where Buddhism began in Tibet – the Tsetang region east of Lhasa. Explore one of the oldest of the Nyingma monasteries, Samye – a model of the…
Tibet: A Cultural Sampler
Offered: May-August
You are standing in the courtyard of the Jokhang in the center of Lhasa, amid pilgrims from all over Tibet who are prostrating themselves… Did you ever believe this would…
Trekking From the Five Wisdom Buddhas to the Sacred Black Lake
Offered: June-September
The Chinese call the Zhongdien Province “Shangrila,” and you will trek there! Fly into Gyalthang, explore, shop, enjoy. Then trek five days to the Sacred Black Lake, staying in homes,…
Mountains and Monasteries: A Solu Explorer
Offered: April, October
The Solu area of Nepal boasts beautiful views of Everest, Shorung Yu La (the holiest mountain to the Solu Sherpas), and Kanteiga; some of Nepal’s most interesting monasteries (Chiwong, Tuptencholing,…
Sikkim, Darjeeling and Bhutan: Bengalis to Buddhists
Offered: March, October
Voyage from fascinating Calcutta up to the Himalayan jewels of Sikkim and Darjeeling, then cross the border into isolated Bhutan. Join the locals in celebrating such festivals as Tsechu in…
The Sacred Ganges - Seeking the Source and Sailing the Waters
Offered: October
Imagine yourself photographing the source of the Sacred Ganges high in the Himalayas; Rishikesh, where the Ganges enters the floodplains; Alahabad, where the mythical Saraswati River surfaces to join the…
Southern China: Holy Mountains and Magical People
Offered: March, April, October
Visualize yourself in Qufu, birthplace of Confucius, and climbing Tai Shan, the most famous of China’s five Taoist mythological mountains. Wander Wuyi Mountain, whose beauty attracts scholars, Taoist masters, and…
The Epicurean's China
Offered: April, November
China for the true connoiseur! Peking duck, Confucian cuisine, a dumpling banquet, a Sichuan hot pot, vegetarian gourmet, ''Beggar's Chicken,'' 1,000-year-old-eggs – these are just a few of the incredible…
Festivals and Textiles of the Miao and Dong
Offered: April, May, November
Enjoy the Sister’s Meal Festival (Valentine’s Day for the Miao) in April and the famous Lusheng Festival in November amid a kaleidoscope of colorful local ethnic groups. Wonder at the…
