Curated Journeys Across India
Curated Journey One
Masks and Monasteries
Ladakh | Leh, Thiksey, Hemis, Alchi and the Indus Valley
Timed around the Hemis Festival, this journey combines ritual performance with a deeper study of Ladakhi Buddhist art and architecture. Visit monasteries with a specialist guide, explore village life along the Indus and meet artists and cultural custodians preserving the region’s visual traditions.
Best suited to: Cultural travellers, photographers and first-time visitors to Ladakh.
Curated Journey Two
The Library in the Mountains
Dharamshala, McLeod Ganj and the Kangra Valley
A reflective journey through Tibetan philosophy, contemporary history, medicine and art. Attend a monastic debate, explore important archives, meet craftspeople and balance intellectual inquiry with forest walks and the pleasures of the Kangra table.
Best suited to: Readers, scholars, writers and travellers who enjoy asking difficult questions before lunch.
Curated Journey Three
Tibet in the Tropics
Mysuru, Bylakuppe, Coorg and Mundgod
Explore the remarkable Tibetan settlements of Karnataka and the histories of communities that rebuilt their lives in southern India. The journey may be combined with Coorg’s plantations, Mysuru’s cultural heritage and conversations around agriculture, adaptation and spiritual ecology.
Best suited to: Repeat visitors to India and travellers interested in migration, community and cultural resilience.
Curated Journey Four
The Eastern Monastery Road
Guwahati, Bomdila, Dirang and Tawang
Travel through the changing landscapes of Arunachal Pradesh towards the great monastery of Tawang. Encounters with Monpa communities, village traditions, Himalayan ecology and Buddhist institutions reveal the eastern Himalaya as both a cultural crossroads and a world unto itself.
Best suited to: Slow travellers, naturalists and those willing to regard a long road as part of the education.
Curated Journey Five
Art in the High Valleys
Kinnaur and Spiti
A theme-led exploration of Buddhist art, ancient monasteries, vernacular architecture and high-altitude life. Specialist interpretation transforms painted walls, village temples and sacred landscapes into chapters of a much larger Himalayan story.
Best suited to: Art lovers, architectural enthusiasts and travellers with sturdy lungs and flexible expectations of plumbing.
