4 days · 3 nightsheritagepilgrimage
Valley of Temples
Kathmandu · 4 days
- Kathmandu Durbar Square
- Swoyambhunath Stupa
- Patan Durbar Square
TRAVEL EXPERIENCES · NEPAL
Guided journeys through the valleys and high places of Nepal — temple courtyards at first light, silence that stays with you, mountains that put everything in order.
private to your partylocal guidesall taxes included
“We are not a travel agency. We are the people you walk with while Nepal does its quiet work on you.”
EXPERIENCES
walk in. breathe out.
5 days · 4 nightsheritagepilgrimageviewpoints
Temples and Hilltops
Kathmandu · 5 days
- Kathmandu Durbar Square
- Swoyambhunath Stupa
- Pashupatinath Temple
6 days · 5 nightsheritagejungle
Where the Jungle Begins
Kathmandu · Chitwan · 6 days
- Kathmandu Durbar Square, Swoyambhunath Stupa, Patan Durbar Square
- Tharu village nature walk
- cultural evening — a slide presentation on the park's flora and fauna, or a traditional dance by the local tribal group
6 days · 5 nightsheritagelakes & hillsviewpoints
The Lake and the Mountain
Kathmandu · Pokhara · 6 days
- Kathmandu Durbar Square, Swoyambhunath Stupa, Patan Durbar Square
- Sarangkot hill
- Pokhara town tour
7 days · 6 nightsheritagelakes & hillsviewpoints
A Slow Walk to Pokhara
Kathmandu · Pokhara · 7 days
- Sarangkot hill — the closer mountain view at sunrise
- the Pumdikote Shiva statue
- a soft trek back to Pokhara via the World Peace Stupa, with a boat ride on Phewa Lake
8 days · 7 nightsheritagepilgrimageviewpointslakes & hills
Sunrise and Blessing
Kathmandu · Nagarkot · Pokhara · Manakamana · 8 days
- Bhaktapur Durbar Square
- sunrise and mountain views from Nagarkot
- Sarangkot hill
9 days · 8 nightsheritagepilgrimagejunglelakes & hillsviewpoints
Nepal, End to End
Kathmandu · Chitwan · Pokhara · 9 days
- Pashupatinath Temple, Boudhanath Stupa, Bhaktapur Durbar Square
- a Tharu village walk and jungle activities — canoe, three-hour jeep safari, crocodile conservation centre
- Sarangkot hill, Davis Falls, Gupteshwor Cave, the Old Bazaar, a boat ride on Phewa Lake
THE KARMIX WAY
three threads, one journey.
01 — BREATH
practice, held gently
Unhurried mornings — temple courtyards before the crowds, a cup of tea, time to arrive before the day begins. Never performative, always optional.
02 — MOUNTAIN
walking as medicine
Hills, not expeditions. Sunrise from a ridge above the valley, a gentle walk through villages near Pokhara — at the pace of attention, with time built in to simply stand still.
03 — CULTURE
guests, not spectators
Guides who grew up in the valleys you are moving through, temples and courtyards you are welcomed into rather than shown, and evenings that belong to you.
“the mountains were never the destination — you were.”
what one traveler wrote home from Mustang
STORIES
what people carry back.
On the canoe down the Rapti our guide found a hornbill we would have paddled straight past. By the jeep safari the next morning I had stopped reaching for the camera and was just watching.
Sunrise at Sarangkot was crowded and nobody in our group minded the quiet. We took the boat across Phewa late in the afternoon and the water was so flat the mountains doubled.
I am not a hiker. The walk down from Pumdikote to the World Peace Stupa was gentle enough that I spent it talking with our guide about the valley, and never once felt behind.