Cultural tours

Nepal below the snowline is its own destination. The Kathmandu valley alone holds seven World Heritage sites — medieval palace squares, the great stupas of Boudhanath and Swayambhunath, alleys where wood-carvers still work to temple commissions — and the hills beyond are strung with monasteries and villages that welcome guests.

Our cultural journeys move at walking pace, with time to linger: a morning with a thangka painter, an evening ceremony at a hilltop gompa, meals in family kitchens. Many travelers pair a week of culture with a short trek — the two halves of Nepal explain each other.