Nepal and Bhutan: The Heart of the Himalayas
Apr 16-26, 2025
11 days | Nepal | alumni UBC Travel Club
What’s included: Airport transfers on tour start and end dates; accommodations based on double occupancy in hotels listed or similar; all ground transportation by private vehicle; flight from Kathmandu to Paro; all activities as described in the detailed itinerary; entrance fees to all sites visited with the group; services of English-speaking specialized guides; meals as specified in itinerary; gratuities for guides, driver, and included meals; all taxes; visa fee for Bhutan; services of your study leaders; fully escorted by our Tour Director.
Itinerary at a Glance
| Day | Activity |
| Day 1: Arrive Kathmandu | |
| Day 2: Temples and Stupas | |
| Day 3: Newari architecture in Patan and medieval Bhaktapur | |
| Day 4: Yangleshö and Lalitpur | |
| Day 5: Fly to Paro and drive to Thimphu | |
| Day 6: Thimpu: Bhutan's national animal in Takin Preserve and art galleries | |
| Day 7: Drive to Punakha over the super scenic Dochula Pass | |
| Day 8: Punakha Dzong, lunch at a local private farmhouse | |
| Day 9: To Paro, Rinpung Dzong, Fortress of a Mountain of Jewels | |
| Day 10: Paro: Taktsang Monastery, the Tiger’s Nest | |
| Day 11: Depart Paro | |
| Optional Extension: Nepal’s Chitwan National Park and Pokhara | |
Your Tour Leaders
UBC Assistant Professor Pasang Yangjee Sherpa is a Sharwa anthropologist from Pharak, Nepal. Her research, writing, and pedagogy focus on climate change and Indigeneity among Himalayan communities. Current projects include “Transnational Sherpas” investigating what it means to be a Sherpa today.
UBC Professor Michele Koppes is a Canada Research Chair in Landscapes of Climate Change. Her research and pedagogy focuses on how glaciers, landscapes, and the people who dwell within them are responding to ongoing climate change. Her current projects in the Himalayas include understanding local perspectives of landscape change, and the impacts of melting glaciers on livelihoods from the high mountains to the coasts.
What’s included: Airport transfers on tour start and end dates; accommodations based on double occupancy in hotels listed or similar; all ground transportation by private vehicle; flight from Kathmandu to Paro; all activities as described in the detailed itinerary; entrance fees to all sites visited with the group; services of English-speaking specialized guides; meals as specified in itinerary; gratuities for guides, driver, and included meals; all taxes; visa fee for Bhutan; services of your study leaders; fully escorted by our Tour Director.
