The Himalayan Arc

The Trip to the Himalaya luxury tour is the most complete journey we have built. Eighteen days. Three countries. Every major Himalayan civilisation in a single continuous route. You begin in Nepal: the medieval courtyards of Kathmandu, the thousand-year-old brick squares of Bhaktapur, and the lake-and-mountain mornings of Pokhara, where Machhapuchhre reflects in water so still it looks painted.

You cross to Tibet overland: the Potala Palace in Lhasa, the turquoise shock of Yamdrok Lake, the fortress town of Gyantse, the Panchen Lama's seat at Shigatse, and the north face of Everest from a four-star hotel with bathtubs and diffused oxygen at 5,000 meters.

You fly to Bhutan: the Dochula Pass with 108 white chortens on a ridge, the Punakha Dzong at the confluence of two rivers named Mother and Father, and the Tiger's Nest, where a monk lights 108 butter lamps while chanting a blessing the walls have absorbed for 1,200 years.

No other operator builds this route at this level of comfort. The overland Tibet segment (Lhasa to Everest's north side) is what sets this itinerary apart from every flight-only package. You see Tibet change from the window of a private SUV: the plateau opens, the altitude climbs, the monasteries thin, and Everest's north face appears across a valley that has never had a traffic jam. Every day below can be adjusted. This itinerary is a starting point.