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Kathmandu
The living temples, stupas and medieval squares of the Kathmandu valley.
Join a collective experience through Nepal, from the ancient temple cities of the Kathmandu valley to the soaring peaks of the Annapurna and the Himalaya, the highest mountains on earth.
Days move between medieval squares and mountain monasteries, helicopter flights over the peaks and time with the communities and schools that Satopia supports.
A soulful immersion in a kingdom of mountains for the curious and the active, with impact at its heart, crafted with the access and care of a Satopia collective experience.
"In Nepal, the mountains are not scenery. They are gods, ancestors, teachers. To walk among them is to be changed by them."
This collective experience is hosted by Nepal itself and by the guides, monks, teachers and communities who bring the kingdom to life, from the temple cities of the valley to the villages of the mountains.
It is an experience with impact woven through it, including time with the schools and community projects Satopia supports in the Himalaya.
A Community Experience by Satopia, this is Nepal shared with a small community of guests, an experience of culture, mountains and meaning.
The living temples, stupas and medieval squares of the Kathmandu valley.
The soaring peaks of the Annapurna range, some of the highest on earth.
Flights among the Himalaya, landing where the air is thin and the views endless.
The medieval city of Bhaktapur, its temples and craftsmen frozen in time.
Walks and treks through the foothills, villages and monasteries of the range.
Time with the schools and communities Satopia supports in the Himalaya.
Arrival in Kathmandu, days through the temple cities and up into the mountains, a heli-flight over the Annapurna and a farewell. Your designer tailors timings around your arrivals.
Arrive in Kathmandu and settle into the finest hotel in the valley. A welcome dinner brings the collective together beneath the temples of the ancient city.
Into the medieval cities of the valley, Bhaktapur and Patan, their squares, stupas and living Buddhist and Hindu culture.
A day with the schools and community projects Satopia supports, the human heart of the experience and the change it helps create.
Up into the Himalayan foothills, walks through villages and monasteries, staying at a beautiful mountain lodge with the peaks all around.
Deeper into the range beneath the Annapurna, its soaring peaks and sacred valleys, and the deep quiet of the high country.
A helicopter flight among the highest mountains on earth, landing where few ever stand, an unforgettable morning above the clouds.
A final morning in the valley before your onward travel, or an extension across the Himalaya to Bhutan or India crafted by our travel designers.
One price, one designer. From your arrival in Kathmandu, your hotels, meals, guides, flights and all experiences are held for you, so nothing is left to arrange on the ground.
This experience is hosted in spring and autumn, when Nepal’s skies are clearest and the peaks at their most visible. The chart shows the average daytime high by month, with the best months to go marked.
Rhododendrons in bloom across the foothills and warming, clear days over the valley.
The clearest skies of the year after the monsoon, the peaks sharp against deep blue.
Crisp, bright days and the great festivals, the Himalaya at its most crystalline.
The mountains teach patience, humility, and awe. You do not conquer the Himalaya. You are welcomed, for a while, among the peaks.
From the temple cities to the heli-flight over the peaks, this is an immersion in that spirit, in the kingdom of the highest mountains on earth.
This experience stays at the finest hotels of the Kathmandu valley and beautiful lodges in the Himalayan foothills, each a warm and characterful base, taken in comfort as you travel from the ancient cities to the mountains.
Words cannot express how grateful we are to have found you and Satopia. Our experience is one we will forever remember and cherish.
Jason • Satopia Community Guest
For up to 12 guests, on a first-booked basis. Complete the form and we’ll email to confirm your place on the collective departure. A refundable $500 deposit per person secures your application.
Fly into Kathmandu (KTM), usually via a Gulf or Indian hub. Your curator arranges the best connections and all internal travel.
The walks are gentle to moderate, through foothills, villages and monasteries, not high-altitude expedition trekking. The heli-flight brings the high peaks within easy reach.
The experience includes time with the schools and community projects Satopia supports in the Himalaya, a meaningful part of the experience.
At the finest hotels of the Kathmandu valley and beautiful mountain lodges in the foothills.
A group of up to 12 guests, priced per person based on two sharing. It suits the curious and active, drawn to culture, mountains and meaning.
New 2027 collective dates are being finalised in spring and autumn. Join the guestlist below and we’ll be in touch first, or ask us about a private experience.
Yes. A private version can be arranged and tailored end to end by your Satopia experience designer. Select “Private Experience” in the application below.
Absolutely. Our travel designers can craft an extension across the Himalaya to Bhutan or India, before or after Nepal. Just ask.
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