BodhVia plans private, founder-led journeys through Nepal and the Himalaya — the routes, the lodges, the pace — so you can travel slowly, see clearly, and return home changed.
By applicationPrivate groups of 2–6NMA-registered guides
Private, founder-led journeys through Nepal and the Himalaya, arranged around your dates and your pace.
We believe that stillness creates clarity — and that walking the Himalaya, slowly and with intention, is the surest way to meet yourself again.
Private
Your group, start to finish
Founder-led
Planned and guided in Kathmandu
Bhaktapur Durbar — where most journeys quietly begin.
Arrival ritual
Lighting a single lamp.
The first practice of every BodhVia journey.
Three of our signature journeys — each private to your group, arranged by application. Every one begins with a conversation.
Stillness · Lineage · Silence
Nine nights from the candle-lit courtyards of Patan to a private stone retreat above the Modi Khola. Morning tea with a Vajrayana teacher, gentle walks lined with rhododendron, and days that close with the sound of chanted bells.
Discovery · Solitude
Twelve nights into Upper Mustang, the former kingdom of Lo. You travel up the Kali Gandaki into the rain shadow — ochre canyons, cliff caves older than the kingdom, and the walled city of Lo Manthang at the end of the road.
Mountain Awe · Recovery
Five nights close to Everest and Ama Dablam, without the long walk in. A private helicopter carries you into the Khumbu, where a single hand-built lodge holds three full days of mountain mornings, gentle walks, and fire-lit evenings.
Five simple practices, so what you find in the Himalaya stays with you long after you fly home.
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The journey begins by setting down what you carried in. Phones go into a cedar box. You light the first lamp by your own hand, and take your first slow breath in a quiet courtyard in Patan.
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You walk Nepal's trails with NMA-registered guides who have known these routes for years. Slow miles, not summit miles. Tea-house mornings, easy ridge-walks, and time to actually look around.
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A few quiet minutes of journaling each evening — for you, not for show. One page before bed. No one reads it. The only reader is the version of you who opens the journal tomorrow.
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Simple, guided sessions in breath and meditation that pair Himalayan practice with plain, practical insight. Pranayama at sunrise. A short compassion practice in the candlelit hall after supper.
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The journey doesn't end at the airport. For 90 days afterward we stay in touch — monthly calls to help you keep the practice going, and a handwritten note mailed to your home each season.
A village artisan in Jyamrung — one of the heritage hands BodhVia has supported for over a decade.
At BodhVia, we advocate for Regenerative Tourism. We do more than tread lightly — we put money and care back into the communities and landscapes that host us.
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Local Partnerships
Our entire supply chain is local — family-run lodges, mountain communities, and Nepali artisans. No global hotel chains, ever.
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Eco-Luxury
We stay only with boutique lodges that share our standards — plastic-free operations and renewable energy wherever the mountains allow.
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Preserving Heritage
A meaningful share of every journey goes toward restoring and protecting Nepal's ancient temples and spiritual sites.
Plan with us
Every journey is private and planned around your group. Tell us what calls you, and a founder will write back, by hand, within three days.
Autumn 2026 departures · September–November
