Nepal · Bhutan
On the ground since 1998 — always private, always on your dates. Begin with the Expedition Architect, our AI concierge, at any hour; a specialist returns your detailed quote within two business days.
Ask at any hour. Answered honestly.
Our AI concierge, built on Kiran Pokhrel’s 28 years in the Himalaya. It answers from what we publish, never improvises a price or a promise, and hands you to a specialist within two business days.
Ask the Architect
Tell the Expedition Architect what is calling you — the Sherpa heartland, the valleys of Bhutan, a quiet week above the lake. It answers at any hour, from the journeys and prices we publish.
We Craft Your Journey
A specialist takes your brief, confirms every house, flight and guide with our partners in Nepal and Bhutan, and returns your detailed proposal within two business days — costed for your exact dates and party.
Travel Extraordinarily
Every detail managed. Permits, private guides, luxury lodges, helicopter transfers — all coordinated for a seamless, unforgettable experience.
Any hour
Ask at midnight in Denver or dawn in Delhi.
Only what we publish
Published journeys, prices and partners — nothing invented.
No sales script
Honest about fit, seasons and walking — even when the answer is no.
A specialist, next business day
Every journey priced by a person, for your dates.
Nepal and Bhutan, Privately
Seven journeys, published in full — itinerary, inclusions, and price. From $9,500 per person.
Seven further journeys
From the full walk to Everest Base Camp to the black-necked cranes at Gangtey — arranged privately and priced on request.
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The Himalaya, Learned on the Ground
I began my career in 1998 as a tour executive in Kathmandu — designing itineraries, negotiating with hotels, airlines, guides and suppliers, welcoming clients at the airport, hosting briefings and farewell dinners, and building the kind of on-the-ground knowledge that only comes from doing the work. In the years since I have designed programs for some of the world's leading travel brands — Kuoni (through SITA World Travel), TUI and SAGA Holidays among them. Nepal and Bhutan are not destinations I sell — they are a world I have spent a career curating.
I also founded two Nepal-based travel businesses — E-tour Channel (2008) and Nepal Adventure Trail (2022) — with professional guide teams on the ground today. In parallel I spent fifteen years on IT business-analyst consulting engagements — with Travelport, American Airlines and American Express Global Business Travel in travel and aviation, and with Northern Trust and Starr Insurance in banking and insurance. I saw at close range what the industry did badly: travelers waiting days for a quote, agents searching fragmented supplier inventories by hand, and no single place where the whole shape of a journey was held.
CuratedAscents exists because I refused to accept that trade-off. The Expedition Architect gathers what matters about your journey, and a specialist returns a detailed quote within two business days. Behind that is knowing which suppliers deliver on their promises, which lodges pair world-class views with genuine warmth, and which cultural encounters leave a lasting impression.
1998
On the ground in the Himalaya since
15+
Years Enterprise Tech
2
Travel Companies Founded
Your Extraordinary Journey Awaits
Speak with the Expedition Architect, our AI concierge, and let us craft a journey as unique as you are.
Or call us: +1 (317) 798-8500