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Sunset at Pushkar
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National Geographic Expeditions
India Photo Expedition
Featuring the Pushkar Camel Festival
Magical desert cities, captivating people, and vivid colors have long drawn National Geographic photographer Steve Winter to northern India. Join Steve on a once-in-a-lifetime photography expedition to Delhi and Rajasthan. With your camera at the ready, delve into the markets and fortresses of Jaisalmer and Jodhpur, live among the Bishnoi desert people, and witness the celebrations at the Pushkar Camel Fair.
13 Days – Easy to moderate touring
October 30 – November 11, 2008 |
Sunset on Everest
Photo: William Neill
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Everest North Face
with David Breashears
Himalaya – the name says it all. Straddling the border between Tibet and its southerly neighbor, the Kingdom of Nepal, the world’s tallest mountains soar to the heavens, seemingly piercing the unimaginably blue Nepali-Tibetan skies. For the peoples of the Himalayan kingdoms, these mountains are sacred...........more.
15 Day - Rigorous High Altitude Touring
May 2 - 16, 2009
September 19 – October 3, 2009
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Stupa in Kathmandu
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Himalayan Kingdoms
with Ashok Jain
Bhutan is an immensely beautiful and serene land, and is a place where the Buddhist faith of its people remains the nation’s most vital cultural force. The Bhutanese joyously express their fervent faith during their festivals; in particular, the annual Wangdi Festival is one of Bhutan's most preeminent ..........more.
16 Days – Easy to moderate touring
With Wangdi Festival in Bhutan
September 27 – October 12, 2008
With Paro Festival in Bhutan
March 27 – April 11, 2009 |
Naga tribesman
Photo: Gillian Marshall
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Cruising the Brahmaputra
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh & Nagaland
The source of the Brahmaputra lies in the shadows of Mount Kailash, near the holy Lake Manasarovar. Having spent its fury of whitewater in the Himalaya, the Brahmaputra flows gently through Assam at widths of 2 to 25 miles. The river ensconces the world’s largest river island, Majauli, and plays host to over 850 different species of birds, fresh water dolphins, and borders four National Parks boasting abundant populations of elephants, one-horned rhinos, and wild buffalo..........more.
15 Days – Easy to moderate touring
February 20 – March 6, 2009
March 6 – 20, 2009
October 16 – 30, 2009
October 30 – November 13, 2009
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