"Lotus Expeditions offers the best of independent travel and travel with a guided tour company. Their leaders are well tested, knowledgeable, and very personable so that their trips feel like the freedom of traveling on your own. Yet their organization and care will enable you to relax and enjoy the attention of a well-run adventure travel company." - John Shanahan, Colorado
"A mind stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions." - Oliver Wendell Holmes
Peruvian Textiles and Blankets, Cusco
Trekking near Bhagarathi, Garhwal Himalayas, India
Prayer Flags and Trekking in Ladakh, India
"Adventure travel brings me closer to the land and its people. Walking and talking and living with local people over weeks or months grants an intimacy that other ways of travel cannot. These journeys have taken me to rarely visited vantage points and introduced me to different ways of living and viewing the world. It is this sort of travel that I hope to share through Lotus Expeditions."
— Raleigh Coburn (Owner)
Go to 2008 Expedition Schedule
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- The Cordillera Huayhuash Circuit, Peru
- Cuzco, The Inca Trail and Machu Picchu
- Hiking Peru- Santa Cruz Valley
- Trekking Ladakh, India
- Everest Base Camp, Nepal
- Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa
- Adventure Travel in Patagonia
- Custom Group Tours
- Family Vacations
Download 2008 Expedition Schedule
Lotus Expeditions is a custom adventure travel company offering unique cultural, trekking, mountain, river, sea and mountain biking adventures worldwide. We are dedicated to seeking out the most spectacular destinations on this planet and offer a wide-range of overseas adventure vacations.
Summer in the Andes:
Explore Peru
Alpenglowe in the Cordillera Blanca Machu Picchu Trekking near Ausangate
New! Exploratory Trip! Ausangate Circuit Trek
12 Days, July 12-23, 2008 Prices from $2,150
Join Lotus Expeditions' owner, Raleigh Coburn, on The Ausangate Circuit Trek, near Cuzco, Peru. This challenging high altitude trek begins in the colonial city of Cuzco, visits spectacular Inca ruins and travels to the high Andes where we will circumnavigate Nevado Ausangate, the highest peak in the region at 21,028 feet. We will cross several high passes up to 16,500 feet, experience traditional Andean village life and camp in stunning glacial valleys near pristine alpine lakes.
Combine this trip with the Inca Trail Trek to Machu Picchu for an amazing 16-day Andean adventure. Or drop down to the Amazon for a fascinating jungle experience.
Click here for more information on the Ausangate Circuit Trek
Cuzco, The Inca Trail Trek and Machu Picchu
09 Days- Departures in March-December, 2008
No trip to Peru is complete without a visit to Machu Picchu. Join us on one of our regular departures or contact a Lotus Expeditions adventure travel specialist about trip extensions or custom departures.
Click here for more information on the Inca Trail and Machu Pichu.
New! Luxury Lodge to Lodge Trek to Machu Picchu
12 Days- Departures in March-December, 2008
Lotus Expeditions is proud to introduce the first trans-Andean Inn to Inn Trek in the Soraypampa Valley of Peru. Mountain Lodges of Peru has recently completed construction on four luxury lodges located in the breathtaking Salkantay Mountains. This trek is considered "the other" Inca Trail but is much less crowded and has stunning mountain scenery.
The trek travels to a new lodge each day where eiderdown bedding, a jacuzzi, fireplace, private full bathrooms, gourmet meals and stunning views await you!
Click here for more information on the Luxury Lodge to Lodge Trek to Machu Picchu
Trek the Himalayas: Ladakh, India, Mustang & Everest Region, Nepal
Hiking the Himalaya Nepali Women Mountain Yoga
NEW! Adventure Travel for Women:
Trekking and Yoga in Nepal!
Join Lotus Expeditions and Wild Women Workshops in Nepal in 2008.
- Hiking and Yoga in Nepal: The Everest Basecamp Trek November 1-22, 2008 with guides Raleigh Coburn and Heather Sullivan.
- Hiking and Yoga in Nepal: The Everest Adventure Trek November 1-16, 2008
Limited spaces! Call or email today for more information.
Trek to Everest Basecamp, Nepal
Explore the Forbidden Kingdom of Mustang
Journey to Ladakh, Northern India
- Click here for information on The Markha Valley Trek
- Click here for information on Ladakh Trekking: Monasteries and The Apricot Valley Trek
Custom and Private Adventures
Lotus Expeditions specializes in custom adventure travel for the independent-minded adventurer. Offering you maximum flexibility for all budgets, we organize adventures to international and local destinations for individuals, couples, families or groups. Have you considered mountain biking from Lhasa to Kathmandu? Rafting on the Zanskar River in Ladakh, Northern India? Exploring Mustang or Dolpo in Western Nepal? Sea Kayaking or fly-fishing in Patagonia, Chile? Sikkim, India offers trekking, meditation retreats and more. Trek in the Himalaya to Mt. Everest Base Camp or circumnavigate Torres Del Paine in Patagonia, Chile.
Call or email today to talk with an adventure travel specialist to find the trip that matches your style and budget. Click here for more information on Custom, Private and Budget Adventure Travel .