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SAGRADO TOURISMTRANSFORMATIONAL JOURNEYS · PROF. ARJUN

Some people travel to see. Others travel to feel.

The Sagrado Tourism signature

Every journey is lived from the inside

The rituals, the flavors, the wisdom, and the people who keep it alive. For a few days, you stop looking at a place from the outside and become part of it.

Small groups, brought together by affinity

Every group takes shape through one-on-one conversations. Few spots, with people looking for the same thing you are.

Full support, from departure to return

Visa, flights, insurance, vaccines and preparation, with personal guidance and a local host team in every destination.

Personally curated

Itineraries designed and led by someone who has studied sacred traditions for more than twenty years. The local guide tells the story; together, we uncover what it means for your own life.

The destinations

One-of-a-kind journeys, crossings rich in transformation

Each destination has its own page, with the day-by-day itinerary and everything that's included. Choose the one that's calling you.

The Taj Mahal framed by a red sandstone arch in Agra
01 · DESTINATION

India

Where Ayurveda was born and the Ganges comes alive.

From Panchakarma in the hands of Kerala's vaidyas to the fire of the aarti in Rishikesh. The India I've been returning to since 2003, lived from the inside.

Kerala · Delhi · Agra · Jaipur · Rishikesh · Devprayag

Taj Mahal, Agra
Traditional houseboat on the Kerala backwaters, among coconut palms and blooming water lilies
Kerala

Ayurveda at the source

Daily treatments with the vaidyas, among palm trees and backwaters.

Illuminated temples on the banks of the Ganges in Rishikesh at dusk
Rishikesh

Temples above the river

At dusk, the lights come on at the foot of the Himalaya, along the Ganges.

The pink façade of the Hawa Mahal, the Palace of Winds, in Jaipur
Jaipur

The Pink City

The Palace of Winds and its hundreds of tiny stone windows.

The confluence of rivers at Devprayag, in the Himalayan mountains
Devprayag

Where the Ganges begins

Two rivers meet, and from here on, they're called the Ganges.

Explore the India journey Day-by-day itinerary, photos and everything that's included
The Annapurna range turned pink by the first sun, seen from Pokhara
02 · DESTINATION

Nepal

The Himalaya within sight.

Ancient stupas, butter lamps lit by monks, and the first light of day over the highest mountains on Earth.

Kathmandu · Bhaktapur · Nagarkot · Pokhara

Annapurna, from Pokhara
The eyes of the Buddha painted on the tower of the Boudhanath stupa
Boudhanath

The temple that looks back

One of the largest stupas in the world, its eyes open in all four directions.

Hundreds of butter lamps burning in a Kathmandu temple
Kathmandu

Lamps and faith

Hundreds of flames, lit one by one, as a prayer.

The five-tiered Nyatapola temple with stone guardians on its stairway, in Bhaktapur
Bhaktapur

The city time forgot

Brick squares and carved wood, as alive as they were centuries ago.

The golden stupa of Swayambhunath with prayer flags, on top of the hill
Swayambhunath

On top of the hill

The prayer flags hand our wishes over to the wind.

Explore the Nepal journey Day-by-day itinerary, photos and everything that's included
Taktsang monastery, the Tiger's Nest, clinging to the cliff in Paro
03 · DESTINATION

Bhutan

The country that measures happiness.

A kingdom that chose to welcome few travelers, values its people's happiness above GDP, and keeps most of its land as forest.

Paro · Thimphu · Punakha

Taktsang, the Tiger's Nest
The Punakha Dzong fortress-monastery at the meeting of two rivers
Punakha

The palace between two rivers

A fortress-monastery built where two rivers meet.

Dancer in a horned mask at a Bhutanese tsechu festival
Tsechu

The dance of the masks

At the festivals, simply watching the dances is said to bring a blessing.

Suspension bridge with prayer flags over the Paro river in Bhutan
Paro

The bridge of prayers

The flags carry the prayers of everyone who crosses the river to the wind.

Forested Punakha valley under low clouds, with a dzong in the distance
Himalaya

Forest and cloud

An entire country that chose to protect nature.

Explore the Bhutan journey Day-by-day itinerary, photos and everything that's included
Mountains and the Great Wall seen through a stone window at dawn
04 · DESTINATION

China

The Tao, the tea and the mountain.

The medicine that reads the pulse, the tea ceremony and the mountains of the Tao, right beside the most futuristic cities on the planet.

Beijing · Huangshan · Hangzhou · Shanghai

The Great Wall at dawn
Peaks of the Yellow Mountain, Huangshan, wrapped in golden light
Huangshan

The Yellow Mountain

The peaks that inspired centuries of Chinese painting.

The Temple of Heaven with its round blue roof, in Beijing
Beijing

The Temple of Heaven

Where the emperor prayed for good harvests across the empire.

Woman in a straw hat picking tea leaves in the hills of Hangzhou
Hangzhou

The tea harvest

Longjing, China's most famous green tea, picked by hand.

Chinese women dressed in red practicing tai chi in a park
In the parks

Morning tai chi

The grandparents start the day in slow motion, all together.

Explore the China journey Day-by-day itinerary, photos and everything that's included
Machu Picchu among the clouds, with Huayna Picchu peak behind
05 · DESTINATION

Peru

The sacred citadel of the Inca.

Machu Picchu at sunrise, the Sacred Valley, and Andean wisdom kept alive for centuries. The Andes reveal a great deal to those who arrive in silence.

Cusco · Sacred Valley · Machu Picchu · Titicaca

Machu Picchu
The Inca terraces of Ollantaytambo among the mountains of the Sacred Valley
Sacred Valley

The terraces of Ollantaytambo

An Inca town that's still lived in, watched over by the mountains.

Smiling Andean woman spinning alpaca wool in Cusco
Cusco

The hands that spin

Alpaca wool becomes yarn with the same gesture as the grandmothers', and a smile comes with it.

Traditional Uros reed boat on Lake Titicaca
Titicaca

The reed islands

The Uros people live on floating islands, high on the sacred lake.

Andean couple in traditional dress walking in front of Vinicunca Mountain
Vinicunca

Rainbow Mountain

At over 16,000 feet, the earth painted in stripes.

Explore the Peru journey Day-by-day itinerary, photos and everything that's included
The pyramids of Giza in the desert, with two camels in the distance
06 · DESTINATION

Egypt

Mystery on the banks of the Nile.

Giza, Karnak and Abu Simbel, and the Nile sailed slowly all the way to Aswan. An entire civilization devoted to eternity.

Cairo · Giza · Luxor · Aswan · Abu Simbel

The pyramids of Giza
Giant columns of the Karnak temple against a blue sky, in Luxor
Karnak

The columns of Karnak

A forest of 134 stone columns covered in hieroglyphs.

Felucca with a golden sail reflected in the Nile at sunset
The Nile

Sailing down the river

The felucca drifts slowly down the Nile, at the pace of another age.

Statues of Ramesses II in the inner hall of the Abu Simbel temple
Abu Simbel

The sun that enters the temple

Twice a year, the light passes through the stone and illuminates the back of the sanctuary.

Colorful hot-air balloons over the palm trees of Luxor at sunrise
Luxor

Sunrise by balloon

The sun rises over the Nile and the palm trees, seen from above.

Explore the Egypt journey Day-by-day itinerary, photos and everything that's included
Who it's for

Everyone arrives by their own path

For those who have held this dream for years

The trip has been waiting for the right moment. Now there's time, there's desire, and all that's missing is someone you trust to lead the way.

For those who have seen the world and now want to live it

Paris, New York and the most beautiful beaches are already behind you. What moves you now is a different question, and it calls for a different kind of travel.

For those seeking the sacred at its source

Yoga, meditation, ancestral traditions: experiencing each one where it was born, alongside the people who practice it every day.

The experience

A journey that begins long before you board

Groups are small and spots are limited. That's why everything starts with a conversation.

1

Private consultation

You tell me what you're looking for. I share the itinerary, the dates and the group that fits where you are in life.

2

Guided preparation

Registration, flights, visa, vaccines, insurance, and a selection of books and films so you arrive already in tune.

3

The crossing

Hand-picked hotels, a local host team, licensed guides, and me by your side. Your only task is to live what you came to live.

Prof. Arjun, seated, in a portrait with warm light
Curated and led by

A travel companion who has been there and back

I first went to India in 2003, and I've returned every year since. I arrived as a student and became a seeker: of temples and monasteries, yes, but above all of the people who keep them alive.

What moves me is what unites humanity: the weaver's gesture in the Andes, the monk's prayer in the Himalaya, a shared table in an Indian home. Every culture holds its own answer to the question we all ask, how to live well, and those are the encounters I take you to, with time, respect and attention.

Today I return to these places to find others who have heard the same call.
Prof. ArjunSagrado Tourism · Curator and guide
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