Ki‑Ra Journeys — est. 2018
Kyra takes a group somewhere far, every year.
Since a solo trip to Tibet in 2017 turned into an annual habit, Ki‑Ra Journeys has followed Kyra — naturopathic doctor, Ayurvedic specialist, yoga teacher — to the Himalaya, the tepuis of the Amazon, the Ayurvedic heartland of Kerala, and this October, back to Bhutan for a second time. Part pilgrimage, part expedition. Always a small group, and a lot of walking.
Lhasa, uninvited
Kyra didn’t set out to build a travel program. She went to Tibet in 2017 chasing something personal — three days acclimatizing in Lhasa at 3,656 meters, a body clock rewritten by altitude, and a plateau that didn’t care how prepared she was. She came home and couldn’t stop talking about it. By 2019, she’d talked ten people into coming with her — and Ki‑Ra Journeys hasn’t stopped since.
“It is truly an incredible experience, and well worth your commitment if you feel called.”— Kyra, writing to the first group, 2019
Where we’ve been
Seven journeys, five countries, one habit of going far.
Pilgrimage to Mt Kailash & the Tibetan Plateau
Oct 11–26 · 15 days · guide: GyaltsenThe first official Ki‑Ra Journey went straight for the deep end: three days acclimatizing in Lhasa, then west across the plateau toward Kailash — a mountain circumambulated by four religions and summited by none. The kora climbs to roughly 6,000 meters; those who chose to trek it took three days to circle a peak nobody is allowed to stand on. There was time built in daily for yoga against that backdrop, and an afternoon spent with a Tibetan family, cooking and painting prayer flags. The route crossed south into Nepal to close the trip, trekking toward Everest Base Camp — the plateau giving way, at the very end, to the world’s highest peak.
Canaima
2021Two years on, the journey went vertical in a different direction — flying in by small plane to Camp Arapemu at Waku Lodge, deep in Canaima National Park. A helicopter carried the group to the very top of Angel Falls, the tallest uninterrupted waterfall on earth, where they sat down and did yoga and a reiki healing session with the jungle dropping away on every side. Days spent in the rainforest turned up anteaters and monkeys, and time with the indigenous Pemón communities who call the tepuis home.
Thimphu to Paro, the long way
Oct 5–15 · 10 days · guides: Gyenden & TandinTen days through the only carbon-negative country on earth, measured in Gross National Happiness rather than GDP. The group hiked sections of the Trans Bhutan Trail, crossed Dochula Pass and its 108 stupas, sat in on a nun’s chöd ceremony at Pemachöling, and spent an evening trying ara — Bhutanese rice wine steeped in cordyceps — at a farmhouse making buckwheat noodles by hand. A farmers’ market opening in Paro turned into an audience with the King and Queen, the kind of thing that only happens in a country this small. It ended, as any Bhutan trip should, with the climb to Taktsang — the Tiger’s Nest monastery — and prayer flags strung across the gorge below.
Tibet, again
2023Some places you only need to see once. Tibet wasn’t one of them — the group returned in 2023 for a second pilgrimage, tracing the same route as 2019 almost exactly: Lhasa, the Kailash kora, and on into Nepal to finish at Everest Base Camp. Proof that some journeys are worth repeating on purpose, not just revisiting.
Panchakarma at Somatheeram
Jun–Jul · 15–21 daysNot every Ki‑Ra Journey ends in altitude sickness. In 2024 the group traded mountains for the backwaters of Kerala, spending two to three weeks in a traditional Panchakarma program at Somatheeram — the world’s first dedicated Ayurveda resort — under daily supervision from an Ayurvedic doctor: oil treatments, an individualized diet built around each guest’s constitution, yoga at dawn. The closest thing to a busman’s holiday Kyra takes — and, by her own account, the trip that undoes the other trips.
North to Badrinath
2025The northern leg of the Char Dham pilgrimage circuit — hiking, yoga, and meditation at 3,100 meters in the Garhwal Himalaya. Badrinath is the last village in India before the Tibetan border, and the group meditated inside the cave where the Bhagavad Gita is said to have been written — by Kyra’s account, one of the most energetically charged places she’s taken a group.
What’s next
Three journeys on the calendar
Bhutan filled up fast — the next open seats are in Sri Lanka this February, with a return to Tibet still taking shape.
Bhutan, for the second time
Four years after the first trip, Ki‑Ra Journeys returned to the Land of the Thunder Dragon — a full loop through the valleys, with local guide Karma leading the way. All seats are taken and there’s no waitlist for this one — the itinerary below is here for a look at what the trip covers.
Paro & Phobjikha Valley
Arrival, and on to the glacial valley known for its black-necked cranes.
Bumthang
Bhutan’s spiritual heartland — temples and the Bumthang valleys.
Trongsa
The ancestral home of Bhutan’s royal family, and its dzong.
Punakha
Punakha Dzong, and likely a hike toward Khamsum Yuelley Namgyal Temple.
Thimphu
The capital — markets, monasteries, and the weaving centers.
Paro
Taktsang — the Tiger’s Nest — and departure.
Sri Lanka & Southern India
The next Ki‑Ra Journey pairs two coastlines and two healing traditions in one trip — three weeks between Sri Lanka and Southern India.
Tibet, a third time
Back to the plateau again — dates aren’t set yet, but if the last two Tibet journeys are anything to go by, expect Lhasa, the Kailash kora, and a finish at Everest Base Camp. Join the waitlist and we’ll confirm as soon as dates are locked.
Come with us
Ask about the next journey.
Spaces are limited — most Ki‑Ra Journeys travel with ten to fifteen people. Tell us which trip caught your eye and we’ll follow up with dates, pricing, and what to pack.
+1 (809) 648‑1605 — fastest way to reach the team directly