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Nepal Heritage Journeys

Nepal Ties–Our Flagship Program
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Fun beyond imagination! Impact beyond words!
  • Arrive in Katmandu, where Ties staff will meet you and provide transportation to the hotel.
  • Gather for an orientation meeting, a chance to connect with the other families, and discuss the journey ahead.
  • Explore Katmandu, a city rich in history and culture.
  • Spend time at Boudhanath Stupa, the center of Nepal’s Tibetan Buddhist culture.
  • Learn about Tibetan drums, Himalayan healing bowls, butter lamps, and ceremonial horns.
  • Visit the local markets, take in the aroma of fresh spices, do a little shopping for ingredients for our Nepalese cooking class.
  • Stroll the streets of Patan, known as The City of Fine Arts.
  • Learn about lifestyles and customs of Nepalese people, and how earthquakes have impacted daily life.

For most families, visiting people and places related to their child’s adoption will take place in or around Katmandu. These visits are often the centerpiece of the journey, and carry great importance. Here are things families frequently do during this time:

  • Visit their child’s orphanage
  • Meet caregivers and other significant people
  • Visit places remembered from your previous journey to Nepal.

If your adoption connections are outside of Katmandu, we will work with you to get you where you need to be to make this trip your dream trip! Wherever this piece of your journey takes you, rest assured The Ties Program will assist with all the details, transportation, translators, accommodations, and permissions.

Nepal Ties families also travel out of the city to Chitwan National Park, arguably one of the best wildlife viewing parks in Asia.

In Chitwan, families will have the opportunity to:

  • Take an elephant safari, where you’ll be on the lookout for the one-horned rhino, monkeys and even a Bengal tiger.
  • Canoe on the Rapti River
  • Visit a family home in a Tharu Village, that you will get to by ox cart
  • Learn from park naturalists
  • Take part in  elephant bathing, weather permitting
  • Enjoy beautifully quiet evenings in the hush of the jungle

Nepal Ties families say farewell, but not goodbye, in Katmandu. It is a journey that will continue long after your travel time comes to an end.

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  • Ties Program Features

    How to prepare, opportunities to process. YOUR NEED-TO-KNOW INFORMATION!

  • Possibilities for Adoption Visits

    Connect with people and places related to your adoption. SEE WHAT'S POSSIBLE!

  • Related Services

    Flights, Connect & Chat, Staying Connected. LEARN MORE!

  • Financial Help

    Need financial help? Or would you like to help an adoptee make this important journey? OPTIONS & IDEAS!

  • Project Kindness

    Created especially so that Ties participants can help in the communities they have visited. BE INSPIRED!

  • Read & Learn

    Articles to help you on this journey of identity. DIVE DEEP INTO INFORMATION!

"A tremendous family experience and adventure, and the journey that filled the gap in our son's sense of self."

John Giudecessi

“For the first time in my life, I felt complete and at peace with who I am.”

Landy Hancock, 18

“Traveling with other kids was AWESOME!”

Anna Armour, 10

"I think the healthiest outcome of the trip for my daughter is that going with a group 'normalized' her situation and her adoption.”

Bonnie MacAdam