Destination Himalaya

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About Destination Himalaya

Sanjay was born in New Delhi, India. The son of a Brigadier General in the Indian Army, Sanjay has lived all over India and traveled extensively across the world. A professional guide since 1979, Sanjay has worked for Kashmir Mountain Travel, Mountain Travel, Overseas Adventure Travel, Geographic Expeditions and Destination Himalaya. As a trip leader he continues to lead groups on touring, trekking, climbing, and on safaris to India, Tibet, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Venezuela, Peru and Iran. In the winter of 1991/1992, Sanjay and renowned climber/cinematographer David Breashears led the first “western descent” of a 200-mile white water stretch on the Brahmaputra River in India, starting at the Tibetan border. This was filmed for the BBC series “Classic Adventures,” and was shown on the A&E network in the U.S. In 2001 he led the first western group to journey overland from Kunming to Lhasa along the “southern road.” Sanjay's deep, insider's knowledge of his homeland together with his talent for creating unique itineraries to traditional and remote destinations, make him one of the travel world's top-ranking India and Tibet specialists. Since 2003 he has received Conde Nast's "Top Travel Specialist" award for his exemplary tour operations in India, Tibet, Mongolia, Nepal and Sri Lanka. In February 2014, Sanjay was named one of the 51 Honorees at the “Unsung Heroes of Compassion,” honored by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Sanjay was selected as one of the 2014 Honoree for his longtime commitment to involving, empowering local communities in all of his travel destinations, and for the “giving back” projects that he started and continues to oversee in South Asia.