Dr. Richard Lee treating a Buddhist Nun at Hanalei Monastery

In 1986, Dr. Lee and his family (his wife Susan and sons Matthew and Ben) joined Iqbal Kana's Trans-Himalayan Trek from Kashmir to Ladakh. Their adventures are part of the local lore and resulted in the formation of the Medical Trek Program of the State University of New York at Buffalo which has researched and provided health care to the people of the Warwan Valley in Kashmir, the nomads of the Northern Frontier District of Kenya, and the villages of Zanskar in Ladakh. Because these populations are markers for environmental change and development, the medical treks have systematically examined the villages of Zanskar: Kanji, Hanupatta, Lingshed. Dr. Lee's friendship with the Geshe Ngawang Jangchup from the Lingshed Gompa has produced a unique alliance between Western allopathic physicians and traditional Tibetan amchis.

Himalayan Fantasies

we believe...

…in treating out clients like lifelong friends.

...travel should be more than seeing famous sites.

...travel should give one a view into the hearts and minds of the local people.

…a trip with Himalayan Fantasies should be a trip of a lifetime.

...in giving more than we take; to our clients, to India and it’s people.