Plane
If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.
Arrival day is on November 18, 2026
Meet the group at Hyatt Regency Kathmandu in Kathmandu
Start of Trip: 2:00 p.m. hotel check-in available. Dinner at own arrangements. Due to late night arrivals, Orientation and Welcome Dinner will happen the following day in Bhutan.
Getting to the site: Participants who purchase Road Scholar airfare and arrive on the official program start date (Day 2) will receive an arrival transfer from the airport to the first program hotel.
Participants who have not purchased Road Scholar airfare or who arrive a day or two early will need to arrange and cover their costs of transfers via taxi or private transfer. For more information about taxi and private transfer options, please refer to the end of this mailing.
Hotel check-in is available at 2:00 p.m. on the program start date (Day 2). If you arrive a few hours early, the hotel can store your luggage at the front desk until check-in time. If you prefer to check in upon arrival in the morning or if you arrive a day before the program starts, we suggest booking any additional pre-program nights in advance with Road Scholar Travel Services at 1-800-241-1404, directly with the hotel or via a third-party website.
Your trip ends on: Wednesday, December 2, 2026 in Paro at Khangkhu Resort
End of Trip: 5:00 p.m. dinner followed by transfers to Kathmandu International Airport. The hotel in Kathmandu (Hyatt Regency Kathmandu) is booked for the full night for any departures the next day.
Getting to the airport: On the last day of the program (Day 16), participants will fly from Paro, Bhutan, to Kathmandu, Nepal, arriving around midday. An airport transfer to Hyatt Regency Kathmandu will be provided for the day and overnight stay, accommodating evening, late-night, and next-day departures. Final hotel check-out is on Day 17 at 12:00 noon to accommodate those with late departures. If departing in the day or evening on Day 17, the hotel can store your luggage until you leave for the airport. Alternatively, you can book an additional night through Road Scholar Travel Services at 1-800-241-1404, directly with the hotel, or through a third-party website.
Only participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare and who are departing on Day 16 or Day 17 will be provided a departure transfer from the last program hotel to the airport.
Participants who have not purchased Road Scholar airfare or who plan to extend their stay in Nepal will need to arrange and cover their costs of transfers via taxi or private transfer. For more information about taxi and private transfer options, please refer to the end of this mailing.
Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404.
Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.