about_us



	about our travel designer
	about our travel designer

Sarah, a natural born traveller grew up between her native New Zealand and Europe. Schooled in the University of life as well as conventional halls of learning, she started her independent travels at age 18, without itineraries or even the said travellers bible, The Lonely Planet, preferring to travel the road less travelled to experience the world simply as it is. ‘Seeing’ a country, a culture, an ancient land and its sacred sites and spaces in its simple beauty, unstaged and spontaneous, enlivened her sense of adventure and love of travel. In between travels, her studies have included Law, Political science and Philosophy, and later inspired by her life mantra ‘all things natural’, Naturopathy and Classical Homeopathy. In between her major studies, a life in Paris lead to training in professional teaching of English as a foreign language and seasonal work experiences in Japan, England, France, India, Tibet, Thailand and New Zealand. More recently, she has spent a decade practising natural medicine in New Zealand, as well as seasons as a volunteer for Shechen Clinic, Nepal and Auroville, India. Sarah’s most intrepid adventures include sailing across the Atlantic Ocean and around the Carribean, countless pilgrimages throughout the Himalayas and India, Nepal, Sikkim and Tibet and twice blessed on kora around holy Mountain Kailash. For all her travels and studies, home has taken seed in Mother India & the Himalayas, where blessed by many a swami and lama and inspired by all the masters and saints, Samadhi journeys was born. So nowadays a seasoned traveller in her 40’s, with an abundance of travel knowledge to share, Sarah designs, organises and often guides journeys combining the best of India and the Himalayas and all that is eternal, visiting the ancient and classical sites together with freedom to explore the extraordinary in the ordinary around the corner. Experiences that will capture the heart and soul of even the most savy, and all in the comfort of contemporary facilities that suit todays modern lifestyle traveller. testimonial "Sarah's Samadhi pilgrimage to India was superbly organised and constructed. Her knowledge of India and the spiritual traditions there is extensive. I had a wonderful journey." Dr. Eddie Barnett, Tauranga, New Zealand
about our journeys Our niche is unique and boutique Offering unique stays in haveli homes of heritage nowadays preserved as guesthouses and hotels that will simply transport you to the by-gone era of The Raj. Samadhi journeys carefully selects boutique hotels that stand elegantly in cities and heavenly resorts off the beaten track, not at all tacky that are hotels of healing and in harmony with nature and ecology. As India is home to Ayurveda The Science of Life, we take you to some of the best authentic ayurvedic health spas for rejuvenation and relaxation in God’s own country, Kerala. As the Himalayas are the abode of the gods, we bring you up close and personal to the majestic peaks and still within the realms of comfort for your mountain stays in luxury eco~camps that have forethought your every need. Samadhi journeys will tailor our journeys to uniquely fit you, adapting the itinerary according to your interests and the time you have available. It’s your journey, you decide when and where you want to travel within our journeys we have to offer. All journeys are well researched and travelled and therefore serve as recommended suggestions in each region. We are unique in the size of our groups, limited to 12 persons to ensure all your needs are abundantly met. Small, so that the group does not overwhelm the environment or that one is not overwhelmed by excessive numbers and noise. Minimum 2 persons. Boutique in the carefully selected hotels that stand elegantly in cities or the resorts off the beaten track and not at all tacky, that will simply transport you to a by-gone era of Raj and Rishi alike and ideally to the realms of higher divine consciousness. We strive to offer a unique sense of timing and balance between movement and activity with stillness and reflection or contemplation and meditation as you like. Offering freedom to choose how you wish to spend your time once each destination is reached. Although, organized group options will always be available for which local guides will be at your service. Samadhi journeys are not packaged tours, bottled to be consumed rapidly, rather journeys no less to be savoured that will delight as much as challenge you, turning your holiday into a pilgrimage for the self, a journey of discovery, *simply transporting you from the sublime to the divine and ultimately samadhibliss** Are you ready? We are ready to serve your passage through India