Garuda Sunshine
Sacred Earth Tours
Sacred Travel
Garuda Sunshine Sacred Earth Tours is committed to curating travel experiences that transcend the ordinary, specializing in cultural enrichment, immersive experiences, sacred site tours and spiritual journeys. Our expeditions blend reverence for ancient wisdom traditions with the awe of exploring some of the world’s most stunning landscapes.
Our mission is to foster spiritual growth and personal transformation through visits to the world’s most significant sacred sites. We prioritize small group experiences, meticulously planned itineraries, and enthusiastic tour leaders dedicated to sharing their wisdom and guiding you towards a deeper spiritual connection with yourself and the word around you.
Since 2010, we’ve been leading spiritual adventure journeys across the globe, crafting custom sacred tours and retreats spanning destinations like Peru, Mexico, India, Bhutan, and beyond. Collaborating closely with our passionate tour leaders, we design sacred travel programs that enrich your inner journey while immersing you in the cultural essence of each country we visit. Our itineraries are infused with personal connections and insights drawn from years of experience and local expertise.
Our dedicated Garuda Sunshine Coordinators will meticulously manage every aspect of your transformative experience. From coordinating breathwork sessions and providing comprehensive travel information to handling accommodation details and transportation logistics, our team ensures you can fully immerse yourself in the journey of personal discovery. We take care of the intricate planning so you can relax, enjoy and focus entirely on your inner transformation and sacred exploration.
What makes our trips so special..
- Individual or small group journeys with heart and soul
- Travel with like-minded people and make new friends
- Expert tour guides with years experience
- Authentic interactions with locals and their culture
- Support for local communities
- Program packed with epic experiences
- Joint travel WhatsApp group
- Immersive spiritual and cultural experiences
- Specially curated transformative travel
Garuda, the mythic bird of India, holds a revered place in Hindu and Buddhist traditions. Known as the king of birds, Garuda is a powerful and majestic creature, often depicted with the golden body of a man, a white face, red wings, and an eagle’s beak. He is the mount of Vishnu, the preserver and protector deity, symbolizing swiftness, strength, and the rays of the sun. Garuda’s role as a divine protector makes him a symbol of freedom, travel, and exploration. In many stories, Garuda’s journeys across the heavens and earth represent the soul’s quest for enlightenment and the pursuit of higher knowledge.
Naming our travel company after Garuda encapsulates these values and aspirations. By evoking the image of Garuda, we promise our clients the reliability and excellence symbolized by this legendary bird. Our goal is to ensure that every journey is as swift, seamless, and uplifting as a flight on Garuda’s wings, delivering not just travel services, but profound and enriching experiences.
No Distance Is too Far
Whether nestled in a hidden oasis within the heart of the Himalayas, or engaging in an ancient Peruvian healing ritual in the magic of the Sacred Valley, our transformational travel offers the perfect sacred spaces to untangle, heal, expand and thrive.
Discover a rich tapestry of wellness and spiritual experiences designed to help you untangle and unwind, inspire and awaken, through yoga, guided meditation, Tibetan healing therapies, massages, and much more. Experience the profound tranquility and rejuvenation that only Garuda Sunshine Sacred Earth Tours can provide.
YOur Guides
David Sunshine – Founder & Lead Guide
David Sunshine, visionary behind Garuda Sunshine Sacred Earth Tours, has embarked on a journey of exploration since his first solo adventures in Europe at the age of 16. By age18 David was living in India at a Tibetan monastery while teaching English to young monks and receiving Buddhist wisdom teachings from His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.
Over the years his travels through Asia, Europe and South America have deepened his reverence for the sacredness and beauty of the Earth. Drawing on his expertise in Buddhism, yoga, shamanism, mindfulness, Ayurveda, Hindu, and Tibetan philosophy, David curates transformative experiences that blend cultural immersion with spiritual exploration and fun.
Each tour he meticulously crafts is a journey into the heart of the sacred, offering participants a container for personal discovery. Through these excursions David invites others to share in his love and passion for culture, spirituality, and healing arts while embarking on their own path of growth and awakening.
Padma Vajra – Co-Lead Guide Nepal
Iin Nepal David will be co-leading an incredible journey with a sincere Buddhist practitioner, friend and spiritual travel guide, Padma Vajra. Padma Vajra is a Vajrayana Buddhist yogi initiated in the Nyingma tradition, the oldest Buddhist school in Tibet. His extensive training with Buddhist yogic masters from Tibet, Bhutan, and Nepal uniquely qualifies him to guide us through the Kathmandu Valley’s ancient esoteric traditions.
With David and Padma, embark on an immersive pilgrimage, delving deep into the rich spiritual heritage of the region. They can’t wait to share this transformative experience with you!
Kendra Suell – Special Guest Nepal
Kendra’s path has become intricately woven with the vibrant threads of ancient wisdom traditions for over a decade, each thread a step in her relentless pursuit of profound transformation. Now a Vajrayana Buddhist yogini initiated in the Nyingma lineage, Tibet’s oldest school, her journey began with immersive experiences in Zen Buddhism, Shri Vidya, Kashmiri Shaivism, Raja and Hatha Yoga, and the Shamanic traditions of her indigenous North American ancestors. This rich foundation, both unique and universal, informs her practice as she delves deeper into the ever-unfolding mysteries of Tibetan Buddhism.
Drawn to the heart of this wisdom, Kendra currently resides in Kathmandu, Nepal, where she absorbs the city’s ancient esoteric energies, channeling them to empower her mission of bridging the wisdom of the ages with the needs of our modern world.
