India Ties
Heritage tours for Indian adoptees & their loved ones
India Ties
Heritage tours for Indian adoptees & their loved ones
India Ties
Heritage tours for Indian adoptees & their loved ones
India Ties
Heritage tours for Indian adoptees & their loved ones
India Ties
Heritage tours for Indian adoptees & their loved ones
Explore Our India Heritage Tours
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India Ties
Our classic program Ties that runs for all ages.
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India Ties Kolkata
A classic Ties experience with a focus on Kolkata.
India Ties Tours
Our classic Ties program that runs two tracks - Signature and Lite. Click below to learn more.
Click here to be taken to our sample itinerary and optional excursion add-ons.
Sample India Ties Itinerary
Traveling with the Ties Program is an experience like no other
2026 India Ties Kolkata Tours
Our classic summer program that runs two tracks - Signature and Lite. Click below to learn more.
Click here to be taken to our sample itinerary and optional excursion add-ons.
Sample Ties Kolkata Itinerary
Traveling with the Ties Program is an experience like no other
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YOUR TIES PROGRAM MANAGER
Tanya Kaanta
Tanya is a Korean adoptee and former academic. She has a Ph.D. in Sociology and an M.S. in Student Affairs in Higher Education with a focus on intercountry adoption, identity formation, emotion work, advocacy, and agency. Prior to Ties, she worked 20 years in higher education supporting students, teaching sociology, and conducting evaluation research. She has spoken at multiple Heritage Camps and first started working with Ties as an adjunct team member for Kazakhstan in 2019, where she loved connecting with both adoptees and parents. She currently splits her time between Colorado and Panama, while their two children attend college. In her free time you can find her walking along the ocean or reading romance novels.
Please note: Tanya may not travel on every trip.
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Frequently Asked Questions
about heritage travel to India
Q: Do I need a visa?
A: Yes. You can get an e-visas (30 day, 1 yr, 5, yr) or a 10 year visa. E-visas can be done online a few weeks before departure. 10 year visas are more complicated and require turning in your passport to the consulate.
Q: How do I do a birth search?
A: There are two options:
Contact CARA (Central Adoption Resource Authority). The adoptee has to contact them on behalf of themselves, unless a minor. If a minor, then the legal guardian will need to contact.
There is an adoptee that has a group that helps with searches. The process is long and expensive but we have heard that families have been found this way.
Because India has a law that only the adoptee can request a search and information, if you use the second service, they will have you sign a power of attorney for them in India. Going this route will be more complicated as it is not easy to assign POA.
Q: What vaccines do I need?
A: Ties team members are not medical providers and cannot provide medical advice. Please talk to your medical provider or visit https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/india