Renovation & Construction

Pick up from airport and transfer to hotel or hostel.

Orientation class on culture, history, religion focusing on Buddhism, political situation, renovation projects, project location and environment, safety issues and so on.

You will learn basic Nepali language on this day.

You will enjoy sightseeing in Kathmandu Valley comprising of World Heritage sites like Pashupati Nath, the holiest Hindu temple, Swoyambhu Nath, the holiest stupa for Buddhism, Patan Durbar Square and Budha Nilkantha etc.

You will depart for your project in Kathmandu. Once you will be there, host family and villagers welcome you. A brief introduction session with villagers will also be held.

During this period you will work in the project. You will work together with local people with traditional tools and techniques. You will be involving in orphanage/school construction and renovation activities like plastering, painting, gardening, cleaning etc. for 4 to 5 hours a day. You will also have enough time to explore the surrounding areas, and. In your free time, you can also learn about Nepali culture and people.

You will explore breathtaking and awe-inspiring beauty of Nepal during this period. You will visit Chitwan National Park where you will involve in fascinating activities like elephant riding in the forest for watching endangered one horned Rhino, Bengal Tiger, Deer, Leopard etc, canoeing, bird watching, village walk, viewing sun rise and sun set, cultural dance program, visiting elephant breeding center and many more.

You will depart to Pokhara for trekking. Overnight stay in Pokhara and preparation for trekking. Our trekking program mostly covers the Annapurna Trekking trail, one of the most beautiful trekking routes in the world. Volunteers will pass village after village enjoying the beautiful scenery of the Himalayas. Length of trekking depends on the interest of the volunteers.

Annapurna trek is an extraordinary trek, one of the world’s best in terms of culture and environmental diversity. Annapurna Circuit trek provides you dramatic changes in landscape, culture and climate. To the west, in the interior of the Annapurna Circuit, is Tilicho Lake, surrounded by snow-peaks. Annapurna trekking has been wildly recognized as a naturalist's paradise. The upper sub-alpine steppe environment harbors some of the rare snow leopards and blue sheep. Other areas of the region protect bird species such as the multi-colored Impeyan, kokla, and blood pheasant amongst a multitude of other birds, butterflies and insects. Many plants native to Nepal are found in this forest. The conservation area has 100 varieties of orchids and some of the richest temperate rhododendron forest in the world.

Our leaders and partners are selected for their experience in adventure travel and their wealth of knowledge of the area within which they work. They are well trained, experienced, and have the ability to provide you the support when you visit remote areas of the country. Porters are mostly hired locally in the trekking area.

Trekking itineraries have been designed to let volunteers enjoy the very best that Nepal has to offer. As such they cannot be rigid and will occasionally be amended to take account to local conditions. Whether you are traveling with a group or as an individual, you will be able to relax in the knowledge that all your travel arrangements have been taken care for and that you will be looked after by our staffs and the representatives throughout your travels and trekking.