TREKKING and VOLUNTEERING

CODE: VINLMTV08 - A

Work:

Volunteer by teaching English or other activity to localcommunity.- Trek to Everest or Annapurna Base Camp.- Explore city of Kathmandu.- Share your skills and experience with the local communities on developmentissues.

Accomodation and food

Volunteers stay with the host family/hostel identified by VIN. The living conditions at the host family/ hostel are simple and basic. Male and female volunteers will share the same living area but have separate sleeping rooms. The volunteers sleep on simple beds/mattresses. Please bring your sleeping bag. The food will be provided in Nepali standard i.e. dal Bhat (rice, lentil soup, vegetables, pickle, eggs).

Location and leisure

VIN works in three different districts Kathmandu, Nuwakot, and Okhaldhunga are the three districts where VIN works. If you arrive early or wish to stay in Nepal after your volunteer period, VIN offers weekend travel tours to Chitwan Jungle Safari, Pokhara, and Nagarkot at reasonable prices.

Project hosted by

This project combines Nepali culture, trekking and adventure, volunteer work all together in amatter of weeks. We aim to deliver the experience of a lifetime. After orientation, you will beplaced in a family in a Nepali village, where you will be able to visit schools or orphanages toteach English. After this you will be led on a trek - either Everest Base Camp or AnnapurnaBase Camp. Lastly, you will be given the chance to explore the city of Kathmandu. Capturethe essence of Nepal all in one go

Directions to meeting point

VIN staff will pick each volunteer from the airport. The volunteers are requested to send their flight details to VIN on time so that we can send our staff with your name card and VIN s Logo.

Additional comments

Fee for five weeks volunteering and EBC/ABC charity trekking is 1675 Euro, extra flight cost for EBC trekking.