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   Gap Year Backpacking Program (Lumbini included) + Volunteering

Volunteering + World Heritage Sightseeing + Short Hikes + Elephant Ride Jungle Safari + Cultural Tour + Village and City Tour

Summary

  Fee 500 Euros
  Service type All inclusive
  Volunteering + Basic Tour Two week
  Detail Tour One week
  Volunteering work Teaching or other
  Flexibility Available
  Tour Sights Coverage Chitwan National Park (boasts Jeep & Elephant ride Jungle Safari)
Nagarkot (to soak up the outragous views of Himalaya massifs)
Kathmandu (medieval city, World Heritage Site and more)
Bhaktapur (medieval city, World Heritage Site, Jyapu settlement)
Devghat (confluence of 2 major Rivers, popular Hindu pilgrimage site)
Chitwan (famous for Tharu & mixed culture, lakes in to the jungle)
Lumbini (birth place of Lord Buddha, World Heritage Site)
Manakamana (crest of the hill, Temple of wish fulfilling goddess)

Itinerary

  Day Activities
  1 Arrival Airport pick up; hotel or host home transfer
Overnight Host home or Hotel in Kathmandu
  2 After breakfast scenic bus ride to Chitwan, get orientation; pay the fee
Overnight Host home
  3 Volunteering Start
After lunch, kick off volunteering; introduction with the Samarpan Nepal children; distributing sweets and presents; kick off teaching to them
Overnight Host home
  4 Volunteering Continue
Tour Sightseeing Bis Hajar Tal; Shiva Ghat; Gadhi
After breakfast with host family around 10am, start sightseeing to the destinations. Back to the host home around 4 pm; after lunch continue teaching children
Overnight Host home
  5 Volunteering Continue
Tour Morning hike to the Maula Kalika Temple
Half hour motorbike ride to start 5 hours (3 hours up + 2 hours back down) morning hike to the Maula Kalika temple – crest of the hill; enjoy superb view of Ganesh Himal, Hiunchuli, Annapurna, Chitwan, Gaidakot, Devghat, Narayani River and more. After an hour, take breakfast and back to the host home. After lunch, continue teaching children.
Overnight Host home
  6 Picnic With Kids
Take children to the picnic arranged by Samarpan Nepal. Enjoy dancing, singing, playing with children.
Overnight Host home
  7 Volunteering Continue
Tour Sightseeing Devghat (popular Hindu pingrimage)
After breakfast motorbike ride to Devghat; start sightseeing; view Devghat village, temples, Sita Cave, conversion of Rivers Kali and Budi Gandaki. After lunch on the way, back to the office and continue teaching children.
Overnight Host home
  8 Volunteering Continue
Tour Visit plant nursery
After breakfast, visit the plant nursery. Back to Host home; after lunch continue teaching children, farewell with them.
Overnight Host home
  9 Volunteering Break
Tour Sightseeing in Lumbini (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
After breakfast, five hours scenic bus ride to Lumbini, Kapilbastu; take lunch on the way; hotel transfer. Sightsee Lumbini Development Zone; visit Mayadevi Temple, Ashoka Pillar, lots of monasteries and temples. Back to hotel.
Overnight Hotel in Lumbini
  10 Volunteering Continue
Tour Sightseeing in Lumbini
Sightseeing at West Monastic Zone, East Monastic Zone, World Peace Pagoda and Lumbini Crane Sanctuary. After breakfast, visit Lumbini Museum. Hotel check out and back to Host home; after lunch continue teaching children.
Overnight Host home
  11 Volunteering Continue
Tour Break
Take rest, after lunch continue volunteering.
Overnight Host home
  12 Volunteering Break
Tour Manakamana sightseeing
After breakfast, one and half hour scenic bus ride to Kurintar. Ten minutes cable car ride to Manakamana; Hotel transfer, sightseeing Manakamana bazaar; visit Manakamana Temple. Back to hotel.
Overnight Hotel in Manakamana
  13 Volunteering Continue and Farewell Day
Tour Back to host home
After breakfast, scenic bus ride back to host home; after lunch continue teaching children and farewell.
Overnight Host home
  14 Tour Sight seeing Sauraha, Chitwan
After breakfast motorbike ride to Sauraha; take to the hotel. After refreshing visit Tharu village, Rapati River. Enjoy a scenic lunch and dinner in the restaurant right in front of Chitwan National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), wonderful sunset view.
Overnight Hotel in Sauraha, Chitwan
  15 Tour Elephant ride jungle safari, sightseeing elephant breeding center
After breakfast, go elephant ride jungle safari into the Chitwan National Park. Spot wild Rhinos, Royal Bengal Tigers, deer, birds, reptiles and much more. Hotel check out; visit Elephant Breeding Center; back to the host home in the evening.
Overnight Host home
  16 Drive back to host home
Overnight Host home
  17 Scenic bus ride to Kathmandu
After breakfast, scenic bus ride to Kathmandu; take lunch on the way; take to hotel or host home.
Overnight Host home or Hotel in Kathmandu
  18 Tour Nagarkot and Bhaktapur (UNESCO World Heritage Site) sightseeing
Early in the morning, scenic bus ride to the Nagarkot hill; start 2 hours hike up to the crest of the hill; soak up the outrageous views, from Dhaulagiri in the west to Mt Everest (little more than a dot on the horizon) and Kanchenjunga in the east, via Ganesh Himal (7406m), Langtang Lirung (7246m), Sisha Pangma (8012m), Dorje Lakpa (6975m) and Gauri Shankar (7146m). Back to visit the Bhaktapur Durbar Square; take lunch around and evening sightseeing; back to the host home or hotel in Kathmandu.
Overnight Host home or Hotel in Kathmandu
  19 Sightseeing Kathmandu
After Breakfast, visit the Kathmandu Durbar Square (UNESCO World Heritage Site) and Museum; after lunch visit Swembhunath monastery (UNESCO World Heritage Site). Back to the Thamel for shopping. Back to the hotel or host home in the evening.
Overnight Host home or Hotel in Kathmandu
  20 Tour Shopping, sightseeing
After breakfast, visit Thamel for shopping and stuffs. After lunch, back to hotel or in host home.
Overnight Host home or Hotel in Kathmandu
  21 Departure
Airport transfer

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