You will arrive on the Sunday, and have plenty of time to relax and refresh yourself before your exciting week begins!

Schedule

Monday

• Hike through the mountain in Shivapuri.
• Overnight stay at the centre in Kathmandu

Tuesday

• Drive to Charaudi early in the morning (3 hours)
• White-water rafting at Trisuli river
• Overnight camping and traditional dancing!

Wednesday

• Continue rafting
• Drive to Chitwan
• Jungle trek and safari!
• Overnight stay at a resort

Thursday

• Canoeing and jungle trekking
• Overnight stay at a resort

Friday

• Morning jungle activities
• Drive back to Kathmandu
• Overnight stay at the centre

Places to Visit

We think you’ll see all the best bits about this part of Nepal on your trip, but if you still have some adventure left in you, you might want to level up and add on one of our other Nepal experiences!

During your Trekking Adventure in Nepal, you’ll be well looked after! Here are some details about your stay, with further information on the schedule.

About the Accommodation

As you are travelling, you will enjoy varied accommodation along the route, staying in hotels and guest houses – as well as an overnight journey on the bus! One night you will even be camping out under the stars, as you take in some traditional dancing by local people!

Food 

Nepalese food is delicious, consisting mainly of vegetarian dishes including rice and vegetables.You will mostly have Nepalese-style dishes (vegetarian and chicken) which will be served during the trip. However, vegetarian meal are always available. All meals are included, and this consists of 3 meals during the week, and 2 at the weekend.

Facilities

These will vary from place to place. However, your coordinator will ensure that your needs are taken care of! You will usually have access to western toilets, and there is wifi in public areas of your accommodation so you can keep in touch with friends and family back home.

Transportation

Transportation required outwith that which is provided in the programme is not included. Any additional excursions must be arranged separately.

Population: Approx. 28.98 million
Capital: Kathmandu
Language: Nepali
Currency: Nepalese rupee (NPR)
Time zone: UTC +5:45

Namaste and welcome to Nepal, a country of high Himalayan Mountains, artistic monuments, exotic wildlife, and diverse cultures. Located between 80 12′ east longitude and between 26 22′ and 30 27′ north latitude, Nepal extends along the south slopes of the Himalayas in central Asia.

Although Nepal is small, it has the greatest latitudinal variation of any country. The land rises from the southern plains of the Terai, barely above sea level at 70 meters, to the top of the Mt. Everest, the highest peak on Earth at 8848 meters above sea level, in a distance of less than 200 km.

Book your volunteer travel  holiday and experience one of the most spectacular landscapes in the world as well as the highest mountain ranges. Nepal has lush valleys that team with exotic wildlife ready to be explored on your gap year adventure.  It is a beautiful country located in South Asia bordering both India and China.  As you enjoy your volunteer travel experience in Nepal you will come across many remote monasteries and villages that adorn the stunning landscape where you will experience the best of Nepal.  The outstanding beauty and friendly Nepalese people are the main reasons people book gap year holidays to Nepal and why they are a popular choice with us.   We have a compreshensive selection of gap year holidays in Nepal with a number of teaching and community programs on offer.

Have a look at our latest gap year experiences in Nepal or contact us for more about work & travel in Nepal or your questions about specific programs.  The volunteer Nepal program is a very good way for you to experience the most of what the spiritual and enchanted land of Nepal has to offer. You may also choose to trek Mount Everest or smaller mountain hikes like Poon Hill.