Volunteer as You Trek

Our airport staff will receive you, takes you to hotel and explain the detail program. No plans for the day of arrival for the time to rest after travel. Overnight at hotel

After breakfast, you will have a day of sightseeing of UNESCO world heritage sites in Kathmandu. At evening we will give you a brief orientation about the village for volunteering and discuss about some basic skills of rebuilding. Overnight at hotel, breakfast included.

Considering the effect of earthquake in an area and safety of the volunteers, we will choose the site of volunteering in the nearby village. The site will be within 6 to 7 hrs drive from Kathmandu. Your stay at the site will be managed. Stay at local house and local food will be provided.

You will be taken to the volunteering site where you will volunteer for the rebuilding of the earthquake damaged houses. You choose to volunteer for any work that you have special skills on. Experience the joy of helping people who really needed. Stay at local house and local food will be provided.

Same work from the previous day is continued and the volunteering work will be wrapped up with the end of the day. Stay at local house and local food will be provided.

On this day we will drive to Pokhara and after arrival and hotel check in, in the evening, you may enjoy leisure boating on the scenic Fewa Lake and see the reflection of the Mount Machhapuchhre and Annapurna Range on the crystal clear water of the Lake. You will spend a night in hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel, you will have an hour drive on a private vehicle to Nayapul, where the trekking begins. A short 15-minute walk from Nayapul along the banks of the Modi Khola takes you to Birethanti (1,015m) a large village with many shops and teahouses. From there, the trail continues through the village and follows the north bank of the Bhurungdi Khola. From this point the steady elevation from the side of the valley continues up to Hille at 1,495m and after a short climb, we reach Tikhedhunga at 1,570m. Since, this is first day of the trek; the walk is relatively short and easy to provide you with an introductory trekking experience in Annapurna region. At night enjoy your stay at guesthouse, breakfast, lunch and dinner included.

The trail continues from Tikhe Dhunga crossing a suspension bridge, and ascending a steep stone staircase of 3300 steps to Ulleri at the height of 2080m. Above the village, the trail climbs gently through pastures and cultivated fields. We will reach the camp site after one hour walk from Ulleri, where there is water and place to rest. After crossing two streams and completing a short climb, we reach to Nangethanti, where we stop for lunch. In the winter the trail can be covered with snow. From Nangethanti we will climb to Ghorepani at 2850m, from here we can see the spectacular panorama of Dhaulagiri I (8167m), Nilgiri (6940m) Annapurna I (8091m) Hiunchuli (6441m) and more. At Ghorepani we stay for the night at guesthouse, breakfast, lunch and dinner included.

Early morning hiking to Poon Hill (3,210m/10529ft); a viewpoint; from where you could observe a superb view of the sunrise and a panoramic view of the Himalaya, including Mt. Dhaulagiri, Annapurna South, Fishtail, and others. After visiting Poonhill, we will return to Ghorepani, have breakfast there, and continue walking to Tadapani. Stay in Tadapani at guesthouse, breakfast, lunch and dinner included.

This day we will descend from Tadapani to Ghandruk, a village of Gurung people, one of the ethnic groups of Nepal. They have their own dialect, culture, costume, and life style. Ghandruk is also home to many Gurkha soldiers. It is a famous destination for trekkers as it is known for its beautiful mountain views and also because it's within easy approach from Pokhara and Kathmandu. We have the afternoon to visit the Annapurna Conservation Office, museums and explore the village. One night stay at guesthouse, breakfast, lunch and dinner included.

We descend an easy trail from Ghandruk to Pokhara via Nayapul. One night stay at a hotel in Pokhara including breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Scenic drive back to Kathmandu by tourist bus will take approximately 6 hrs. Overnight at hotel, breakfast included.

After breakfast, approximately 3 hours before the scheduled flight a representative from Nepal Hiking Team will take you to the airport.