Allinace Nepal Tour covers the three major tourist destinations of Nepal: Kathmandu, Pokhara, and Chitwan National Park. Participants begin their Nepal exploration in the city of pokhara. Pokhara is a Gateway to the world-renowned Annapurna Mountain region. An enchanting city nestled in a tranquil valley, this area is often the starting point for many of Nepal’s most popular trekking and rafting destinations. Chitwan National Park has long been one of the country’s treasures containing numerous natural wonders.
Proposed Itinerary
Day 1: Drive to Chitwan
Take an early tourist bus to Chitwan, experiencing Nepal’s river rafting experience – passing by scenic hills and landscapes. The day’s trip then journeys onto Mungling before continuing to Chitwan National Park (estimated 3 hour drive). Upon arrival in Chitwam the group will check-in at a lodge for an overnight stay.
Day 2: Chitwan National Park Jungle Activities
After an early wake-up time and breakfast the group will then tour the jungle while simultaneously experiencing the unique bird species within Chitwan’s National Park. After this tour, a trip via canoe awaits participants upon the Rapti and Narayani Rivers. These river waters are inhabited by carnivorous crocodiles, as well as other unique species of animals and birds. Upon return back to the camp, participants will break for lunch before voyaging through the culture-rich village of Tharu followed by dinner and an overnight at the lodge.
Day 3: Chitwan National Park Jungle Activities
In the morning, participants will experience a safari though Chitwan National Park’s jungles atop an elephant while simultaneously witnessing an abundance of the park’s flora and fauna. Upon return to the camp and after lunch, participants can visit the park’s elephant stables where the senior naturalists will provide an in-depth lecture about the behavior/life of these majestically giant, often gentle creatures..
Day 4: Drive back to Pokhara
The drive to Pokhara is approximately 150km – usually taking about six (6) hours (often due in-part to the unpredictable/unfavorable road conditions. Upon arrival in Pokhara, the group will check-in to a hotel.
This is sample Itinerary and can change to meet the changes in the field conditions
Dates and Price
Price: US$ 250ONLY for Allinace NepalDates: To be determined by coordinator (Most likely at the end or middle of the volunteer program)
What’s Included
Hotel accommodations
sightseeing as noted in the itinerary
ground/in-country transportation
entrance fees and permits
baggage storage
What’s Not Included
Main Meals (estimated budget $5-10 per day)
optional tips to leader
Items of personal consumption (sodas, alcoholic beverages, laundry, etc.)
Saturday, October 18, 2008
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Teaching English to Buddhist Monks
Overview of the Project : Nepal is the country where the apostle of peace Lord Buddha was born. Buddha spread the message of Buddhism all across the world. Tibet is also a Buddhist country and there are more than 130,000 Tibetans who live in exile and out of that over 20% of them are living in Nepal . Despite of all difficulties, these exiled Buddhists are practicing their religion and rebuilding their cultural heritage in their own little ways. In this mission of the Tibetans in Nepal, education of the children is the top most priority and command of English is very important.
The Tibetan children are very keen to learn and improve their conversational English to brighten their future and also to be able to translate and preserve the holy Buddhist scriptures. Primary education schools, in the Tibetan Children's Village were established by the Tibetan community in Nepal. These schools support religious practices in their studies and provide schooling in Buddhist philosophies as well as a variety of other areas such as English and computer skills.
The schools in Tibetan Children's Village are resource poor, and under staffed. These schools also need teachers who can teach good English to the students. Apart from teaching English, volunteers can also teach extra curricular activities like sports, drawing, music, etc to develop the perceiving power of the children and also help in the administrative works.
Role of Volunteer : Volunteers will primarily work as English instructors either the schools of Tibetan Children's Village. Depending upon the need, volunteers may be asked to assist in other school extra curricular activities like sports. As a unique facet of this placement, the volunteer will have a rare and unique opportunity to witness and participate in traditional Buddhist rituals.
• Teach English (2-3 hours a day) in the school • Organizing games, drawing, singing, dancing, and other creative education and extra curricular activities • Taking kids on educational tours • Helping kids to do homework, monitor academic progress, • Other helps on administration • Help in other activities or programs designed for school children (If any)
Skills/Qualifications Needed
There is no need of specific qualification for teaching English project in Nepal . However, volunteer interested to teach the children must have good command of English.
Room/Food/Supervision
ACDF Nepal manages room/food for volunteer. In most of the cases, volunteer stay with host family where we manage a separate room and Nepali food three times a day. Volunteer can also stay inside the premises of Buddhist temple
ACDF Nepal maintains staffs, office and many more . Most of our partner schools are located within 10 miles periphery of our office in Pokhara enabling us to meet our volunteers frequently and whenever needed. Volunteer will also have 24/7 access to our office and mobile number of our coordinators. Moreover, head of the school serves as a local contact person for volunteers. Our staffs also visit volunteers in each 1-2 week interval as a part of the program.
Location Descriptions
The Tibetan Children's Village is located at the heart of Pokhara . Pokhara is a vibrant city of Nepal with places of great tourist attractions like Lakeside, Sarangkot, etc. Pokhara has a wide range of restaurants, internet cafés, clubs, shopping centers, and banks. The volunteers also have numerous opportunities to explore the sites under cultural heritage during free time. Our volunteers can simply hike in near by villages, ride bikes in Pokhara, walk around the tourist city , the options are unlimited. Project also offers unlimited opportunities tol witness and participates in traditional Buddhist rituals
Program Fee:
www.volunteerworkinnepal.org
Teaching English to Buddhist Monks
Overview of the Project : Nepal is the country where the apostle of peace Lord Buddha was born. Buddha spread the message of Buddhism all across the world. Tibet is also a Buddhist country and there are more than 130,000 Tibetans who live in exile and out of that over 20% of them are living in Nepal . Despite of all difficulties, these exiled Buddhists are practicing their religion and rebuilding their cultural heritage in their own little ways. In this mission of the Tibetans in Nepal, education of the children is the top most priority and command of English is very important.
The Tibetan children are very keen to learn and improve their conversational English to brighten their future and also to be able to translate and preserve the holy Buddhist scriptures. Primary education schools, in the Tibetan Children's Village were established by the Tibetan community in Nepal. These schools support religious practices in their studies and provide schooling in Buddhist philosophies as well as a variety of other areas such as English and computer skills.
The schools in Tibetan Children's Village are resource poor, and under staffed. These schools also need teachers who can teach good English to the students. Apart from teaching English, volunteers can also teach extra curricular activities like sports, drawing, music, etc to develop the perceiving power of the children and also help in the administrative works.
Role of Volunteer : Volunteers will primarily work as English instructors either the schools of Tibetan Children's Village. Depending upon the need, volunteers may be asked to assist in other school extra curricular activities like sports. As a unique facet of this placement, the volunteer will have a rare and unique opportunity to witness and participate in traditional Buddhist rituals.
• Teach English (2-3 hours a day) in the school • Organizing games, drawing, singing, dancing, and other creative education and extra curricular activities • Taking kids on educational tours • Helping kids to do homework, monitor academic progress, • Other helps on administration • Help in other activities or programs designed for school children (If any)
Skills/Qualifications Needed
There is no need of specific qualification for teaching English project in Nepal . However, volunteer interested to teach the children must have good command of English.
Room/Food/Supervision
ACDF Nepal manages room/food for volunteer. In most of the cases, volunteer stay with host family where we manage a separate room and Nepali food three times a day. Volunteer can also stay inside the premises of Buddhist temple
ACDF Nepal maintains staffs, office and many more . Most of our partner schools are located within 10 miles periphery of our office in Pokhara enabling us to meet our volunteers frequently and whenever needed. Volunteer will also have 24/7 access to our office and mobile number of our coordinators. Moreover, head of the school serves as a local contact person for volunteers. Our staffs also visit volunteers in each 1-2 week interval as a part of the program.
Location Descriptions
The Tibetan Children's Village is located at the heart of Pokhara . Pokhara is a vibrant city of Nepal with places of great tourist attractions like Lakeside, Sarangkot, etc. Pokhara has a wide range of restaurants, internet cafés, clubs, shopping centers, and banks. The volunteers also have numerous opportunities to explore the sites under cultural heritage during free time. Our volunteers can simply hike in near by villages, ride bikes in Pokhara, walk around the tourist city , the options are unlimited. Project also offers unlimited opportunities tol witness and participates in traditional Buddhist rituals
Program Fee:
www.volunteerworkinnepal.org
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Volunteer work and trekking in Annapurna Region
Join Allinace Nepal on a kaleidoscopic voyage through the legendary Annapurna mountain range. With a history as beautiful and vivid as the mystic landscape, this region of the Himalayas offers a 10-day trek, overpowering ones senses with gigantic and blanched glaciers, ice-flowing rivers as well as surrealistically lush forests and impossibly-existing, yet tempting, hot springs. Remote villages and tea houses filled with warmly-welcoming and smiling faces serve as daytime and overnight rest areas
Proposed Itinerary
Day 1: Leave for Pokhara by bus. Here, participants will receive a final briefing and prepare for the first leg of their trek in the afternoon.
Day 2: Transfer to the starting point of the trek, Naya Pul. Take an easy walk along the sub-tropical Modi Khola River Valley to Birethanti (a large village on the old Nepal-Tibet trading route). Pass through the checkpoint before continuing through the intricately-terraced rice paddies, arriving at Tirkhedhunga for an overnight stay.
Day 3: Tirkhe Dhunga – Ghorepani, From Tirkhe Dhunga, this trail crosses a stream before ascending a steep, stone staircase to the large Magar Village at Ulleri (2070 m). The trail then winds through rhododendron and oak forests; across streams before making a short, final ascent to Nangethanti. From Nangethanti, the journey will trek up to Ghorepani (2850m) for an overnight stay.
Day 4: Poon Hill to Tadapani: Trekkers will rise with the sun, ascending to Poon Hill (3195m) where an awe-inspiring sunrise greets observers from over the mountains. Clear climate permitting, onlookers can experience a magical, panoramic view of the mountains of Dhaulagiri I (8167m), Annapurna I (8019m), and Manalsu (8156m). Also: views of the 6,000-meter-deep Kali Gandaki Gorge and the trans-Himalayan ranges are viewable – forming the border of Nepal with Tibetan China – making this one of Nepal’s most sought-after vantage points. After this panoramic treat, descend to the lodge for a late breakfast before continuing onto Ghorepani (2780m) – an important stop-over on the old trading route to Tibet. From Ghorepani, the walk is all downhill through beautiful forests before arriving at the village of Banthanti – finally ending the day’s journey at Tadapani for an overnight stay.
Day 5: Tadapani – Chhomrung, From Tadapani, the trail descends through additional rhododendron and oak forests, arriving at Chhomrung for a midday lunch. Chhomrung is a Gurung Village, and the highest permanent settlement in the valley with a tremendously vast view across to Annapurna South and Machhapuchhare. The day closes with an overnight stay in Chhomrung.
Day 6: Chhomrung - Dovan or Himalaya Hotel. Here, the trail descends via a stone staircase, eventually crossing the Chhomrung Khola. Participants climb high above the Modi Khola, traveling its west bank, and pass through forests of bamboo, rhododendron and oak. This portion of the day’s trek is followed by yet another ascent to Kuldi before finally descending a long, steep, stone staircase to Dovan for an overnight stay.
Day 7: Dovan - (Machhapurchhe Base Camp) or Annapurna Base Camp (Sanctuary). From Dovan, the trail climbs high above the river, on to the lateral moraine, and down the other side to the glacier. This leg of the journey takes trekkers up the bed of the glacier before finally arriving at the Annapurna Base Camp (4237m) for an overnight stay.
Day 8: Annapurna Base Camp – Bamboo. Beginning with an early morning ascent for a stunning sunrise and breakfast, the journey returns to Bamboo for an overnight stay.
Day 9: Bamboo- Chhomrung. Descend a long, stone staircase through bamboo and rhododendrons forests to Kuldi. The trek continues through beautiful rhododendron forests and down to Sinuwa. From Sinuwa, the trail leads downhill to the Modi Khola, closing the day with a steep climb to Chhomrung where trekkers will remain overnight.
Day 10: Chhomrung - Ghandrung, From Chhomrung, the trek heads back to Taglung – descending gently through forests to Kummu. Once again, the journey passes Ghandrung – offering, yet another, picturesque, panoramic view of Annapurna South before ending the day’s voyage with an overnight stay in Ghandrung.
Day 11: Ghandrung - Pokhara, Trek downhill through villages and terraced fields to Syauli Bazaar, then onto Nayapul before being transported back to Pokhara for an overnight stay.
Day 12: Sight-seeing tour in Pokhara: consists of visiting various sacred places as well as Fewa Lake and an extensive city tour.
Day 13: Return Drive to Kathmandu
This is sample Itinerary and can change to meet the changes in the field conditions
Dates and Price
Price: US$500 ONLY for Allinace Nepal VolunteerDates: To be determined by coordinator (Most likely at the end or middle of the volunteer program)
What’s Included
Teahouse/Guesthouse accommodations while on the trek
Sightseeing as outlined in the itinerary
Ground/Domestic transportation
guides and porters
entrance fees and permits
baggage storage
meals (estimated budget $5-$10per day)
What’s Not Included
optional tips to leader and Sherpa staff
excess baggage charges
items of a personal consumption (sodas, alcoholic beverages, laundry, etc.)
group gear and equipment
sleeping pads and bags
www.volunteerworkinnepal.org
Proposed Itinerary
Day 1: Leave for Pokhara by bus. Here, participants will receive a final briefing and prepare for the first leg of their trek in the afternoon.
Day 2: Transfer to the starting point of the trek, Naya Pul. Take an easy walk along the sub-tropical Modi Khola River Valley to Birethanti (a large village on the old Nepal-Tibet trading route). Pass through the checkpoint before continuing through the intricately-terraced rice paddies, arriving at Tirkhedhunga for an overnight stay.
Day 3: Tirkhe Dhunga – Ghorepani, From Tirkhe Dhunga, this trail crosses a stream before ascending a steep, stone staircase to the large Magar Village at Ulleri (2070 m). The trail then winds through rhododendron and oak forests; across streams before making a short, final ascent to Nangethanti. From Nangethanti, the journey will trek up to Ghorepani (2850m) for an overnight stay.
Day 4: Poon Hill to Tadapani: Trekkers will rise with the sun, ascending to Poon Hill (3195m) where an awe-inspiring sunrise greets observers from over the mountains. Clear climate permitting, onlookers can experience a magical, panoramic view of the mountains of Dhaulagiri I (8167m), Annapurna I (8019m), and Manalsu (8156m). Also: views of the 6,000-meter-deep Kali Gandaki Gorge and the trans-Himalayan ranges are viewable – forming the border of Nepal with Tibetan China – making this one of Nepal’s most sought-after vantage points. After this panoramic treat, descend to the lodge for a late breakfast before continuing onto Ghorepani (2780m) – an important stop-over on the old trading route to Tibet. From Ghorepani, the walk is all downhill through beautiful forests before arriving at the village of Banthanti – finally ending the day’s journey at Tadapani for an overnight stay.
Day 5: Tadapani – Chhomrung, From Tadapani, the trail descends through additional rhododendron and oak forests, arriving at Chhomrung for a midday lunch. Chhomrung is a Gurung Village, and the highest permanent settlement in the valley with a tremendously vast view across to Annapurna South and Machhapuchhare. The day closes with an overnight stay in Chhomrung.
Day 6: Chhomrung - Dovan or Himalaya Hotel. Here, the trail descends via a stone staircase, eventually crossing the Chhomrung Khola. Participants climb high above the Modi Khola, traveling its west bank, and pass through forests of bamboo, rhododendron and oak. This portion of the day’s trek is followed by yet another ascent to Kuldi before finally descending a long, steep, stone staircase to Dovan for an overnight stay.
Day 7: Dovan - (Machhapurchhe Base Camp) or Annapurna Base Camp (Sanctuary). From Dovan, the trail climbs high above the river, on to the lateral moraine, and down the other side to the glacier. This leg of the journey takes trekkers up the bed of the glacier before finally arriving at the Annapurna Base Camp (4237m) for an overnight stay.
Day 8: Annapurna Base Camp – Bamboo. Beginning with an early morning ascent for a stunning sunrise and breakfast, the journey returns to Bamboo for an overnight stay.
Day 9: Bamboo- Chhomrung. Descend a long, stone staircase through bamboo and rhododendrons forests to Kuldi. The trek continues through beautiful rhododendron forests and down to Sinuwa. From Sinuwa, the trail leads downhill to the Modi Khola, closing the day with a steep climb to Chhomrung where trekkers will remain overnight.
Day 10: Chhomrung - Ghandrung, From Chhomrung, the trek heads back to Taglung – descending gently through forests to Kummu. Once again, the journey passes Ghandrung – offering, yet another, picturesque, panoramic view of Annapurna South before ending the day’s voyage with an overnight stay in Ghandrung.
Day 11: Ghandrung - Pokhara, Trek downhill through villages and terraced fields to Syauli Bazaar, then onto Nayapul before being transported back to Pokhara for an overnight stay.
Day 12: Sight-seeing tour in Pokhara: consists of visiting various sacred places as well as Fewa Lake and an extensive city tour.
Day 13: Return Drive to Kathmandu
This is sample Itinerary and can change to meet the changes in the field conditions
Dates and Price
Price: US$500 ONLY for Allinace Nepal VolunteerDates: To be determined by coordinator (Most likely at the end or middle of the volunteer program)
What’s Included
Teahouse/Guesthouse accommodations while on the trek
Sightseeing as outlined in the itinerary
Ground/Domestic transportation
guides and porters
entrance fees and permits
baggage storage
meals (estimated budget $5-$10per day)
What’s Not Included
optional tips to leader and Sherpa staff
excess baggage charges
items of a personal consumption (sodas, alcoholic beverages, laundry, etc.)
group gear and equipment
sleeping pads and bags
www.volunteerworkinnepal.org
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